Spacing on Number Plates

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Vanity plate? Check
 
I don't know why it matters. ANPR cameras pick up your reg number irrespective of spacing, and the DVLA are quite happy to take a lot of money for registrations that look nothing if they are spaced 'correctly'. People are enjoying themselves, - and we can't have that can we?
 
If you look at registrations over the years, there have been many many differing ways. My first car was 2 numbers followed by 3 letters, next car 3 letters followed by 3 numbers then next car one letter, 3 numbers and 3 ,letters etc etc ANPR can read all of them so that excuse to me is bull
 
I don't know why it matters. ANPR cameras pick up your reg number irrespective of spacing, and the DVLA are quite happy to take a lot of money for registrations that look nothing if they are spaced 'correctly'. People are enjoying themselves, - and we can't have that can we?

It matters when someone (a human) cannot read a number plate correctly in a case where a crime may have been committed.
 
I'm pretty sure I'd remember seeing MR LION on a car rather than MRL 10N and I'd hope the Old Bill were sufficiently talented to translate it into the regulation format for a PNC check.
 
I'm pretty sure I'd remember seeing MR LION on a car rather than MRL 10N and I'd hope the Old Bill were sufficiently talented to translate it into the regulation format for a PNC check.

Others are not so obvious.
 
Isn't it best to have one fixed style allowed, and stick to it, and enforce it? You may say that one's easy to read and work out, but where do you draw the line? I've seen some layouts where I am left wondering what the actual number is - in the event of an incident, you may only get a quick glimpse and it needs to be clearly readable.

Added to which, I don't like "vanity" plates!
 
I'm pretty sure I'd remember seeing MR LION on a car rather than MRL 10N and I'd hope the Old Bill were sufficiently talented to translate it into the regulation format for a PNC check.

I don't think they need to enter the spaces.
I just checked on the DVLA website when entering a reg, - space is not required.
 
I don't know why it matters. ANPR cameras pick up your reg number irrespective of spacing, and the DVLA are quite happy to take a lot of money for registrations that look nothing if they are spaced 'correctly'. People are enjoying themselves, - and we can't have that can we?

I'm pretty sure I'd remember seeing MR LION on a car rather than MRL 10N and I'd hope the Old Bill were sufficiently talented to translate it into the regulation format for a PNC check.

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What possible harm was his "mis-spacing" causing.?? -None whatsoever.

If he had a number plate that was misrepresenting his registration mark (as sometimes happens) then my view would be very different. But it's not, and it is entirely memorable which is only advantageous to the purpose of a number plate.
This is a clear case of our hard earned taxes being wasted to pay the wages of some petty minded jobsworth. To put it in perspective, motorcycle theft is at epidemic levels, & there were "no police resources available" to even respond when a friend of mine ( who lives in geographically close to that ) reported his £15k pride & joy being stolen by thieving scroates.
There are plenty of criminals they could target. But I guess it's easier & more profitable to charge a law abiding millionaire who you can be certain is going to pay the fine, than accost some gang of career criminals who will disregard all attempts to legally restrain them & will only get a "supervision order" at the end a long expensive and time consuming prosecution ..

,,,,,and breathe.....
 
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What possible harm was his "mis-spacing" causing.?? -None whatsoever.

If he had a number plate that was misrepresenting his registration mark (as sometimes happens) then my view would be very different. But it's not, and it is entirely memorable which is only advantageous to the purpose of a number plate.
This is a clear case of our hard earned taxes being wasted to pay the wages of some petty minded jobsworth. To put it in perspective, motorcycle theft is at epidemic levels, & there were "no police resources available" to even respond when a friend of mine ( who lives in geographically close to that ) reported his £15k pride & joy being stolen by thieving scroates.
There are plenty of criminals they could target. But I guess it's easier & more profitable to charge a law abiding millionaire who you can be certain is going to pay the fine, than accost some gang of career criminals who will disregard all attempts to legally restrain them & will only get a "supervision order" at the end a long expensive and time consuming prosecution ..

,,,,,and breathe.....

So some are acceptable but not all?
 
I had S44B KN on my last car and you would have though i was in the FBI`s most wanted list due to the amount of attention i get from the plod, it was so much of a PITA that i put on the MOT plates and just left it like that.

Easy target but far less dangerous than someone on the phone or with blacked out windows or with some straight through exhaust that can be a real nuisance., i know a crime is a crime - BUT there has got to be some level of common sense as to their targets.

Kenny
 
Easy target but far less dangerous than someone on the phone or with blacked out windows or with some straight through exhaust that can be a real nuisance., i know a crime is a crime - BUT there has got to be some level of common sense as to their targets.

"But last month the 61-year-old was flagged down again, this time by an unmarked police car on Brighton seafront."

"A Sussex Police spokesman confirmed that if someone continuously failed to comply with the law regarding number plates they could face criminal prosecution."

Reading between the lines, it would seem that Billy Bouffant has been spoken to about his plates on more than one occasion and, having decided to take no notice, is now amazed and indignant that he has been fined.
 
So some are acceptable but not all?
Yes, it's called common sense.
Although not so common these days, it seems.!
A sensible person ( & one would hope that all custodians of the law met with that criteria, at the very least ) should be able to make autonomous decisions on such an obvious subject. It's not like they are minimum wage muppets "just following the company procedures"... like a McDonalds counter assistant.??
(Nothing against McDonalds counter assistants, who may go on to run the country. -Just being illustrative)
 
Roooaaarr!!! :D

I've nothing against private plates - I've even considered a 'cheap one' myself that hides the age of my car.
But, if you want to mess about with the spacings - don't be surprised if you get pulled over.



 
^^^^ These ^^^

What possible harm was his "mis-spacing" causing.?? -None whatsoever.

If he had a number plate that was misrepresenting his registration mark (as sometimes happens) then my view would be very different. But it's not, and it is entirely memorable which is only advantageous to the purpose of a number plate.
This is a clear case of our hard earned taxes being wasted to pay the wages of some petty minded jobsworth. To put it in perspective, motorcycle theft is at epidemic levels, & there were "no police resources available" to even respond when a friend of mine ( who lives in geographically close to that ) reported his £15k pride & joy being stolen by thieving scroates.
There are plenty of criminals they could target. But I guess it's easier & more profitable to charge a law abiding millionaire who you can be certain is going to pay the fine, than accost some gang of career criminals who will disregard all attempts to legally restrain them & will only get a "supervision order" at the end a long expensive and time consuming prosecution ..

,,,,,and breathe.....

It's easier to maintain the law if you have one distinct set of rules otherwise someone else says "why can't I have that plate, so-and-so does that and gets away with it". OK, we could then set up specific departments in DVLA or local police with specialist reading psychologists who go through every single plate and decides whether it is acceptable or not then issue a certificate of acceptance. This will cost tax payer money, we could reduce NHS funding. Or how about let's just stick with the law as it is and follow it ....rant over
 
It's easier to maintain the law if you have one distinct set of rules ......
The best approach isn't necessarily (or even usually) the easiest imho.
Eg: The British Motoring Industry took the easy approach to development in the 50's, unlike the Germans & Japanese.

Fwiw setting up "special departments of highly paid/qualified staff" to assess a problem that does not exist sounds the epitome of that British 1950's mindset. (Brexit voter.?)
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Perhaps I should have mentioned something about autonomy with integrity.? ,,,,,,
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oh, wait a minute.....
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INF104: vehicle registration numbers and number plates

I don't see where the problem is? It is all clearly laid out here.
We then can each decide if we want to adhere to the legal requirements or not.

We are allowed to choose the laws we want to abide by, aren't we..??:cool:
 

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