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Old 26 October 2003, 11:41 AM
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i know to illegally space ur numbers plates could get u pulle dbut if its done slighty like say instead oh H13 OMP to say H130 MP do u think cops would be bothered by it as u see it done a lot-what r ur experiances

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Old 26 October 2003, 12:08 PM
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Had mine mis-spaced for 12 months, got pulled once for it.
Old 26 October 2003, 12:32 PM
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I've had mine miss-spaced for 3 years and the font is wrong. I've never been stopped.
It was on BMW's for most of that time, I put it on the scoob about a month ago.
My friend had a miss-spaced plate on his Porsche for several years and was not stopped once. It was on his Evo for two weeks before he got stopped and fined. I think the car has something to do with it (as silly as it sounds)
The police in some areas are very hot on this, others are not to bothered.
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how much did he get fined
Old 26 October 2003, 01:10 PM
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My humble opinion - as long as you don't have funky graphics/illegal font size the police have lots of better things to do.... unless you get stuck in one of those road blocks where they check everything and nick you for minor stuff (cruises etc)

Ive got a normal font but as small a plate as possible.. never had a prob.

If they dont think your trying to fool the reg plate readers they wont bother you...

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Old 26 October 2003, 01:30 PM
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will doing as i say get me in trouble then do u think or do u guess they can easily tell what the reg should say-was only going to stick it on my mondeo
Old 26 October 2003, 01:35 PM
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i've been past 2 ANPR vans in the last couple of weeks so IMHO it's not worth playing with the spacing any more.

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Old 26 October 2003, 03:49 PM
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I think as long as it is clearly readable and you don't try and turn a number or letter into something that it is not, you'll be ok.

I'm not sure how much he got fined, I'll ask him.
Old 26 October 2003, 03:51 PM
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The POLICE pulled me OFF a busy M6 in my Legacy Turbo (years ago) to tell me that one (ONE) letter on my number plate was 1.2 centimetres out !! They even got a tape measure out. Jobsworths.

Illegal fonts and letters should be clamped down on, but its hardly a crime if the spacing is slightly out! My plates were standard in all other ways.
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1.2 centimetres-i know how long that is-oops too much info lmao
Old 26 October 2003, 06:19 PM
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Old 26 October 2003, 07:41 PM
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Got pulled on the M4 for removing the space between the numbers and letters. After 2.5 years.

Got a vehicle defect form and had to get it out right and checked at an MOT centre.

Think they're clamping down cause of all the plate recognition cameras for tax and average speed cameras and gatsos to stop them having to manually check pictures.

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Old 27 October 2003, 05:16 PM
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Old 28 October 2003, 09:14 AM
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I bought H4 OAD a few years ago and changed it to H40 AD and I didn't get touched in the year I had it. I sold the plate with the car eventually as I didn't want my initials on a car anymore.
Just make sure you have a correct set made up!
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thank u
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Old 29 October 2003, 12:12 AM
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so if they do pull u is it just a fine or points as well
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Depends what mood they're in and how much alterations you've done.
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