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Dennis the diesel:
Hi Folks

A young friend of mine got a 'tug' by the Police this afternoon - it seems they didn't like his number plate location - in the cab, sat on the dash top.
He was asked to relocate it onto the winch bumper so that it faced forwards and was at 90degree's to the road surface - if he didn't , 3 points and £60, thank you.
 The police claimed that this is a new law which they seem to be enforcing with a certain degree of vigour: they also claim that 'the speed camera's cant see them'.

Having seen some of the pix on here, I think a fair number of us might be 'spoken to' about this. my T/R has its front plate on the bar under the windscreen, the off-roader's is mounted on the top of the cage, tucked in out of the way and SWMBO's other one has it hanging from the roof rack.

I always believed that, as long as the plate was mounted vertically and could be clearly read, there shouldn't be a problem - Mr.M.o.T. is happy with them in their current location.
Can anyone verify this for me please? if I have to move 3x number plates,I will, but only if I need to
Thanks,  Chris

Bunnie:
the obvious standard is in the middle of the bumper type thing, but surely if it can be read by traffic its ok? i know they dont like them in the window as we've had it with the zukis thanks to big puddles..

on your friends can they not locate on roof rack/ side of winch bumper so as not to lose the bliter when doing swimming exersises?

Mudmonkey:

--- Quote from: "Dennis the diesel" ---'the speed camera's cant see them'.
--- End quote ---

What about motorbikes then? :?

Disco-Ron:
I've got mine mounted on my new light bar, it has been on the roof for the last 6 months...!!

beast5680:
i can see a problem with it mounted inside the cab as its not clearly visible but anywhere outside the vehicle properly displayed facing the front should not be a problem, i cant see anything on the legal sites saying about positioning just it has to be forward (or rear) facing and clearly legible

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