Bending a Numberplate

[BTB 500]

The alloy ones with reflective fronts are legal.....but not very nice and don't last five minutes compared to a good old Perspex one as the letters are not protected behind anything.

That's definitely not the case with the ones Halfords sell - the characters (which are printed, not stick-on) are covered by a clear outer layer.

 

[Mickyh7]

I actually just poured boiling water, straight from the kettle on to the centre of the plate, as I pressed down the loose end, (with the other end attached).
Result.
It cooled down and held memory within 20 seconds.
My main worry was, I have '3D' plates, and was worried they drop to bits with the heat.?
3 D plates, puts me in the 'Tosser Group' on here.
However I like them!

 

[ALFAitalia]

3 d are fine......if illegal now.....its 4d you are talking about.....and yes that puts you in that group!!!

 

[Teego]

I read somewhere that there might be a move to make numberplates less easily changed. Here in France that means rivets, not screws.

RayH

Too many Day of the Jackal copycats over there.

 

[baxlin]

Yes....my mystake....I thought you meant the pressed ones. The alloy ones with reflective fronts are legal.....but not very nice and don't last five minutes compared to a good old Perspex one as the letters are not protected behind anything.

Mmm. My 3-wheeler has a pressed metal rear plate which I bent to follow the curve of the back end. It carries the provider’s details and the British Standard number. I bought it as the previous perspex one had delaminated and cracked, getting an MoT advisory. The current plate has passed several MoT tests, the latest one being last week.

 

[Wolfie1]

Use adhesion promotor first to prep the surface after cleaning it

 

[Pontoneer]

I read somewhere that there might be a move to make numberplates less easily changed. Here in France that means rivets, not screws.

RayH

I use pop rivets , with small receiving washers behind the threaded holes for the standard machine screws .

I hate sticky tape which invariably lets go , or when trained monkeys fit plates they end up squint and just look awful .

I prefer metal plates too .

 

[Pontoneer]

The standard number plates that Halfords sell are aluminium. I've had two made up in the last year, and very nice they are too. I seriously doubt they would sell them if they were illegal.

Depends on the age of the car .

 

[BTB 500]

when trained monkeys fit plates they end up squint and just look awful .

A pet hate of mine - I've followed some really nice/expensive cars with crooked rear plates

 

[Gfromleeds]

If you shop about youll get some like mine are aluminium with reflective "number plate" adhere to the front so would be easy to bend to any position you want!
And they came from a registered garage so must be legal