hey guys,

any 1 had a small front number plate fitted???

if so, wats the consequences when u get pulled over by the old bill??

or dnt u???

just thinking if i should get 1.

thanx

 

There's been a couple of threads on this in the last week or two.

With both this and my last car I never got stopped, my last car had a small custom plate, on the scooby I've got a 3/4 size plate

 

Tell the old bill you,re allowed cause you pay so much road tax know.

 

u no wat.....

ill try that,,,,

the worst ill get is a £30 fine

 

£30 every time they catch me!
Tryed to blag them but they never have let me off, even though i carry the legal plate in the boot.

 

so its no warning????

not even the first time they got u???

 

Not in my experience, one plod even got me the day after. He said he didn't have time to turn around to stop me so he was chuffed to bits when he spotted me next day.

 

Been lucky enough not to get pulled,.....yet!!

 

arn't you lucky. Son had one on the front of his scooby got pulled on motorway coming back from sheffield tax office fortunately he'd got his tax by then but officer told him he was after the manufacturer rather than people displaying them. But if he saw it again he'd ticket him.

 

Play dum and say you thought they were standard size as they were on the car when you brought it lol

 

had one on my old car, went out for a bag of sugar 1 night and come home with the bag of sugar and a £30 fine.. no warning..

 

I suppose it depends on the area. I have a mate whos plod, looked at my 3/4 front plate and didn't even realise it was smaller!! Told me not to worry about it.

 

3/4 size , lettering UK standard..never been pulled YET

 

Either act dumb, as said 'it was on car when I bought it..' (although they may question when last MOT was..!

Or better IMHO, claim some ****** must of nicked your proper one in the night and you thought the 'show plate' you had in the garage would be better than nothing until you're able to get a proper one made (delayed due to misplacing V5..? )..

Worth a try..!

FWIW I've had a <3/4 plate (smaller characters) on for over 3yrs and not been bothered yet, fingers crossed..! I think if the local 5o see you often enough and know you're no bother then they'll turn a blind eye, if they've even noticed that is.. It's when you come across 'foreign' traffic that you 'may' have a problem..!

 

Never been looked at.......



but should never say never

 

What's the point?

The car will already attract unwanted attention.

 

Why not have a proper sized number plate?

If you do, you won't get pulled by the Police and then you won't come on here moaning that you've had to pay a fine.

Get a Grip

 

whaqt is the correct size letting , cos i ordered a 3/4 size plate on line and the lettering is about 10mm shorter

 

True, as long as the lettering is the correct size they cant touch you for the size of the plate

 

I think you may be slightly wrong on that....the size of the lettering is important, hence that denotes the size of the plate, borders etc.
If you order a 3/4 size plate like I did, the lettering will be scaled down, but the best way to remain slightly legal is to get the spacing and Font correct.

I did mine because of the FMIC, the rear is completely 100% legal.
You take your chances

 

I've got a standard number plate but its cut down around the outside, still leaving a border of white around the lettering approx 10mm. Thus keeping the standard font, standard size lettering but doing away with the unneeded part. As with Tony, this is because i run a front mount intercooler and the rear plate is standard...well almost.