Watch out Folks, Police crackdown on number plates.

M7 · Post by M7 » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:55 am

my 2 uncles are coppers, a sergent and an inspector. they both work traffic- T5 guys on the motorways.
neither has ever mentioned my plates and i've had them on since May. the only time one mentioned something was when i was running no front. he said, u best get your plate back on otherwise u'll end up drawing too much attention to yourself.
i might ask him about the crack down this week and see what theyre doing up in Newcastle about it

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:10 am

With regard to your plate of the front, did you have it totally removed, or located somewhere behind teh windscreen?

Reason I ask is I've always wondered what they'd have to say on numberplates displayed in the bottom or top right of the windscreen (as you look at it), instead of the bumper

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:00 am

Kim9N wrote:I know 3 people who were pulled last week in Leicestershire and given Â£30 fines!

were those ones pressed or just completely awful fonts and spacings?

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:02 am

I also quote from the website:

Officers will be stopping vehicles displaying number plates that are damaged and therefore difficult to read, as well as plates that have been deliberately altered to read something different.

I honestly think that they will pay much less attention to a European pressed plate. None of ours meet those descriptions, but you never know.

fingers crossed.

M7 · Post by M7 » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:59 pm

Tim_GTi wrote:With regard to your plate of the front, did you have it totally removed, or located somewhere behind teh windscreen?

Reason I ask is I've always wondered what they'd have to say on numberplates displayed in the bottom or top right of the windscreen (as you look at it), instead of the bumper

i was running a german plate on the dash in view, but the law states it must be on the furthest point forward of the car
he just had a word with my dad to get me to put it back.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:10 pm

Arite cool cheers mate

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:01 pm

this is gay, yesterday i saw a bunch of policement doing checks pulling traffic over so i had to dart down some back streets....

I dont want to change my plates because i'm a stubborn idiot

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:25 pm

shantybeater wrote: I dont want to change my plates because i'm a stubborn idiot

Isn't it, I love my plates, think they make the car!

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:38 pm

Tim_GTi wrote:With regard to your plate of the front, did you have it totally removed, or located somewhere behind teh windscreen?

Reason I ask is I've always wondered what they'd have to say on numberplates displayed in the bottom or top right of the windscreen (as you look at it), instead of the bumper

They can and will fine you for that too as I found out!!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:50 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote: They can and will fine you for that too as I found out!!

I thought so, that doesnt suprise me really.

how much did they fine you Tom?

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:07 pm

Â£30 mate, it's not actually why they pulled us over (me and another GTi) but that's all I managed to get away with - could have been A LOT worse, but I won't go into detail

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:34 pm

hehe i love your honesty and innocence in this one Tom