Belfast - Genuine Question

[DownPana]

I'm heading to Beflast for a couple days next week with the kids. Never been before and wondering if it's safe to take my car up there as it's a C reg. Will it be targeted? Is that still a thing? Or is it safer to get the train?

 

[sigourney's knickers]

Register with Dept of Foreign Affairs before you go.

 

[outdagap]

I'm heading to Beflast for a couple days next week with the kids. Never been before and wondering if it's safe to take my car up there as it's a C reg. Will it be targeted? Is that still a thing? Or is it safer to get the train?

Where roughly are you staying (...asking for a friend ) ?

The last time we were up there it was the week of the 12th of July and we stayed in Bushmills (!) without any problem at all. They were very friendly tbf, and we used that as a base to visit the Giant's Causeway, and the Bushmills Distillery, on our way afterwards to Derry.

Highly recommend the W5, which is out by the Titanic "Experience".

W5｜Interactive Discovery Centre｜Belfast Northern Ireland

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[Corkiness]

You'll be fine with the car provided it has Cork plates. In fact, the natives will be kissing the back of your hand and buying you pints.

Woe betide you if it has Dublin plates.

 

[Meridian]

I'm heading to Beflast for a couple days next week with the kids. Never been before and wondering if it's safe to take my car up there as it's a C reg. Will it be targeted? Is that still a thing? Or is it safer to get the train?

If you are staying at a hotel or similar, ask them for their opinion on it.
I know last summer a friend of mine was doing a job up there and had his work van with him, he was advised to park it in whatever area it was which he was planning on staying.
The advice he got was to go out of the city to a rural area and stay there.
Sad that old mentality is still prevalent up there.

 

[Hallbopping]

I'm heading to Beflast for a couple days next week with the kids. Never been before and wondering if it's safe to take my car up there as it's a C reg. Will it be targeted? Is that still a thing? Or is it safer to get the train?

You’ll be fine. Just stay away from areas like the Shankill Road. Belfast city centre is quite cosmopolitan so park up the car and enjoy it.

 

[Crisp Sandwich]

I stayed in a Days Inn/Holiday Inn on Hope Street in Belfast over New Years about 15 years ago.

I parked in the surface level car park and went to the reception. After getting my room key, I turned and headed for the lift.

Glancing out the front door, directly across from where I parked, I noticed that there was a gable end mural which read;

"YOU ARE NOW ENTERING LOYALIST SANDY ROW".

The car was fine for three days, I had some mighty craic, you'll be grand.

 

[Bennyton]

I'm heading to Beflast for a couple days next week with the kids. Never been before and wondering if it's safe to take my car up there as it's a C reg. Will it be targeted? Is that still a thing? Or is it safer to get the train?

You'll be fine, just don't park it on the Shankhill road.

If your kids are under 10 then I'd book W5 in the Titanic Quarter, it's fantastic, and Cork is really really lacking something like this.

Tollymore is also savage, and it's on your way up/down.

 

[Bennyton]

If you are staying at a hotel or similar, ask them for their opinion on it.
I know last summer a friend of mine was doing a job up there and had his work van with him, he was advised to park it in whatever area it was which he was planning on staying.
The advice he got was to go out of the city to a rural area and stay there.
Sad that old mentality is still prevalent up there.

This is nonsense.

Loyalists are scum, and should be neutered, but this isn't real at all.

You'll see loads of free state reg's driving around.

 

[Hallbopping]

This is nonsense.

Loyalists are scum, and should be neutered, but this isn't real at all.

You'll see loads of free state reg's driving around.

What now?