Right i know they are against the law but around or way seems to be loads of cars going around with them on do the police seem to turn a blind eye to them around your way

 

a friend had them on his black RST for no more than 2 hours before getting pulled and slapped with a Ł30 fine

But I had italic style plates on my focus for about 2 years before i got pulled!!!

Just luck of the draw i suppose

 

Seems to be new 4+4s ie range rovers that have got them on but i have seen theys cars for over a year with them on as said must be luck

 

had mine on for over a year now with no bother, even passed an mot

 

Shouldn't have passed the MOT should it?

Now you've said that though just wait till you next go out in the car

 

up here you'd just get fined lots if you had them on they do look great on certain cars tho

 

I had these on my car for about 4 months, no probs at all, had police following me loadsa times and they never bothered with me at all.




Then i got pulled 3 times in 3 days (eachtime for the number plates alone, not dodgy driving or n e thing) so i decided to call it a day, got standard ones back on now

 

Got pulled for them on my 3 door. no fine but a lecture from the copper.

 

Loads of illegal plates around here including those you mention, but I got pulled and all he could find was my rear number plates digits were 2mm too narrow!!
Yes he actually had a 6" steel rule in his pocket notebook, bike cop, still have not changed them though, loads of the usual illegal spacings etc, and a few black white.
tabetha

 

In theory your car has to be old enough to have had them when new. I think that is pre-1970ish. The Police, DVLA etc are so anal people have problems when fitting them to 1930s vehicles!!

 

As said above just luck.

i always notice Bms and mercs dont even get a second look from the plod when they have italic or spaced letters on the numberplates

 

shouldnt have passed but they guy knew id put them straight back on after the test so he was cool about it, at the end of the day the spacing and the font are legal so i cant see the problem

 

legal on pre 74 cars iirc

 

i had a set of these plates on my car for one day was up norfolk last week and the copper was driving toward me on the otherside of the road it was pissing down i saw him do a three point turn in middle of the road and he was 2 cars behind me so as soon as i could i just pull over and he pull up behind me got out and said he didnty like my plates so i said ok fair enough he said is ur car 1970 i said no and if u want i put the standard plates back on he ask name is it my car where u live normal crap then got ruler out plus camera took pic of back then front said he going to give me a fixed penaty i said arent u going to give me a warning he said no then said i got these plates on the car as they dont show up on speed cameras so i said now ur saying i speed cos i drive a escort cosworth and he said no and if i got a problem c him in court what a dickhead i thought

 

Like Anglias and Cortinas... and Granadas and MkI Escorts and MkI Capris.. I know what you mean... well cool...

Basically anything Pre 1973

 

Anyone know of a company in the middlesbrough area that sells a good quality black and silver plates. Bought one at lightwater valley but quality is shit.

 

I got my plates off the net they were ok don't remember the company now tho sorry,

Never got pulled with them on i think the private plate helped ( they couldn't tell the age of the car.)

 

I like that

 

ive baught them for mine but i'll take normal plates in the boot just incase

 

thats gorgeous mate!!!! but the didnt do them in 1974...

cops dont seem to mind much, as long as you can easily read them and the car looks clean...

 

if you get them done on the net its no bother but kwick fit etc wont do it as the car needs to be born before 1974 as there name needs to go on the bottom heres mine



http://www.no1showplates.co.uk/?gcli...FQPUlAodJjuQjg

 

Yeah i know but the old bill never seem to know there cars that well round my way so i thought i was safe.

Thanks for the comments i loved the look of it but shame it had a running problem that i couldn't fix, pissed me off that much i sold it.

 

i got away with the back one for a bout 2 hrs,and had to cover it with the yellow.
As for the front i got warned 3 months ago and had to get rid,they are clamping down like mad at the mo