Good! people really do take the

(

) sometimes when it comes to private plates.

This thread will keep you amused for a while!

http://www.pistonhea...Number%20Plates

 

Good! people really do take the

(

) sometimes when it comes to private plates.

This thread will keep you amused for a while!

http://www.pistonhea...Number%20Plates

How about AS1W0RS! (A SLOW RS). Going for £399 on the DVLA website? A mate at work recommended it to me!!!

 

like it Arun

 

what do you all think of RS 10 ### or similar looking rs relate plates?

 

as long as the spacing is legit

an is dvla approved

 

what bout this then......

 

Unreal

 

just looked on regtransfers and its 15k !!

 

funny this should be brought up. i got a letter 2 days ago sayin i had to change mine.

E4W MK should be E4 WMK Now really, thats just being petty. but i understand rules are rules.. E4W (company name equip4work) MK (Mick)

now it means nothing haha

 

funny this should be brought up. i got a letter 2 days ago sayin i had to change mine.

E4W MK should be E4 WMK Now really, thats just being petty. but i understand rules are rules.. E4W (company name equip4work) MK (Mick)

now it means nothing haha

where did that come from then? will possibly get one myself if essex's finest use the same method.

 

i have been told by 3 traffic officers as long as ure log book matches ure plate its ok...otherwise spacings dots anything not legal they will clamp down...

 

My plate is short with a border, my lettering is all legal tho?

 

with legal spacing? The shorter plate is fine as long as you conform to the guidelines, letters to be 11mm from edge of plate, and with correct spacing, think this is also 11mm between first letter/s and numbers, then around 30mm from numbers to last letters.

Just found this that confirms

Character height 79mm
Character width (except the figure 1 or letter I) 50mm
Character stroke 14mm
Space between characters 11mm
Space between groups 33mm
Top, bottom and side margins (minimum) 11mm
Vertical space between groups 19mm

 

The other thing that bugs me is modern vehicles bearing the pre-1973 black plates with silver lettering.. The rules quite clearly state the the vehichle has to have been manafactured pre-1973..

 

Been posted before but I've got the shorter plate and it's 100% legal - have attached the DVLA leaflet (which I keep in my glovebox

) for reference.

View attachment V796 Display Of Reg Marks.pdf

 

Been posted before but I've got the shorter plate and it's 100% legal - have attached the DVLA leaflet (which I keep in my glovebox

) for reference.

View attachment 2677

thats a good thing to have in the glove box, doubt it will do me any good with incorrect spacing tho.

 

Got home tonight to find a letter from the local 'Safer Roads Partnership' they are not taking action, but warning me that if I continue displaying my number incorrectly I could face criminal proceedings.

A photo was attached, quite a nice colour one that represents the PB quite nicely, shame it's a bit blurred.

My plate (RS 10O RS) is illegal, I know that, but the letter I received is laughable. I have not misrepresented the letters/number, no stylised letters no fixing bolts etc etc, but I have changed the spacing, which is illegal, and I know that. Clearly it is either legal or not, but it annoys me that others, like some shown in this thread and I see others everyday are just so blatently illegal

The letter details the information leaflet that is linked to in earlier messages, but oddly refers to using a font similar to that shown on the letter, which is Times New Roman and not the correct font (Blunder Mr Pc) With the correct font the 0 (zero) and O (letter O) are the same.

The other clever thing is that on the very top of the attachment is a statement in bold, which reads:

If your vehicle was stolen whilst displaying this numberplate, the Police would use ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) systems to assist in its recovery. However, these systems are unable to read misrepresented number plates which would mean your vehicle could remain stolen longer or permanently. Doh

Blunder No. 2 , How come I got a letter so quickly then?

Can there be worse and lesser infringements or is it like being just slightjy pregnant?

Got it off my chest anyway.

Still enjoying the experience immensley

and this wont spoil my driving enjoyment even if they take the number away

 

The really annoying thing about thses plates is that the DVLA obviously make money from selling them, but then the authorities also make money from fining owners for displaying them.............win/ win for UK PLC

 

Still . . . . . if they were displayed as sold there wouldn't be any problems .

 

i got stung by the rozzers today for RS 0 7ONY, no font change or size, just spacing, £60 smackers outa pocket now so back to original ones,

.

 

Bad luck mate... still a cool plate though!

 

Fair cop tbf, but still painfull

 

Im sure my time will come soon then. maybe 99% of the time i should run normal, then shows etc risk it.

 

I am waiting for the postman

Got a parking fine the other day in Milton Keynes... ran back to car to see 2 parking attendants looking, ticket already on windowscreen... I said "fair cop" and turned round to go back indoors for my meeting.

On reflection, I realised they were looking at my tax disc... I'd just had my private plates fitted and not changed my tax disc over (though it had arrived)...
What do you think? How much?

 

Agh, damn it!

I just bought SB04 NOV (my initials and birthday) from DVLA today.

Ordered plates with dodgy spacing: SB 04 NOV

Didn't realise you have to show the British standard mark too!

 

You can run without them mate, but at your own risk chances are you will get a tug at some point. Although after your 3 years up and you need to get an MOT. Valid Plates would be required.