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Hi, Please does anyone know about these new l was supposedly coming in around November, no italics, no gel plates and no 3d pressed aluminium, I have been told that so long as I get a receipt with the seller confirming they are road legal within the UK then they shall get the fine and I shall get the three points :(

Mine are bubbling away and I need to change them but wanted something nice of that era- C1989, I would like any other advice comments on this please else it may all just become quite expensive and all for nothing if I'm unable to use them.
 
A 1989-style plate is the same as the white front / orange rear plastic plates that you see on new cars today and the font is also the same.

Anything else and you risk being pulled over.
 
The acrylic plates on offer by Chestnut Registrations appear to adhere to the legal requirements. The only additions/customisations the law allows are for a flag and a pinstripe border. The full legal requirements for UK number plates are outlined in this PDF:

https://assets.publishing.service.g...stration-numbers-and_number-plates-inf104.pdf

I am not aware of non-conforming plates attracting penalty points. The actual offence is "Failure to display a registration mark" which got me issued either with a fixed penalty fine or a summons to a court appearance although things may have changed since my irresponsible days. I've copped fines for undersized plates on motorcycles and altering the appearance of characters. The standard legal font is called Charles Wright.
 
Its a £100 fine for a none legal plate, no points included
 
To be honest unless you go crazy with misrepresenting the plate or a really obvious illegal don’t you’ll likely be fine.

I have had metal pressed plates and now have 3D acrylic plates on my E Class. All have passed MOTs and in four years of having them never been pulled over. Current ones do have details or the manufacturer too.
 
Never had a tug on either of this pair - "Too BAD and "Too HOT", our His 'n Her Harley-Davidson V-Rods.

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Im surprised you have never been pulled with plates so obviously altered, maybe you don't go out on them much or you pick the right time and the right place to ride...which is exactly what I have been know do to when wanting to go out for a 'blast' :p

P.S , whats with the tail light on the black one ?
 
I must admit, I have not altered but have pressed plates on Floyd and never been pulled yet either.015.JPG
 
Im surprised you have never been pulled with plates so obviously altered, maybe you don't go out on them much or you pick the right time and the right place to ride...which is exactly what I have been know do to when wanting to go out for a 'blast' :p

P.S , whats with the tail light on the black one ?

I guess we have been very lucky during the 30k+ miles the V-rods have covered thus far. We live on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park which is a magnet for bikers from all over the country as it has some of God's very own riding roads. Admittedly there can be an elevated Police presence on the very popular routes, especially on the Bank Holiday weekends so I guess the trick is not to go looking for scrutiny. I once took up the offer of an assessment ride during a Ride Safe promotion and the motorcycle cop's only comment (bearing in mind he'd been following my number plate for 40 minutes) was that he had never realised Harleys could move so quickly!
BTW, the tail light and indicators on my bike are standard but coated with an aerosol of lens tint spray.

When I lived in Essex this number plate below was nicely relevant and fully legal. When we moved I took to "accidentally" spilling Autoglym SRP over the top of the 6 on the front plate and letting it dry so it read So TUF. When I got pulled over the officer asked what I had done to the plate. I lifted off the chalky substance and examining my finger, suggested it could be bird lime. Then I heard myself adding "I could be wrong as it wouldn't be the first time I've been told I don't know sh1t". The officer was still chuckling when he had finished writing out the ticket.

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Tends to be only if their ANPR flags it as unreadable do they bother these days. Unless they want to pull you for something else and its a good excuse to do it.

Anything without the BS marking and the postcode of the manufacturer is technically not legal on a car made after around 2006.
 
These at the 3D acrylic plates on my E Class, not been problematic so far. Had pressed plates previously again no issues.

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To be honest unless you go crazy with misrepresenting the plate or a really obvious illegal don’t you’ll likely be fine.

I have had metal pressed plates and now have 3D acrylic plates on my E Class. All have passed MOTs and in four years of having them never been pulled over. Current ones do have details or the manufacturer too.

Until 1 day/night, the cops are quiet needing some figures for the press or local government and then alls game, i had a plate the letters were 3mm smaller than the prescribed font (was bought as a legal plate) was on the car for 5+ years with no problems when 1 day out of the blue simply driving home from the cinema doing nothing wrong, bang £100 fine for a none conforming plate. They are all bastards
 
oh please, don't remind me, i always thought they were ok but life events made me also feel very different towards them, I know it's not very lady like but now when i see one i see red mist :oops:
 
Until 1 day/night, the cops are quiet needing some figures for the press or local government and then alls game, i had a plate the letters were 3mm smaller than the prescribed font (was bought as a legal plate) was on the car for 5+ years with no problems when 1 day out of the blue simply driving home from the cinema doing nothing wrong, bang £100 fine for a none conforming plate. They are all bastards

Well i guess you can always find an extremely pedantic copper who'll go all power crazy.

Although legal font, size, legal spacing and all the manufacturer markings needed. It'd probably take Robocop to spot the 3D element to the plates when on the move hahahaha

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Never say never though.
 
To be honest unless you go crazy with misrepresenting the plate or a really obvious illegal don’t you’ll likely be fine.

I have had metal pressed plates and now have 3D acrylic plates on my E Class. All have passed MOTs and in four years of having them never been pulled over. Current ones do have details or the manufacturer too.

IIRC they only started checking plates as part of the MOT last year. I think they only check the basics (not stuff like maker's name), but anything that might give ANPR a problem (creative use of bolts or odd fonts) should be a fail now.
 

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