number plates - legal letter placement ?
26 February 2005, 10:04 AM
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number plates - legal letter placement ?
Is there a problem with moving the letters on a number plate slightly ...
e.g
A123 XYZ
to
A123X YZ
if so ... how likely to get picked up and what's the fine ?
cheers, mark.
e.g
A123 XYZ
to
A123X YZ
if so ... how likely to get picked up and what's the fine ?
cheers, mark.
26 February 2005, 12:24 PM
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it depends how bored the bill are , they had a blitz for a couple of weeks where i live and handed out tickets to everybody that had iffy spacing and then just stopped , one guy had 6 tickets in a month !! eventually he got the hint 
26 February 2005, 01:09 PM
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i got 1 warning for this then reported to dvla
but think it was more to do with this
was told the dvla would take the reg away from me
so i changed them but just doesnt look the same
but think it was more to do with this
was told the dvla would take the reg away from me
so i changed them but just doesnt look the same
26 February 2005, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobydooooo
it depends how bored the bill are , they had a blitz for a couple of weeks where i live and handed out tickets to everybody that had iffy spacing and then just stopped , one guy had 6 tickets in a month !! eventually he got the hint
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26 February 2005, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GaryCat
If you get a few warnings the registrations can be withdrawn which means you have to re-register your car with a Q-plate. That will seriously damage it's resale value.
why not original plate ?
27 February 2005, 12:20 PM
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A personalised reg remains the property of DVLA, you merely buy the entitlement to display it on your vehicle.
IF you seriously abuse the spacing and get caught a number of times, the DVLA can remove the entitlement from you, in return they will issue you a Q plate for the car.
If you are going to mis space the plate, do what the 2 people above have done. Use a standard font. You are far more likely to get stopped if it is itallic. If the plate can still be read properly it is not half as bad.
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IF you seriously abuse the spacing and get caught a number of times, the DVLA can remove the entitlement from you, in return they will issue you a Q plate for the car.
If you are going to mis space the plate, do what the 2 people above have done. Use a standard font. You are far more likely to get stopped if it is itallic. If the plate can still be read properly it is not half as bad.
HTH
Nathan..
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Originally Posted by mwp
Is there a problem with moving the letters on a number plate slightly ...
e.g
A123 XYZ
to
A123X YZ
if so ... how likely to get picked up and what's the fine ?
cheers, mark.
e.g
A123 XYZ
to
A123X YZ
if so ... how likely to get picked up and what's the fine ?
cheers, mark.
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regm...quirements.htm
27 February 2005, 01:13 PM
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> If you get a few warnings the registrations can be withdrawn which means
> you have to re-register your car with a Q-plate.
I know this is the law but I wonder if it has ever happened? Suspect not.
Full rules on the DVLA website
Quote: "Characters must not be moved from one group to the other (e.g. A242 ABC must not be displayed as A242A BC)."
Personally I'd risk it but if I got stopped I'd change back pretty sharpish.
> you have to re-register your car with a Q-plate.
I know this is the law but I wonder if it has ever happened? Suspect not.
Full rules on the DVLA website
Quote: "Characters must not be moved from one group to the other (e.g. A242 ABC must not be displayed as A242A BC)."
Personally I'd risk it but if I got stopped I'd change back pretty sharpish.
28 February 2005, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 16vmarc
Im sure theres a letter size requirement though.
50mm width
11mm between characters
33mm between groups
And there is one standard font now too.
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nothing on my plate is closer together than the legal requirement. its just the other letters are more spaced out.
if you a worried put the originals in the boot and if you get stopped just say you forgot to change them after a meet.
if you a worried put the originals in the boot and if you get stopped just say you forgot to change them after a meet.
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