Is an adhesive number plate stuck on the leading edge of the bonnet legal or will it get me tugged every 5 minutes??

 

i had one on an old astra gsi turbo 92 i had due to the FMIC but failed its mot and got pulled due to it not reflecting in headlights.

If its not standard the cops hate it!

 

It will be fine if you put it onto a taxi style sign which holds it up

 

technically not legal as the plate must be vertical to be legal. odd rule I know but very true.

 

OK, sounds like Im moving my plate over to the side then, evo styleee...its blocking my FMIC ATM.

 

You've got a cash machine on your bonnet????

 

Pmsl!

 

a cash machine ???

 

its blocking my FMIC ATM

Automated Teller Machine

 

OK, perhaps I shouldnt have abbreviated that bit....lmao...

 

Cant find anything that says it has to be mounted upright.
Know it has to be visible from a certain distance for MOT reasons.

But in this CCTV recognition days most cameras are mount to the fixed front end so may be this is why.

Found this might help
The Law - Number plates

 

or here,
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/lea...mberplates.pdf

 

illegal.... i had fully eu legal reflective etc one on my bonnet, passed mot but police dont like it..... not allowed.

 

Police use this http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/lea...mberplates.pdf but it's not the full story, Number plates have to comply with either Regulation 14 or 14A (certain imports)

Car passses MOT so Road legal so Car goes up the road and fails a Regulation The Car cannot be both legal and illegal, A good laywer could very well argue that case but it's the cost

most peeps just change them or pay the fixed penalty. Just to save the hassle

That is more the case, most will pass MOT but a Fixed penalty threat does the job. 90% of all WRC Rally Cars have them and they are Legal

Glad to see they have now added the Regulation 14A (certain imports) into that Document as they accidently ommited it last year

The front plate can be fixed in the windsreen it only has to be front Facing and no other stipulation. but the rear has to be Iluminated and is a height restiction on that.

The regs have been changed quite a few times since 2000 and depends on how retrospectively they can apply the Regs if you have the Plates like mine since 2000 they don't have a BS number and moved onto my 3 other newer Cars are they legal?

Tony

PS not a real laywer just an internet one so IIRC AFAICR etc etc.

 

thats mine and i not had any problems yet!

 

I cannot understand why you want a bonnet mounted number plate they are so old fashioned

The best style plate is the type I have, black background with silver raised lettering, my rear one is square. They look fantastic

Carb Uncle

 

as long as your digits can be read clearley and not italic an in the standard font an size its ok

there is nothing in the MOT hand book that says it has to be uprite
so you should be fine

 

had mine on for over a year now and have not been pulled over yet.