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Number plates
Wanderer:
It used to be that they'd break the rear light with a truncheon :) it's a bit easier these days to get the tape out to the number plate :)
Ed
Xtremeteam:
i do no that dingbro do the stick on number plates as my work had to get them for the lotus 340r's that we service
Matt_H:
I've got one on my disco. They are curently illegal to sell as vehicle registration number plates - mine was bought as a 'sign with stick on numbers and letter that looks a bit like a number plate'.
Getting pulled - never been pulled my self - I keep a broken one somewhere in teh car - if I get stopped then I'll tell them that it just broke and I'm always breaking them hence why the stick on too.
Maximum penalty is £20 if you do get done, although that is open to interpretation too as technically they can do you £20 for each incorrect letter, and £20 for the number plate itself. I've not known anyone get done with more than a notice of conformity though, which basically means you have to take it to a MOT testing station and have them sign something to say its legal (having attached your original!).. I've been in the biek world a long time and it's one of the things to have (personally I can't figure out why as it only draws attention).
My stick on on the disco looks almost verticle and so far touch wood no problems - we'll see at the end of the wales trip in a few weeks.
I think a lot depends on where you live - down in the south wheer I am, people push the rules a lot more me thinks, I'd say 1 vehicle in 20 has an illegal plate due to spacing or size, it's just not worth them bothering about (unless they pull you for multiple things or need it as an excuse for a breath test etc)
Matthew
v8camel:
Use the stickyones as a 2nd plate
That way if you break lose the proper one at least the reg is displayed
paul
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Wanderer:
The info I gave earlier about plates having to be flat was given to me when I approached a traffic cop about where I could put my plate on the front of the Disco.
I've since looked on the net and can't find any precise mention of this. Maybe it would be down to interpretation as to whether or not they were designed in an effort to "beat" the speed cameras. Obstruction came into the conversation.
However, the same cop said my lights on the roof rack would be illegal and if they were used on the road then I could be "done" for it. When I asked about lorries with exactly the same lights...
"Ah well they are height markers!"
Yeah right.
Any thoughts on that?
Ed
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