Show Plates

[Beechy]

Hi guys,

So I've been away for a while but now I'm back from Yankyland and am the proud owner of a shiny new(ish) R6

Here's a question for you folk of BCF - I'm tempted to get rid of the standard plate and get myself a flashy 'show plate'. I understand PC Plod might not look favourably on this, but what's the penalty if I do get pulled?

Cheers,

Chris
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[Walloper]

Dunno about the fuzz...
You will get a 'Bling Rating' from me.....

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[base]

30 quid fine, for a non standard plate, though think the max is a grand or even q plate the vehicle, somethink daft like that, years ago i had a piss taking plate and got a 150 quid fine thankyou mr magistrate.

[Gazdaman]

Depends how wild you want to go. A small plate might get you a rectification notice, or a £30 fixed penalty.

If it's not /too/ small I doubt you'll even get pulled. Avoid 1 line plates, or those with silly backgrounds or fonts.

Gaz

[st3v3]

do a search, theres loads of threads regarding non-standard plates.
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[krebsy]

Most plates have a line of text at the bottom anyway (they have for my bikes) advertising the dealership that sold the bike originally (my ZZR had the plate replaced by the last dealer) so I can't see the problem with having a slogan across the bottom as long as the rest of the plate is in the correct size and font etc...

when I replaced the rear mudguard on the Divvy with a hugger I stuck a row of red reflectors over the dealership logo.. Which I could've been done for apparently as it is covering the plate makers details...

After checking it out, you need to have the right sized letters, the right shaped plate etc and no graphics bar the legaly allowed ones. www.craigsplates.co.uk have a plate with an additional bit on the bottom for a slogan that keeps it legal....

Mind you, as I'm heading to the track soon, I might just get "N33 0ww" made as a show plate..

K.
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[Beechy]

OK, so it sounds to me that unless I do something stooopid like make it 6"x1", blue with a honeycomb/three lions background and an italic font I probably wont get pulled.

And, if I do get pulled all I'll get is a fine - I'll not get points or anything like that. I can handle a fine, it's the points I don't fancy...

Chris
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[mod661]

You're legally meant to have where the plate was produced on the bottom of it I think. Name and postcode as a minimum.

I've got a '99 R6 and it came with the huge standard plate - looked disgusting, nearly covered my mini indicators haha.

Put a tiny one on from Mal-Plates.

Got pulled at the weekend for it:

https://www.frontalmedia.co.uk/files/bastards.jpg

£30 fixed penalty notice, no producer but because of it, he just 'cautioned' me for doing 50mph in a 40 zone. (I think it was a 60..) so I guess without the plate, I might be facing another 3 points and a ban...


I'm ordering a bigger one tonight, not legal size but only an inch smaller each way I think. Gonna put it on a huge slant to make it look smaller :p
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[t121anf]

i've been out on a RideWell day with the cops with an illegally spaced plate and he didnt even mention it.

plate read

T12
1AN F

rather than
T121
ANF

i think providing its read-able and close to the law you will be fine, but its an excuse and sometimes its all it takes.