My wife has had a BIRSAY license plate for several years in California, and only twice has it been recognized -- once by a man who was in the armed forces there during WW 2; and once by a tree surgeon from Ojai, CA, who happens to be a son of the bookseller in Stromness and who flagged us down as we drove through that small California town. Jim > I too have had an Orkney sticker on my car for 2 years now - but am > still hoping someone will comment... > Fiona (York UK)