Ordering Licence Plates

[imadoofus]

I can't help thinking that as long as the plate uses the correct font, and is correctly spaced, with no watermarks, Taz cartoons, dodgy colours or superfluous screws, then you're not going to get pulled for not showing the supplier's name.

If your plate is in the wrong font, or incorreclty spaced then you're asking for trouble.

 

[barryj]

Yes, because of this



The regulations have not been revoked. They're simply not currently being checked as part of the MOT. Big difference.

Ok fair point, but me saying that they are revoked is in no way saying that they cannot be re-instated.

Rather than play with words to make a point maybe the easiest way is to answer a simple question.

Following the current instructions from VOSA to the MOT stations can they officially fail your car for not displaying the makers name and post code?

If the answer is no then it ties in with this statement I made about the here and now (rather than what was previously the case or what might change in the future).

Sorry but thats rubbish, just MOT'd a car and a bike with on-line plates on they do not even look at MOT as long as the font and spacing are legal. I assume you are commenting on somthing that you "Think" will happen rather than somthing you actually have any experience of.

Therefore I do not think you have tried to MOT a vehicle with plates that do not contain the makers name and postcode so stand by my statement!

 

[BTB 500]

In summary - plates with no maker's name are illegal for road use, but will not fail an MOT at present.

The only thing I was disputing was the statement that the rules on numberplate layout/content had been revoked - because that's not true

 

[Shude]

In summary - plates with no maker's name are illegal for road use, but will not fail an MOT at present.

Including black and silvers?

 

[jaymanek]

black and silver plates are completely illegal

 

[barryj]

will not fail an MOT at present.

Thats the only bit that mattered, the rest was just padding

 

[Shude]

black and silver plates are completely illegal

Black and silver plates are NOT completely illegal.

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/v796.pdf

 

[Marque]

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/v796.pdf

The link above is a summary document that does not list all the requirements.

Here is a more comprehensive document: http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/displayofnumberplates.pdf

On the general point about illegal plates, your car will not currently fail an MOT because some of the required information is missing. However, if you ever get stopped by the police for any reason (even an innocent one) then you could get done for it. So why risk it?

 

[jaymanek]

yes i meant for anyone with a car built this side of the birth of Jesus.

 

[Shude]

yes i meant for anyone with a car built this side of the birth of Jesus.

I suspected you meant that but there was no conditions or smiley

It is the same story for the other, newer regulations. According to that document if your car was manufactured before 2001 then your plates don't need to have some of the items that newer ones do.

 

[barryj]

However, if you ever get stopped by the police for any reason (even an innocent one) then you could get done for it. So why risk it?

You also might get stampeded by a herd of wilder beast but thats pretty unlikely as well....................I suppose it all depends what you can be bothered to worry about.

 

[jaymanek]

I suspected you meant that but there was no conditions or smiley

It is the same story for the other, newer regulations. According to that document if your car was manufactured before 2001 then your plates don't need to have some of the items that newer ones do.

I had black and silver ones on the W123 for a long time... passed lots of bobbys but only when being followed by one who moonlit as a classic car concourse judge was i stopped..

 

[Marque]

You also might get stampeded by a herd of wilder beast but thats pretty unlikely as well....................I suppose it all depends what you can be bothered to worry about.

If you're not worried about illegal number plates, then I won't worry about stampeding wilderbeast!

I agree that it's not really enforced at the moment. I expect they'll find another way, like allowing traffic wardens to issue tickets for illegal plates.

 

[BTB 500]

According to that document if your car was manufactured before 2001 then your plates don't need to have some of the items that newer ones do.

Only if it still has the original plates - every reference is to "number plates fitted after 1 September 2001". The age of the car is irrelevant unless constructed before 1.1.73 (and therefore entitled to 'traditional' plates).