No, it does not proscribe that. One of the additional components of an approved number plate can be the use of the European symbol, which also indicates the area of Europe from which the vehicle comes.
Road Safety Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 26 October 2005.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Road Safety Bill [HL].
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2005-06
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