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PostPosted: 15:46 - 04 Apr 2021    Post subject: Car number plates Reply with quote

I have been hearing whispers that the new style of plates where the digits stand proud of the surface are being made illegal (4D I believe they’re called?) in the very near future? Anybody hear the same - andif so will it just prevent the sale of them? If I’ve bought a set and got them fitted would they need removing?
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 04 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can but "Show plates" in any style and size you want. Getting pulled for them is a.differwnt story. North Wales? Definitely getting a chat about them at a.minimum. rural Scotland? Doubt anyone would bat an eyelid as long as you're not ragging it like a twat.
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PostPosted: 16:10 - 04 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

ThatDippyTwat wrote:
You can but "Show plates" in any style and size you want. Getting pulled for them is a.differwnt story. North Wales? Definitely getting a chat about them at a.minimum. rural Scotland? Doubt anyone would bat an eyelid as long as you're not ragging it like a twat.


They are currently legal, and require all the documents as any other to get them made (v5, passport, letter from all grandparents and The Pope). They’re stamped with the relevant BS marks too. I’m just wondering if they will reman so....
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PostPosted: 19:55 - 04 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think they've ever strictly been legal, I think it's just some loophole that the 'Dub scene' have been trying to exploit to make their cars look more 'euro'.

It's a bit like the phase where people stuck black plates with silver characters on to cars, even though this is only legal on cars pre 1970 or something like that?

Looks gash anyway, put a normal plate on, is my advice.
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PostPosted: 01:10 - 05 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

It'll be a tricky thing to enforce on old bikes (black and silver valid for "historic" registered vehicles, i.e. pre-1981) as plates would be stamped out of tin plate.

I've seen a BMW car down my road with this new style. TBH it looks quite nice: regulation font but made from plastic letters glued to a plate... if that is actually what we're talking about Thinking
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PostPosted: 04:10 - 05 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

If the plates are the regulation standard for what was legal at time of registration then there is no issue.

I have new stamped metal plates for a 1957 bike. 100% legal to fix for use on the queen's highways (and by-ways).
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PostPosted: 08:03 - 05 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

ive been seeing a lot of plates with what id describe as a smoked effect, around my way lately, on the posers cars.
not sure how they are legal as they are a lot darker than standard plates.
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PostPosted: 13:55 - 05 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

to v or not to v wrote:
ive been seeing a lot of plates with what id describe as a smoked effect, around my way lately, on the posers cars.
not sure how they are legal as they are a lot darker than standard plates.


Not legal.

But they are legally ghey.
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PostPosted: 23:38 - 08 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

to v or not to v wrote:
ive been seeing a lot of plates with what id describe as a smoked effect, around my way lately, on the posers cars.
not sure how they are legal as they are a lot darker than standard plates.


These will be the kind that are supposedly either 'non reflective' or white out and are, therefore, immune to flashing cameras.

The bad news is, a lot of cameras don't need to flash - the even worse news is, even if they do, you wouldn't believe the definition they can achieve.

A good few years ago, I had the fortune to visit a camera HQ and see what they see - you get a grainy picture in the post, with the source image, you can read the maker's name on the bottom of the plate.

The technology has moved on since then..........
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