Black and White number plates!

[beadl3s]

My girlfriend has just bought me a set to go on my sport that I get on saturday

Has anyone got a set that they use on the road? If so any run-ins with the police? I've read up on the German and Spanish plates with different fonts and spacings and how people get pulled but not often. I'm thinking that with distinctive black and whites I'm gonna attract ALOT of attention?

Hope this isn't the case!!

 

[Guinness]

yep, they will do you for sure matey.

 

[beadl3s]

Guess i'll limit the plate usage to going to and from her house then!

 

[mhill]

its almost asking to be puled really!

 

[PaulieB]

Any reason for them to pull you that involves little paperwork = they will pull you.

Especially since your young.

 

[mhill]

its still a fair amount of paper work for the £30 non endorsable tickets tho...

 

[beadl3s]

fair shout. might have to give them a miss and just use them off-road then My ibiza is coming in black magic too... would look so nice

 

[MikeO]

...Vehicles constructed before 1.1.73 may display traditional style "black and white" plates ...

Unless you live on the Ise of Man... then it's 1.2.1990

Otherwise not legal.

The general rules are:

The law states that,

You must not alter, rearrange or misrepresent the letters or numbers
Characters must not be moved from one group to the other (e.g. A242 ABC must not be displayed as A242A BC).
Offences may result in any or all of the following:

A fine of up to £1,000
The registration mark may be WITHDRAWN
The vehicle may FAIL the MOT test

 

[Fl@pper]

i got a set on mine

but 1927 i'm allowed to

 

[mhill]

My ibiza is coming in black magic too... would look so nice

My thoughts too, just that my plates are doggy enough as it is an really didn't want to push it!

 

[StuPDi]

i got dine for these
£30 fine and told to take them off!!

all because they have the "audi 4 rings" under the euro stars!!!

and, the 1st 2 characters aren't 11mm apart

 

[diss_50]

Thats crazy - a pull for that!

CupraGav has this on (front only) - Looks awesome.

One excuse is to say your just back from a show and carry the original plates in the boot - ''I forgot to change them, but I can assure you it wont happen again officer, sorry.."

 

[MikeO]

!

One excuse is to say your just back from a show and carry the original plates in the boot - ''I forgot to change them, but I can assure you it wont happen again officer, sorry.."

A friend of mine has an FTO and tried that. Unluckily for him... he got pulled a second time and said the same thing and as luck would have it, it was the same Police Officer! Was warned, a third strike and he could loose it (and it was a pretty expensive private plate).

Though I suppose you pays your money and takes your chance (as they say).

 

[Rosco906]

so far ive goten away with mines

http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/Rosco906/seat ibiza/?action=view&current=Newfront.jpg

 

[beadl3s]

haha some of the stories on here are unreal. It sounds as though the police have nothing better to do.. I know that they can't be out solving crime all of the time but still surely racking up £30 fines here and there isn't giving them "job satisfaction" if there is such a thing!

 

[Matt_TDI]

i read somewhere that black and grey plates will pass an mot. cant remember where i saw it but i dont think you'll get pulled much also a car round here ran them all the time and never got pulled. i had no numberplate on the front of my mk2 golf gti, neither any bumpers and i never got done. i know being bumperless is legal but no plates nor front indicators is pushing it lol. as i say i was fine

 

[kriso]

StuPDi: I'm sure you are allowed to have a logo in the space along with the Euro symbol. Probably more likely did you for the font?

 

[Rosco906]

agreed with above comment.

Did u for the font as ur allowed a logo

 

[badleeroy]

Yeah agree with Kriso ,its defo the font and the spacing they've done you for

 

[shefflad]

the only things ya are allowed on the left is the euro symbol, with gb officially.