Watch out Folks, Police crackdown on number plates.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:00 am
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Watch out Folks, Police crackdown on number plates.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:39 pm
mine should be ok mine are only english style on a pressed metal plate
mine are only english style on a pressed metal platePosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:41 pm
Is it reflective?h4r1s wrote:mine should be ok
That still reminds me i need new plates!
Rear one is a double line square type but its also cracked! and i have no light over it
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:27 pm
yup 
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:53 pm
i live in leicestershire 
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:59 pm
don't quote me on this but i'm pretty sure they're still illegal!h4r1s wrote:mine should be ok
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:24 pm
What font is yours Haris?
The standard UK one?
If its reflective it sould be fine.
I've got German pressed plates but with the GB band, still illegal but less obvious
The standard UK one?
If its reflective it sould be fine.
I've got German pressed plates but with the GB band, still illegal but less obvious
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:02 pm
Mine is the standard english plate but basically on a pressed plate, therefore english font, reflective etc just in a german style plate holder which may make them more noticeable, but had no problems going through MOT so should be fine hopefully.
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:27 pm
You should be fine, There's just rules against fonts, font size, font spacing, foreign bands and reflective material if I remember correctly
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:48 pm
been having a look into this! and as far as i can see, pressed plates with a UK font are ok as long as it has all the other things that are asked by the laws which include things like postcode and name of manufacturer etc.
there is also a bit of a loop hole that says that cars pre 2001 can have european numberplates!
there is also a bit of a loop hole that says that cars pre 2001 can have european numberplates!
found here: http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/siteNews2.p ... =102&id=65Quote from email received direct today from DVLA Swansea.
"I can confirm that your assumption is mostly correct and European number plates may be used legally on vehicles manufactured between these dates (1973 and 2001). Schedule 2 Part 1 also extends the 'European' facility to number plates fitted on vehicles manufactured after September 2001. However, the equivalence test would be carried out against the latest issued British Standard"
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:31 am
I know 3 people who were pulled last week in Leicestershire and given £30 fines!
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:59 pm
Quote from email received direct today from DVLA Swansea.
"I can confirm that your assumption is mostly correct and European number plates may be used legally on vehicles manufactured between these dates (1973 and 2001). Schedule 2 Part 1 also extends the 'European' facility to number plates fitted on vehicles manufactured after September 2001. However, the equivalence test would be carried out against the latest issued British Standard"
HHmmm, so you could have a pressed plate with the D band on, and it be legal?
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:20 pm
did you know you can have white on the back and yellow on the front? or two whites/yellows they cant actualy do anything other than advise you to change them lol. It will also pass an MOT. Sorry kinda irrelevent but i little known fact.
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:07 pm
really?! So they have absolutely no legal grounds to stand on saying that the rear HAS to be yellow?
It says in the link above that they do?
If not though I'm gunna get a white one for the rear of mine!
It says in the link above that they do?
If not though I'm gunna get a white one for the rear of mine!
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:28 pm
I know from experience, they can and will either tell you to change it or give you a fine and tell you to change it.Rmachines wrote:did you know you can have white on the back and yellow on the front? or two whites/yellows they cant actualy do anything other than advise you to change them lol. It will also pass an MOT. Sorry kinda irrelevent but i little known fact.