Posted: Sat Mar 2, 2024 1:42pm
I recently (back end of last year) opted to renew the plaque - previously, it was sorted by the company managing the property and IIRC cost about 25 Euros and was made of some form of plastic. I mistakenly mounted it on the outside of the property and in the sun such that over the course of a number of years it had faded to the extent that the licence number was barely visible.
I took the plunge and used the Ferreteria at La Florida - as you mention, they don't do them themselves but send the details away and someone else does them before sending them to the store. If my memory serves me right, I think it's actually 85 Euros for the service.
The one thing I would say is the quality of the plaque is much better - solid perspex (I think) and I've since mounted it in a slightly more sheltered position than the previous one - I'd expect it to last at least 10+ years so when you look at it that way it's not really that much of an annual cost.