Calling all legal boffins.Hinged number plate ?
16 July 2003, 08:35 AM
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Just read a post on a thread where Submannz (who's from New Zeland)has hinged his number plate from the bumper.
Now when moving the wind makes it disappear up out of sight but when stopped / going slow it obviously reappears.
What would the legal position on such a set up in the UK ?
Now when moving the wind makes it disappear up out of sight but when stopped / going slow it obviously reappears.
What would the legal position on such a set up in the UK ?
16 July 2003, 09:04 AM
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Seems to be an new item from Japan (those lucky guys in nz get all the goo stuff), featured on the Taka Kaira website.
At speeds 80 km/h or more the number plate folds up and comes back forward when slowing down
At speeds 80 km/h or more the number plate folds up and comes back forward when slowing down
16 July 2003, 09:17 AM
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I believe bikers have been doing this for years on their rear plate. As the speed increases the plate ends up horizontal & cannot be read by passing gatso's etc.
16 July 2003, 09:58 AM
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A well known national rally driver (name withheld to protect the innocent 
) has one on his Impreza WRC. It looks very trick as it is an undersized plate as well!
I guess it also serves a purpose though by allowing more airflow onto the intercooler/rad?
) has one on his Impreza WRC. It looks very trick as it is an undersized plate as well! I guess it also serves a purpose though by allowing more airflow onto the intercooler/rad?
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16 July 2003, 10:58 AM
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I've been thinking of adapting the technology used in Arc-welding visors.
You know, the fancy solar powered ones that tint instantly when you strike a weld. If you could get them to be sensitive to the flash on a Gatso it could be used to blank out your plate when a photo is taken
You know, the fancy solar powered ones that tint instantly when you strike a weld. If you could get them to be sensitive to the flash on a Gatso it could be used to blank out your plate when a photo is taken
16 July 2003, 11:15 AM
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The rotating number plate has already been done too.
A friend worked for the company who patented it and popped around to mine one day with one on his car.
The designer/inventor came up with at least 2 instant successes and is now a wealthy chap, so it never was put into production although there are still a few prototypes around.
A friend worked for the company who patented it and popped around to mine one day with one on his car.
The designer/inventor came up with at least 2 instant successes and is now a wealthy chap, so it never was put into production although there are still a few prototypes around.
16 July 2003, 01:20 PM
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I've got a Ducati 998s sat here in front of my desk with a flip rear plate.. runs off a switch on the bars.. press it and the plate, which is hinged in the middle folds in half 
Legal to have on the bike - illegal to use
Legal to have on the bike - illegal to use
16 July 2003, 02:33 PM
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Legal to have? Not sure about that.
I was talking to a copper a while back who was gleefully telling me about a Blade he'd had impounded, and the owner charged with "attempting to pervert the course of justice" for just having a flip-up number plate fitted to the bike.
Might have been obblocks, I guess, but that's what he claimed.
I was talking to a copper a while back who was gleefully telling me about a Blade he'd had impounded, and the owner charged with "attempting to pervert the course of justice" for just having a flip-up number plate fitted to the bike.
Might have been obblocks, I guess, but that's what he claimed.
16 July 2003, 02:43 PM
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They're marketted as "not for road use" so if your not flipping it up on the road then surely you're not breaking the terms of sale?
16 July 2003, 04:19 PM
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Anyone remember Mark I Mini's and older Taxi's (Black London Cabs).
The boot lid was hinged at the bottom with a couple of cables to hold the boot when it came down. This allowed you to load long/large luggage drive with the boot open.
Number plates were on the boot lid and hinged from the top, so as the boot came down to the horizontal position, the number plate also hinged to a vertical position.
So for older cars it is "allowed", but the plate can still be seen in a vertical plane. Not sure if that helps - but there you are.
The boot lid was hinged at the bottom with a couple of cables to hold the boot when it came down. This allowed you to load long/large luggage drive with the boot open.
Number plates were on the boot lid and hinged from the top, so as the boot came down to the horizontal position, the number plate also hinged to a vertical position.
So for older cars it is "allowed", but the plate can still be seen in a vertical plane. Not sure if that helps - but there you are.
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