Hi guys

After my car accident yesterday, I need a new front numberplate, and want to get a classic style one that has the white writing on a black background.

Now officially, only cars that were first made before 1973 are allowed to have black plates. While my car was first made in 1983, i really fancy one.

Do you think its something i could get away with, or would i be ripped a new arsehole if cought? i see cars driving around with small plates and incorect letter spacing all the time so what are my chances??

J.

 

Don't do it you will get pulled.

 

you'll be ripped a new arsehole

 

My black plates cost me £60 in fines and the Embarrassment of being pulled over by a riot van in front of 1000 football fans!!!

that said i got away with them for 3 years

 

you will be making a donation to the shitty government if you do

 

I guess thats a no then

maybe i'll get a set just for shows....

 

Black and silver does really stand out. I opted for a German style front plate but a totally legal and standard back plate. Theory being that if they're behind me they'll see nothing wrong and as I'm old they don't seem to deem me worthy of a stop anymore.

If they're going to spot it coming the other way they have to turn round and they just can't be bothered. It also doesn't ping up on ANPR as the cameras can read it.

I actually had to chuckle to myself earlier this year when I had to go to a police station for a meeting and my car was sat in their car park for a morning next to the traffic cars with its moody numberplate

 

not worth the aggro, wont even suit a nova anyway

 

I think it might suit something like a sport replica though

 

Nail and head.

 

Move to guernsey most of our cars have black and silver plates

 

I had a set on my Sierra for ages and never got pulled once, they looked smart because the Sierra was flint grey.

They do tend to only suit certain cars imo.

 

i gone to totally standard plates now one 60 pound fine was enough for me lol

 

Been there done it and got the fine on a black Alpha 33 Ti Veloce years ago.Looked ace imo but traffic police disagree.Must say I was tempted to put them on my black Sapp.I remember seeing Loaders old sapp (now Matts) with em on.

 

get it done,looks awesome,fuck the 5-0

 

Was just trying to get a set today, bloke at my local motor factors had to call in & check, apparently you can get fined up to £5k & them up to a grand for printing them... what a palava

 

I drove around with them for ages with no probs... Even got followed by a patrol car with no issues...
However, I got sick of being nervous about them the while time so run normal plates now

 

Like fuck All they have to do is sell them with "show use only" and that's them covered and you can at worst get a £1000 fine. To be honest you are very unlikely to get anything other than a fixed penalty of £60 as it's just too much paperwork for the police to bother with

 

i have german plates on my bora seem to be fine for now lol

 

Can't sell them for "show use only" mate. It's been against the law since 1st November 2008.
So that's us well covered

 

And it's a £2500 fine and chucked off the register if we print "moody" plates.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...All-Categories
Hard work getting hold of a set though

 

http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/~/media/p.../INF195x1.ashx

 

where do your idea's come from ? i'm gonna run a cut down plate on the front but the proper one in the windscreen so i shld be fine :P on the capri

 

You know those german style plates? are they legal over here or will you get pinched for it?

 

german plates look shit

 

I've got road legal metal number plates from dubmeister on the Skoda, they look superb IMO.

 

Each to their own I quite like them, just dont want to get raped by the police for having them

 

Get some of the smoked/tinted plates? Theres some on ebay £20 a pair ish.

Ive had no front plate on my car for about a month now and had no bother and a smoked/tinted one on the back,