amego

this numberplate is illegal
the copper said wrong colour letters wrong spaces between the letters and and not allowed to have kids names on the bottom of the plate in small letters so after work went up to station spoke to two speed cops and thay said everything fine but not the kids names on the bottom **** me what next

amego

o yes thay even done bretheliser on her

53

iTrader: (41)

They missed manufacturer of the plate and BSU number

addi monster

iTrader: (6)

its xmas mate, the breath testers are working overtime,. i bought some plates the other week and by law i had to prove ownership of the car and they had to put there company name on them aswel,. did not like that at all,, free advertising!!

The Trooper 1815

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Not being bah humbug but they have been doing this for a while because they can.

pooeater

Me to mate, got stopped for front plate £60 fine coz it was too small, ripped it off!!!! been 2 years with NO number plate and not been stopped

Just depends what mood there in

DJ_Jon

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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that plate is illegal. Wrong spacing, no BSAU marking & manufacturers name & post code.

Get some proper plates made up & no more grief from the rozzers. It's fecking petty I know but sometimes its better to abide by the law than give them a reason to pull you. Lets face it, driving a scoob is reason enough for some policemen. Merry Xmas!

hixxys STI

Cops let the real trouble makers get away, absolute pettiness this is, one police officers exact words to me was; that copper could not have had a jump last night, all because I trimmed my front number plate, granted it looked small but all letters, numbers ect was all to BS for uk plates regs, after all that I still had to change it, the moral is they or as I like to say is do as I say not do as I do, that's how a lot of them are, BENT!!!!!!!!!!!!

DJ_Jon

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They aren't bent. Petty maybe but not bent.

TinyTim

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Dear christ. Law is law. If you want to bend it, expect to get hauled up on it.

As for breath test.. so what? You mention kids names... maybe you'd rather no spot checks and all the drunk drivers let loose on the streets where your kids play?


Get some perspective people.

ScoobySteve69

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Well that`s b0llox cos it`s the font size and the spacing that has to be right, not the plate size! W@nkers.

lom the bom

i got pulled last week as my number was not spaced and it had scooby sign on the side had to take it to an mot station get it stamped and the back to the pig station ...and there are loads ov crims walkin round and driggies,,go do ur jobs not harass us ..lol

ryan33hks

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Yea it is an illegal plate fair enough, but there's a damn sight more things they could be doing than wasting their time with crap like that.

mp24

iTrader: (1)

I love the police ;-)

I think they like me also by the amount of times they stop me

Cannon Fodder

iTrader: (100)

It because they know you so well, they just want to pull you over for a catch up chat.

Cannon Fodder

iTrader: (100)

Whilst I am running a slightly smaller plate (but it is BS compliant) I agree withwhat you are saying TT, we all try to bend the law in some small way but then don't moan if you get 'caught'.

In running an 'illegal' number plate you are giving the Police all the justification they need to pull the car over, carry out a thorough check, breathalyze the driver etc etc.

If the rozzers are having a quiet day then they will start picking up on minor infractions just to fill up their activity log for the day, I have to be honest though with all 3 of the Impreza's that I have owned I have never been stopped once.

MrJim

i got pulled over because it didnt have a bsu number on it

DJ_Jon

iTrader: (7)

I never got pulled over in either of mine, maybe because both were very standard looking. I could have been fined for the lack of cats on my classic, but that was a risk I was willing to take & it wasn't running a loud exhaust even though it was running close to 500 bhp.

I agree, we all try to bend the law a bit, but moaning about being caught & calling the feds bent is just a case of throwing your toys out of the pram, grow the **** up!

The Sheep Worrier

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Bent coppers do exist, its no myth you know.

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Wrong. Check the DVLA any legal plate supplier. There are standard sizes.

DJ_Jon

iTrader: (7)

Agreed, but being pulled for an illegal plate is not bent.

TonyBurns

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I dont think people are getting this (well some ) its the ANPR that picks up on your illegal plate, if the lettering or spacing doesnt meet the standards the computer alerts the cops in the car with the ANPR, hence you get pulled and fined.
Easiest way of not getting pulled and fined by an ANPR equipped car (and virtually all traffic cars are fitted with ANPR now), is to have a correctly spaced/lettered number plate

Simples

Tony

The Sheep Worrier

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I dinn't imply that pulling for an illegal plate was bent. In my eyes you are asking for aggro for not/incorrectly displaying a plate.

Ironically i drove without my front plate at all (after fitting FMIC) for some 2 years + without being pulled.

You said (the way i read it anyway) in genreal context that coppers are not bent.

Some, not all, are. FACT.

riiidaa

iTrader: (2)

the spacing looks sus to me, the rest is just being picky

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Your not a copper and noticed the spacings, so will real plod. Don't give them an excuse to pull you.

DJ_Jon

iTrader: (7)

I agree, some are, not all.

hixxys STI

i agree with above, the minority spoil it for the majority, and i think its just the nature of the car, and as rob legend said about his front plate i drove around for about 6mth with out one, only got a new one because MOT was due