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Mercedes-Benz GLA-Klasse

1st gen (X156), 2013–2019

German license plate, Diplomatic

Spotted in Berlin, Germany
#RHD

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Comments (8)

Oryx 2020-12-17 22:11:05 | #1

Seeing as it is RHD, do you figure this car actually originated from Botswana?

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Jacko 2020-12-18 02:23:17 | #2

Oryx (2020-12-17 22:11:05)

Oryx
Seeing as it is RHD, do you figure this car actually originated from Botswana?


It might be the case, but I think its unlikely. Like many diplomatic cars in Berlin, this was delivered through Mercedes' own ' Diplomatic Sales ' service. I think the car was specified in RHD, for when the car is exported to Botswana. The Botswanan embassy in Berlin has other newer cars with RHD too.

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Juterman 2020-12-18 08:23:40 | #3

Drivers have skills in driving RHD cars, but they need to adopt driving in RHT, instead of LHT. About 30% of African territory, mostly former British colonies, have LHT.
Burundi and Rwanda have plans to switch from RHT to LHT, because they have closer economic ties with Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

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lulzyboy 2020-12-18 10:49:10 | #4

Juterman (2020-12-18 08:23:40)

Juterman
Drivers have skills in driving RHD cars, but they need to adopt driving in RHT, instead of LHT. About 30% of African territory, mostly former British colonies, have LHT.
Burundi and Rwanda have plans to switch from RHT to LHT, because they have closer economic ties with Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.


There is no side that is better or worse. I drive both RHD and LHD on wrong sides of the road all the time. Econimically the only difference is the resale value of vehicles.

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Juterman 2020-12-18 12:44:32 | #5

lulzyboy (2020-12-18 10:49:10)

lulzyboy
There is no side that is better or worse. I drive both RHD and LHD on wrong sides of the road all the time. Econimically the only difference is the resale value of vehicles.

My friend had a Japanese RHD car.

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lulzyboy 2020-12-18 12:52:45 | #6

Juterman (2020-12-18 12:44:32)

Juterman
lulzyboy
There is no side that is better or worse. I drive both RHD and LHD on wrong sides of the road all the time. Econimically the only difference is the resale value of vehicles.
My friend had a Japanese RHD car.


It does become a problem if the majority of people have RHD vehicles in a RHT country. Overtaking and seeing around blind junctions can be a problem without a mirror system (I have one but I haven't seen many RHD vehicles with it) Vladivstok and far east Russia presuambly suffers a lot from this issue.

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Oryx 2020-12-18 22:43:57 | #7

Wasn't aware of the Diplomatic Sales Service, makes sense in a place of global diplomacy like Berlin. Cool info!

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Tad 2023-05-27 10:31:08 | #8

And they transferred the plate to yet another #RHD car:

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