chrisjones6699 Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 There's been a lot of chat on legislation of number plates recently so I thought I would ask this whilst the law is fresh in everybody's heads. I've been wanting to put black and silver plates (old style) on my Zed for a while now and i know that your car has to be registered before something like 1974 to have them legally. I just want to know if there is any way around this and what would happen if I put them on and I was stopped? Would the excuse "i've been to a show and they are my show plates and i forgot to swap them back over" be a valid excuse or would the police throw the book at me? Cheers! Quote
UNABASHED Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 it would be illegal as well as looking crap Quote
chrisjones6699 Posted August 28, 2010 Author Posted August 28, 2010 it would be illegal as well as looking crap You've cut me deep! Quote
ATTAK Z Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 it would be illegal as well as looking crap +1 Quote
UNABASHED Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 it would be illegal as well as looking crap You've cut me deep! sorry to sound harsh - but it's best you hear it from me now before you make a mess out of what is a very nice car you have! Quote
chrisjones6699 Posted August 28, 2010 Author Posted August 28, 2010 Obviously this is a crap, quick, photoshop job but does it really look that bad? I appreciate honesty! Quote
Ian Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 I like the old style plates Have a search through some of 3fiddyz post, he has/had them on his car Quote
H5 Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 Personally just a clean, unfussy, well made, logo free, normal font numberplate looks best - why do you want to draw attention to a £12 bit of acrylic?! Quote
chrisjones6699 Posted August 28, 2010 Author Posted August 28, 2010 Personally just a clean, unfussy, well made, logo free, normal font numberplate looks best - why do you want to draw attention to a £12 bit of acrylic?! Metal pressed. Just like the old style. Quote
H5 Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 If the car is black then I can see it - otherwise the look does nothing for me Quote
spursmaddave Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 Obviously this is a crap, quick, photoshop job but does it really look that bad? I appreciate honesty! In a word, yes Quote
UNABASHED Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 Obviously this is a crap, quick, photoshop job but does it really look that bad? I appreciate honesty! I think it looks crap, I keep seeing people with them on and they just look cheesy. As said above, best bet is to get the most uncluttered and simple plate so everyone looks at ur car rather than the plate! Quote
rothers2901 Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 In 1973 the appearance of registration plates was changed for the first time since 1903. From 1 January, vehicles were required to have reflective number plates - black on white at the front and black on yellow at the back. Reflective plates were introduced so that unlit vehicles could be seen more easily at night. The regulations also provided for the size, shape and character of registration marks. Therfore the law states its illegal to display your number plate as it is. The consequences are as following if the police stop you. 1. they will do nothing andf let you go, (probably not happen) 2. you will receive a none endorsable fixed penalty £30 3. At best be issued with a VDRS (vehicle defect rectification scheme) ticket which allows you 14 days to rectify the plate, take t to an MOT centre and return the endored ticket resulting in no further action. The choice is yours. Quote
spursmaddave Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 To be honest its a no brainer for any copper who is bored to pull you over and i'm pretty sure they have heard "i'm on my way home from a show and forgot to take the show plates off" quite a few times Also is it true if you are caught 3 times for the same offence your car can be seized and crushed? Quote
ATTAK Z Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 if you persistently display an illegal plate it can be taken from you Quote
chrisjones6699 Posted August 28, 2010 Author Posted August 28, 2010 That's answered that then! Stick to my old plate! Quote
spursmaddave Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 not true at all Fair enough, it was pub talk I'm sure if you kept on just putting it back on the fines would get steeper though wouldn't they I have a Leon with FR57 EON spaced out as FR5 7EON, but with legal lettering, if I got stopped then fair enough I have another original plate, it has its first MOT in december should I be worried? Interestingly we have ANPR system at work with electronic gates and I have tried everything to get the Leon plate to work but it wont.... so you can see why people do get stopped I guess, there was a rumour they were gonna put ANPR on all London buses front and back, good idea I reckon.... Quote
ATTAK Z Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 I have a Leon with FR57 EON spaced out as FR5 7EON, but with legal lettering, if I got stopped then fair enough I have another original plate, it has its first MOT in december should I be worried? I wouldn't worry ..... at least not until you get a ticket Quote
rothers2901 Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 The fine will always remain the same if given a fixed penalty ticket £30. BUT if you are consitsantly stopped by the same officer they may decide to summons you to court. Then the magistrates may impose a greater fine but still can not confiscate your plates. Quote
Sarnie Posted August 29, 2010 Posted August 29, 2010 I've been stopped and fined 7 times for my plate But I don't care, i just make sure I pass the attitude test and act dumb so it doesn't escalate to anything more Quote
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