European Style No. Plates????

[CoupeMann]

I noticed the other day an Audi A8 2003 model driving past the other day in Melbourne, it had German style number plates.
Then while I was on holidays driving back from Queensland I spotted another vehicle it was a silver BMW 5, this time it was parked at the petrol station in NSW. As I was pulling into the station I saw the part were it normally has the D for Deutschland it had NSW which was strange, my luck the guy drove off before I had a chance to ask. Its a first for me can anyone explain this phenomenon?

[CoupeMann]

So I take it that no one has seen these plates before strange???? :?:

[nav12c]

yeah i think you have to pay extra for them though. at some point i think you had to tell them what make of vehicle you were going to put them onto (correct me if i'm wrong), but these days you can see them on all sorts of cars, not just european. I thnk the format is N-XX-000 (where the N=NSW, XX=letters and 000=numbers).

Nav

[CoupeMann]

Thanks I thought for a min that I was seeing things, Its a bit strange that it was introduced, what is the point? Oz has its own style why bring in other forms? hmmm??? :?

[SirHSV]

Here it is read all about it Ive checked out the NSW RTA web site and there it was coloured plates Euro and English style plates also available link for more info:
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/numberplates/numberplate_styles.html

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/images/allplateimages1500.jpg

[CoupeMann]

Having a look at Queensland custom plates, question why are the custom plates so expensive there? in Vic there dirt cheap compared to Queensland, is it becasue of the heat or what???