If I am reading you correctly, the automobile manufacturers have already been notified and are ready to comply by 2005-01-01. Is this correct? Is there a way to find out by calling one of the automobile companies and ask if you could speak with someone who is responsible for automobile compliances for Ireland and let us know what they say?
Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Wade VMS Systems" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2004-06-25 10:29 Subject: [USMA:30211] Irish speed limits > The Dept of Transport will still not commit to a date when they will effect > the changeover of speed signs. Until they do that, there won't be any > public awareness campaigns. > > The current unofficial aim is for November 2004, and legislation is currently > going before the house. > > The main deadline is 2004-12-31, after which speed signs in MPH will no > longer have legal effect. Of course, they always have the option of getting > the minister to defer that deadline (which has been done repeatedly already, > with the orginal 1998 deadline, and the 2001 deadline). > > They are certainly working to have it done before the end of the year, but > there is no guarantee yet they will meet it (I'd put a guess at about 60% > certainty). If it does slip, it will most likely be put back to summer > 2005, but given that car manufacturers are gearing up to release vehicles > with metric dash displays from 2005-01-01, it can't slip too much. > > I am still hopeful that they'll get it done in November as planned. I'll > keep you all informed of progress. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Wade | EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > EuroKom | X400: g=tom;s=wade;o=eurokom;p=eurokom; > Unit A2 | a=eirmail400;c=ie > Nutgrove Office Park | Tel: +353 (1) 296-9696 > Rathfarnham | Fax: +353 (1) 296-9697 > Dublin 14 | Disclaimer: This is not a disclaimer > Ireland | Tip: "Friends don't let friends do Unix !" > >
