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Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 19:47
by Milky
'wandering about gettin one of those 9" by 3" plates. My mate said if your stopped with one, its a 30 quid on the spot fine. Is this true? So...you can pay the thirty quid..an then carry on using it and hope you dont get stopped again. Or if your stopped again is there a bigger fine or points etc? Anyone know abit more about this
Thanks guys.
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 19:56
by SlowR1der
£30 a pop mate
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 20:00
by SlowR1der
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 20:04
by Mervin
not only that they will use it as an excuse to stop you and give you and the bike a thorough going over to see what else they can find,
Merv
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 20:23
by Milky
DVLA:
"It is an offence to alter, rearrange or misrepresent letters or numbers in order to form names or words or in such a way that
makes it difficult to read the registration number. Characters must not be moved from one block to the other e.g. AB51 DVL
must not be displayed as AB5 1DVL or AB 51DVL. Vehicles with illegally displayed number plates may FAIL the MoT
test. The police can also issue fixed penalty fines for illegally displayed number plates. Offenders are liable to a MAXIMUM
FINE of £1,000 and in some cases the mark may be withdrawn.
For vehicles with new or replacement number plates fitted after 31.8.2001, “3-line”"
Does a small plate count as an "illegally displayed number plate"??
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 20:47
by SlowR1der
as long as u can fit all the characters on the plate and they are the right size/spacing there should not be a problem
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 20:51
by deej
GSXRsi wrote:as long as u can fit all the characters on the plate and they are the right size/spacing there should not be a problem
but is that legally possible on a 9x3 plate, personally is it worth the hassle of getting police attention just for a small plate
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 20:57
by SlowR1der
prob not mate no and i cant be arsed to measure it but he seems pretty determined to have is 9x3 plate
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 15th, '08, 21:06
by Milky
haha..i'm determined to get small plate. not necceserily a 9 by3
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 16th, '08, 08:06
by Funky
Dont bother mate, especially on a learner bike. The police will rape you every chance they get. Save your money and do your test then you can be the cooliest kid at school with a big boys bike and the girls outside the chip shop will love you.
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 16th, '08, 08:16
by billinom8s
i got pulled twice on mine with a 'letterbox style' plate. luckily no fine, just producers. its not woth the hassle or the talking down too. just go 8x7, its smaller than the massive plate u have but still looks 'legal'.
of course if you ride a harley u can have a 1x4 letterbox style plate, american style font and straight thru pipes and the police will ignore you as you set off car alarms on acceleration.
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 16th, '08, 12:59
by Bladerunner
billinom8s wrote:its not woth the hassle or the talking down too. just go 8x7, its smaller than the massive plate u have but still looks 'legal'.
My thoughts exactly, if you ever speak to a traffic cop (I do regularly through work) they'll tell you it's an easy pull. If they think you look even mildly suspicious, then the plate gives them a legit excuse to stop you. Then you run the risk of other things being noticed, like race cans, black visor, wrong hair colour etc
Not worth the hassle.
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 16th, '08, 15:49
by DynaMight
I just have an inch smaller on both sides. Even fooled my MOT tester
As it happens I have just received this email:
Limited time left to purchase your Showplates
You may have seen in the press that from 1st November 2008 it will become an offence to sell or manufacture registration plates that do not conform to the latest British Standards and design criteria laid down by the DVLA.
Consequently the ability to purchase Showplates displaying non-legal fonts/spacing/images/slogans etc will be outlawed.
As a result, My Showplates can only supply Showplates until 30th October 2008.
With this date looming and Christmas fast approaching we wanted to give you as much notice as possible to enable you to place your orders and avoid any disappointment. Here is a direct link to our website:
http://WWW.MYSHOWPLATES.COM
We appreciate and thank you for your past support.
Regards
The My Showplate Team
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 16th, '08, 15:50
by billinom8s
THE FUN POLICE STRIKE AGAIN !
Re: Extra small number plate?
Posted: Sep 16th, '08, 16:52
by deej
billinom8s wrote:THE FUN POLICE STRIKE AGAIN !
dont they just, £2500 fine for anyone caught selling illegal plates