Luke0549 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Hi all. Just fitted my vinyl front plate. Looks better than having a massive front number plate bracket on the front. Cost me £5 off eBay. All legit size, spacing etc. and yeah, I know it's not legal, but they'll have to be seriously anal to do anything about it. Would recommend! I'll get a pic up soon! Quote
John tarantula Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Looks good! is the vinyl reflective? that may be the main thing they'll be worried about? Quote
Luke0549 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Posted June 22, 2012 Looks good! is the vinyl reflective? that may be the main thing they'll be worried about? Im not sure, guess I'll find out later when it gets dark! Quote
Luke0549 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Posted June 22, 2012 ...is it central? ;-) All measured up. Centre of plate was on the side of the 2 Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Looks good. Alot of us remove the mount and just stick the normal number plate to the bumper anyway. Good alternative though. Quote
Luke0549 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Posted June 22, 2012 Looks good. Alot of us remove the mount and just stick the normal number plate to the bumper anyway. Good alternative though. Yeah I would have done that, but the previous owner obviously got carried away when screwing it on and cracked it around the screw. Quote
p40ulw Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 how in hell did i forget this could be done? please someone slap me!!!! i hate having bolt going through my number plate i had tried to stick my plate straight onto my bumper but i dont think the sticky pads i used were stong enough so i ended up just using the same bolts and holes for the holder! (make sense?) until i read this thread i had forgotten about these! (even though i had one on my old fiesta track car, what a complete dickhead) awesome work mate, nice mod looks really good! Quote
coldel Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I used Halfords plate tape, holds my plate on the bumper although it does look like it is hanging on rather than properly stuck on - I considered these also glad someone has taken the plunge - are they reflective? I saw similar on ebay which claimed to be reflective? Quote
Luke0549 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Posted June 23, 2012 It doesn't seem to be reflective. But I was driving home from Hatfield forum around 2am last night and police were camped out everywhere. One came behind me and done the usual number plate checks then they drove on past me. So would have easily seen it. So no bother really. I'm sure you could get reflective, but I didn't know it had to be until you lot asked earlier! Quote
p40ulw Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 It doesn't seem to be reflective. But I was driving home from Hatfield forum around 2am last night and police were camped out everywhere. One came behind me and done the usual number plate checks then they drove on past me. So would have easily seen it. So no bother really. I'm sure you could get reflective, but I didn't know it had to be until you lot asked earlier! thats good enough proof for me! i will get mine ordered now i think Quote
Ekona Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 It doesn't seem to be reflective. But I was driving home from Hatfield forum around 2am last night and police were camped out everywhere. One came behind me and done the usual number plate checks then they drove on past me. So would have easily seen it. How would they have seen if your front plate was reflective if they came up behind you? Quote
p40ulw Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 i pressume he means he drove past a few that were cam[ping and he never got stopped? Quote
Luke0549 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Posted June 23, 2012 Yeah, they were sat in lambs and side streets just waiting for people like usual I guess. And when they done a check they drove past so could easily see it in their rear view. Quote
KyleR Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 You can buy reflective ones that meet all DVA/DSA requirements, they're just in a grey area about being legal. Quote
wackosr Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I read that the font, size and spacing are a standard. The plate has to be reflective and needs suppliers post code on it. Also need some BS mark to make it MoT passable! One thing I'm not sure on is actual plate size. I'd quite like to reduce the length of mine, remove the EU flag from the left and the fresh air from the right. Is this allowed?? Quote
Stew Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Pe ... /DG_181503 All the regs there. Also this statement The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is not aware of any self-adhesive number plates that meet the British Standard requirements. Quote
wackosr Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Must have missed this last time! top, bottom and side margins - minimum 11 millimetres And as the flags are optional, making the plate shorter shouldn't be a problem. Cheers for the link Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Not wishing to pee on anybodies parade but in 2008 they change the rule that said all number plates had to be screwed or bolted on. The met Police and surrey had a big campaign on and even fitted them for you at there expense at your local police Station. I 1st found out 18 months ago when WLMG went to MOT my Pathfinder and refused to mot it until l had them changed. last month my local bobby re - confirmed this was correct and gave me a set or screws the cheeky sod. After drinking my coffee we went on the DVLA web site and there is was clear as day. dammed annoying as I just bought somy Vinal plates with carbon numbers. I had intended taking of the front like the other gut has done. Very tempting to put them on and glue screw covers on lol Quote
Stew Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Not wishing to pee on anybodies parade but in 2008 they change the rule that said all number plates had to be screwed or bolted on. The met Police and surrey had a big campaign on and even fitted them for you at there expense at your local police Station. I 1st found out 18 months ago when WLMG went to MOT my Pathfinder and refused to mot it until l had them changed. last month my local bobby re - confirmed this was correct and gave me a set or screws the cheeky sod. After drinking my coffee we went on the DVLA web site and there is was clear as day. dammed annoying as I just bought somy Vinal plates with carbon numbers. I had intended taking of the front like the other gut has done. Very tempting to put them on and glue screw covers on lol Can you provide a link to that? A quick google didn't through it up. I found crime prevention info but nothing that's law. Quote
wackosr Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Crime prevention! I received a parking fine last month for a Mitzy Shogun in London that had my Zed's plates on. They got my address from the DVLA but didn't/don't check the vehicle against the reg!! Quote
Ekona Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Here'sa link to the DVLA website stating the rules for displaying registration numbers Absolutely no mention of screwing the plate in at all, and there's nothing on the MOT either. Stick-on plates (not vinyl) are fine. Quote
Stew Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Here'sa link to the DVLA website stating the rules for displaying registration numbers Absolutely no mention of screwing the plate in at all, and there's nothing on the MOT either. Stick-on plates (not vinyl) are fine. The same link I posted. I read it multiple times and couldn't see that. I have also passed my pretty much every MOT my cars have had with stuck on plates. Quote
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