I'm looking at getting a number plate without the huge gaps that mine has either side of the plate - It's probably standard but it just looks really wide. Does anyone know where to get a 3/4 size one from? If not, is it easy enough to trim down a standard size one with a stanley knife?

Are the 3/4 sized plates legal too?

 

your after a motorbike number plate m8,and i think there illegal on a car i will findout for you

 

My Showplates - Design your own show plates loadsa diff sizes there m8

 

Thanks, yeah I'm not sure which ones are legal and which aren't but I'd be happy with either a square one or one which isn't as wide as the one I've got. I used to have a square plate on my Ford Probe and I never got stopped once by the police.

Thanks for the link too mate, the configurator is good on it.

I just measured the plate I have and it's 20 1/2 " x 4 1/2" but the annoying thing is there's a gap of about 3" between the first and last letters on the plate and the edge of the plate. I measured other people's number plates and mine seems to be worse than theirs.

 

yeh the square number plate are legal i got it on my scooby tilted on a angle

looks good

 

do a seacrh for craigsplates they do the import size plates i had one on my supra it even comes with a bs mark and states import on it j

 

hi take a look here m8 o bye the way a local cop told me to change mine while i was sat on my drive he said they now do on the spot fines no exceptions lucky me

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

 

Thanks for the link. I ended up buying one in the end from the Myshowplates link. I chose one which probably won't stand out and hopefully the police won't notice . It's 16" by 4 1/2 ".

 

ive been stopped twice in 2 months once a fine traffic police was a right **** and then by armed police at airport soo wouldnt advise it

 

As the Plod's primary crime detection device is now ANPR, they are becoming very vigilant about the plate being correctly formatted so the system can read it easily. Mine was 90% size with no border, logo or anything and it was hard to tell until sat side-by-side, and even then it wasn't glaringly obvious.

 

That plate's similar to the one I've got. Have you got caught yet with that one?

Can you get points on your license?

 

Never got a tug in 3 years of Scooby ownership. Don't have it any more

I don't think they can issue points, just a £30 FPN. If you have a private plate they can have the DVLA withdraw the plate after repeated infractions.

 

I've had one too in the past.....the inevitable will happen........you will get stopped one way or another.

Haroon.

 

I decided to go for it and if I get stopped I will learn my lesson . According to the DVLA regulations I should've got stopped for my square plate on my last Ford Probe but I never got stopped and also went through a couple of MOTS!

I did take a relatively wimpish route though and bought one that is the correct depth (4 1/2 " ) but the width is 16" instead of 20 1/2 ". Here are the results before and after - with the digits blanked off :-) .....

 

Is this the 3/4 size plate?

 

I ordered a 3/4 plate from here...
Custom Number Plates - Reflective Acrylic Car Registration plates (UK and Ireland)

 

I just cut the sides off mine with a wood saw and then sanded the edges smooth.

Think there is a picture in VMS <---------
Andy.

 

This looks loads better mate.... i want a square front plate for mine just not got around to doing it yet.....

 

Thanks, I am pleased with the difference. The old number plate kept bugging me. I have kept it just in case I do have to change it back one day :-S

The square one would look great! I'd go for it.

Here is the plate I used to have...

 

i had this on my old car



and this is on my current one



luckily never had any problems with either and that's going back about 5 years. had plenty of looks from plod and they've had to come off at MOT time, but touch wood, no hassle.
i was always told as long as your rear plate is std at you're not trying to alter the lettering to make it read something else you should be ok. granted this might not be the case with so many front reading cameras in force now.