Diplomatic Plates in Oxford

Prime Minister Of Qatar's Diplomatic Fleet

2011-05-23T13:11:00.000-07:00

Have not seen any Diplomatic Plates in Oxford for months, and the in Broad Street this afternoon there was a one in every parking spot. All here as a part of the Prime Minster of Qatar's visit to the Sheldonian Theatre.

There is a lot of talk in the press at the moment about the amount of money the US Embassy owes the Mayor of London in Congestion Charges, and how the US Embassy is refusing to pay outstanding bills. I was happy to see the drivers for all these cars going to get and paying for parking while in Broad Street.

145D795 Egypt and 236D375 Qatar

SEN1 Senegal

1 KUW Kuwait

198D580 Kuwait

1 UZB Uzbekistan

102D241 Algeria

BAH 1 Bahrain

1RL Republic of Lebanon

236D355 Qatar

935 X 164

2010-04-17T12:24:00.000-07:00

Well, if you have diplomatic plates why not park on double yellow's? First plate I have seen for awhile.

935 X 168

2009-02-24T11:56:00.000-08:00

Seen in Paradise Street this evening. Nice car for a school teacher? But then again I don't think these teachers pay UK Tax!

940 X 123

2009-01-19T12:06:00.000-08:00

This car belonging to the European Bioinformatics Institute was seen last week parked at the Linton Lodge Hotel. I am not exactly what the European Bioinformatic Institute was doing in Oxford, however I think that have connections to the Wellcome Trust which has an office in Oxford.

302 D 108

2008-11-13T12:17:00.000-08:00

I know that this is a very bad shot, just has I was started to take a few photo's of the President of Slovenia's cars parked in the very public High Street I was stopped by the police. This was the only diplomatic plate in the group of three cars, with the other being "1 SLO" which I think would have been the Presidents car. The reason why Slovenia is 302 is that all the 300 plates are for newer countries that have become recognised since the original allocation of numbers.

226 D 366

2008-11-11T14:26:00.000-08:00

Spotted this afternoon turning Right onto the Abingdon Road, Land Drover with three Omani diplomats on board.

257 D 213

2008-07-31T12:58:00.000-07:00

Been awhile since we have seen a Diplomatic Number Plate in Oxford but I saw one today driving down Queen Street, which is a Bus only road in the City Centre. The car with the 257 D 213 plate is a Diplomatic Pate from the Sudan Embassy in London.

903 X 316

2008-06-18T12:19:00.000-07:00

Spotted on the A34 this afternoon, it belongs to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, more than likely heading back to Reading that's where they have there HQ.

175 D 649

2008-04-15T12:33:00.000-07:00

Indian High Commissioner and Staff visiting Oxford today, they had three cars in Oxford but I only managed to see one of them. This one was in Broad Street, the Commissioner was having lunch at Trinity College.

Old Sign Post At County Hall

2008-03-27T12:57:00.000-07:00

Outside the main entrance to County Hall in New Road Oxford you will see this old metal directional sign from the B4031 from the North of the County. You can see that Banbury was 6 1/2 miles from where this was taken. I think I will have another look at this and find out more about it like where is was taken from and when, sorry about not having all the information tonight.

More plates in town today, this time the Americans, have a look here.

271 D 537 and 271 D 763 United States of America

2008-03-27T12:49:00.000-07:00

Two diplomatic cars from the United States Embassy spotted parked out the front of the Randolph Hotel this lunch time, part of a larger fleet of cars, about 5 in total however only two had the diplomatic plates on them. Funny that the Americans are driving around in German cars? Touchy drivers about photographing the plates!!

222 D 905 and 222 D 924

2008-03-25T13:35:00.000-07:00

Four cars, but only two diplomatic plates? The Nigerian High Commission were in Oxford today, I first spotted them outside the Randolph Hotel about lunch time, they had four cars in the party but only two displayed the country plates, the other two cars had standard plates on them.

When I passed the Randolph at about 4pm, the BMW 222 D 924 was still at the hotel, engine running. There was a problem with the car and the RAC had just been and the driver did not want to turn it off, the rest of his party had left for the Oxford Union, so I gave him directions while riding in the passenger seat, thinking about it, I should have sat in the back!!

Nigeria have diplomatic plates from 222 to 224.

935 X 127

2008-03-10T13:25:00.000-07:00

European School Oxford, you see a few of these plates around, this one was seen in Botley this afternoon.

NZ 1

2008-02-20T11:00:00.001-08:00

Spotted this afternoon at about 1700hrs out side Rhodes House, the car belonging to the New Zealand High Commissioner, Jonathan Hunt. Hunt was a Labour Member of Parliament in New Zealand for 30 years. New Zealand's standard diplomatic numbers plates normally start with 218 or 219, however I guess the boss gets NZ 1.

273 X 245

2008-01-17T13:11:00.000-08:00

Spotted parked up today in North Oxford, staff car from the United States of America. A Toyota??

208 D 171

2007-12-26T11:57:00.000-08:00

This Mercedes looking a little rough was seen today parked in the Lion Brewery St Thomas. The plates are from the Maltese High Commission in London, Malta is part of the Commonwealth on Nations.

935 X 958

2007-12-22T12:36:00.000-08:00

The teachers must be on school holidays, this plate was seen parked off the Botley Road this afternoon.

935 X 107

2007-12-22T12:26:00.000-08:00

You will see a few of these X plates in and around Oxford as they belong to Teachers from the European School in Abingdon. The teachers I am told can only stay in the UK for a limited time, why they get Tax Free Diplomatic Plates I am not sure?

This Car was seen in Sunningwell Road this morning.

246D636

2007-12-22T12:21:00.000-08:00

Spotted behind the Westgate Shopping centre car park, this people mover is from the South African Embassy, nice set of numbers 246 D 636.

President of Ghana Oxford Union

2007-10-31T13:53:00.000-07:00

The President of Ghana was in Oxford again tonight, with what looked like most of the Ghanise Diplomatic staff, he was in town visit the Oxford Union. Sorry for the dark pitcures but it was in the evening so had to use the flash. President was in 165D451, a Black BMW

The Presidents Plate 165D451

President of Ghana's Visit to Oxford

2007-10-29T12:35:00.001-07:00

Not the best photo, so I will try and get a better one on Wednesday when the President of Ghana returns to Oxford. This photo was taken in South Parks Road out side Rhodes House where the President was visiting.

Belgium Diplomatic Plate at the Randolph

2007-10-28T07:26:00.000-07:00

153D719

2007-06-22T12:17:00.000-07:00

French Diplomat in his Peugeot 407 driving up Banbury Road Summertown at about 16:oo hrs today. May have been to Maison Francaise in Northam Road, but that is just a guess.