Illegal number plates...

I think its still a £30 fine, you may want to check out the dvla.gov.uk web site

 

I heard from a useful source, that anyone caught TWICE with an illegal reg. plate (colour, letters, spacing, size etc), would have their number confiscated and the vehicle in question be reissued with a "Q" plate.
Is anyone able to confirm this ?

I raised a thread a short while ago on a similar line, but whilst being grateful to the few respondees, i was rather anticipating a little more practical info.
cheers, d

edit:
thread link:
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70709

 

I was stoped on one of my bikes for a small plate, the pig told me two more times and it would be pulled by the dick heads at Swansea Anyway that was 4 years ago and i still have it on the small plate

 

I got pulled over by a VOSA checkpoint the other day. Mr Policeman kindly told me that my plate was too small. I tried telling him that imports are allowed slightly smaller lettering, as many imports have a particular space for a plate. Hell, even the DVLA quote the diff sizes for imports, but he told me that was wrong (was'nt going to lower myself to argue with him,already had a bad morning).
He did tell me though, that any private plate bought from DVLA that didnt conform to British Regs would be re-covered by themselves, with a fine to follow.
made me laugh, as he said he would pop by my house to check if i had replaced with a more conforming size. Nice to know he has not got anything better to do, like catch car thieves and youngsters riding quads and trial bikes with no crash helmets etc etc. Think i'll wait for the second warning...

 

I've had black/silver plates on my car (its silver too) for five years now, never a proiblem and even the MOT man nods when I say the correct ones are in the garage.......honest!

 

why break the law it is there for a reason if the policeman was not wasteing his time with numberplates he might catch some thiefs

 

Thats excatly my point. I'm not breaking the law. My number plate abides by the import rules( to the mm) , as stated by the DVLA for import sizes.
My point was that he was misinformed/uneducated to the proper rules and was therefore wasting my time and his.
I'm not a rule breaker by any means when it comes to the law, and generally for all of their stipulations.

 

As I understand it there are four categories of legal plates in UK. Standard (white front, yellow rear, one font, fixed spacing). Import (for special cars or ones that don't have a space for a front plate - E-type Jags, Enzo I guess, but 360 pushing it). Motorbike (again set size and font). Classic (pre-Jan 1st 1974 registration) silver on black pressed alloy in a set size and font. Anything else is supposedly not allowed on the road, only for "show plates" - but in reality what's the punishment? I've heard threats of 3 points and a fine, but not sure I believe it. If you google UK pages for 'number plates', you'll get loads of links to show what's allowed, including all the side badges by country or marque, borders, text at the bottom, backgrounds, etc. In a Govt attempt to lower ringing and cloning, number-plate suppliers now have to have their company name on the plate, and ask for lots of proof of ownership of the registration and vehicle, etc.
Good luck.
J.

 

And here he is..............
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My plates are ahem! legal, but I've had one ticket,
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Yea ya not wrong. 20 regular army = one ex Royal Marine, sounds fair to me

 

Chaa,

Which Cdo did you serve in, My Brother is a Captain in the Marines.

Seb

 

40

 

I think Seb was referring to the Marines.....not the Boy Scouts.

Dib Dib Dib

 

Chaa,

Arbroath? Belize? Arctic/mountain/Norway? SBS? Or a PTI at Lympstone (okay I had to ask that one, just cos of the size of you)?

J.

 

Well we can rule out SBS

 

Indeed. Just testing.