4RE Leather Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I am trying to find the page that the copper showed me. I did not belive it myself but it was there. Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I am trying to find the page that the copper showed me. I did not belive it myself but it was there. All I can find is an old thread that Police are trying to get the law changed because of the drive outs of fuel stations and some other stuff. I will be well peeved if WLMG made me buy a pair of plates for no good reason. Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I have to surrender. Just read on other forums simular stories of being hoodwinked and that dealerships especially MOT stations were jumping the gun and had bought Number plate machines. Obviously wanted to make some money. Maybe l miss read what the PC showed me, and it may have been the start of a joint campaign between the Driver agency and met Police. Appologies. Quote
BACON Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Have you got a link please for the site where you ordered your vinyl plates! Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Have you got a link please for the site where you ordered your vinyl plates! Not sure who you aimed this at but i got mine from here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150507627449? ... 1497.l2648 Quote
B3n5253 Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I like the look of the plate! I have removed mount and stuck the plate on the bumper with the number plate tape! Very worried it will come off the coz of the bend! Think I might order one of these! From reading the thread i get the just they are legal?? Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Well l spent ages and can find nothing to back up my earlier statement. So mine are going on and that lump of plastic on the front is coming off. The nice thing about those ebay ones is the numbers are carbon and look great. But you need to be careful as they will air bubble Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Only if you do it like me in a rush. I took the whole backing off and the surface was not flush. The other guys may be right about Vinal plates as being a no no but stick on plates being correct. Its a shame as these are really good quality. I think Biscuit has an XK 8 and l have seen them on the front of those. I know the spacing on mine is wrong but the Met police seem not to be that bothered. certainly the ones that come to Croydon valley have not commented and they said we recognise the car. At the end of the day the iten Stew put up is correct. You could always stick the vinal ones over the stick on lol. Quote
B3n5253 Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Ok mte thanx! So the link 2 eBay on thread are ok 2 use? Quote
manphibian Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Ok mte thanx! So the link 2 eBay on thread are ok 2 use? y mt thy r gr8 2 uz. i lv hw u spk. Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Ok mte thanx! So the link 2 eBay on thread are ok 2 use? Apparenty they are not if Stew is correct and l believe he is. You need to click on the link of his to DVLA registration plates. Quote
B3n5253 Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Ok mte thanx! So the link 2 eBay on thread are ok 2 use? y mt thy r gr8 2 uz. i lv hw u spk. What do u mean?? Quote
B3n5253 Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I'll click on the link and have a read. Thanx Quote
Luke0549 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Posted June 23, 2012 Again, just drove home from my mates house, drove past a police car, and nothing. Pretty safe that this will be okay. If I do ever get pulled for it, I'll let you guys know! Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Ok mte thanx! So the link 2 eBay on thread are ok 2 use? y mt thy r gr8 2 uz. i lv hw u spk. What do u mean?? Most folk on here cannot abide text speech Quote
KyleR Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 The only text on plates that is legal is plain black or 3D effect in the desired font, so carbon lettering is not legal. I'm on the phone at the moment but when I get home tomorrow I'll hunt out the source stating so and which font. Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 The only test on plates that is legal is plain black or 3D effect in the desired font, so carbon lettering is not legal. I'm on the phone at the moment but when I get home tomorrow I'll hunt out the source stating so and which font. Nothing on my car is legal then lol Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Surely the front number plate on this car is naughty. It points up in the air. Do they have cameras in the mountains looking down in Scotland? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-Nissan-V ... 3cc6e1ed90 Quote
ace Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 It's been illegal to have stick on number plates on caravans for a few years (i know cos I got one) and caravan dealers are not allowed to supply numbers or backing for DIY so I cannot see why it's going to be different for cars. Quote
KyleR Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 As promised. Number plates must now use one specific, mandatory typeface - a very simple sans serif typeface intended to make the numbers easy to read by both humans and automatic recognition systems, which are increasingly being used by the police and other agencies. All hard-to-read variants, such as multiple stroke and italic fonts, are now prohibited. The one decorative variation still permitted is a 3D effect version of the mandatory typeface. Taken from www.regtransfers.com Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 Surely the front number plate on this car is naughty. It points up in the air. Do they have cameras in the mountains looking down in Scotland? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-Nissan-V ... 3cc6e1ed90 So is this front plate legal the way its pointing in the air?? Quote
Ekona Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 No, it's illegal. Sec 6 (3a) of theThe Road Vehicles (Display of registration marks) Regulations 2001 states that front registration plates should be mounted vertically or as near to vertical as practicable. Source (if you can be arsed) And yes, it will also fail the MOT. It also looks utterly f*cking ridiculous. Quote
4RE Leather Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 Wonder is it belongs to Stew as its up near him:) Quote
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