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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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u need one
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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you have to run one or 30 pound fine
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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DVLA website will have all the info of this!

What are you thinking about doing???
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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yeah tell us what yoou are thinking
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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It must be white with black letters of the correct height, font and size. If you bend these rules you get violated by PC Plod and his spikey truncheon.

Mind you plates do have a habit of falling off
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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cant get a 30 quid fine if you dont have one
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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just say , sorry officer it must have fallen off
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by stuart collins
just say , sorry officer it must have fallen off
what happens the next time they tug ya ( happened to me AND rans )
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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hope its not the same copper tried puttin it in the screen on top of the dash they didnt like that either . up 2 u take the risk i used to drive mine with these on



cant think why i got pulled
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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sure it wasnt the bumper wasnt actualy secured on the car

small plate and no plate are 2 different matters !!!!!


with no plate thats just stupid and should not be done at all, if you rano over my little girl,,,,,,,,,,,, rah rah rah rah rah

small plate is a instant nick

keep it legal people , dont give em a excuse them bitch when ya get nicked
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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didnt even have a engine in that photo so it wouldnt be on the road . ive been stopped and the coppers classed me as not havin any plates . but if i put a normal 1 on the bk and 1 in the windscreen ive got away with it
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by stuart collins
didnt even have a engine in that photo so it wouldnt be on the road . ive been stopped and the coppers classed me as not havin any plates . but if i put a normal 1 on the bk and 1 in the windscreen ive got away with it
what did they do ????

as i know for a fact that a 30 quid fine is not for not showing of the plates
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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btw aint is just easier to have legal plates so when you see a old bill car you dont have worry about being pulled all the time ????


serious question btw
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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got fined ,defect form and photos take with a ruler ,nice speech in the bk of a police car
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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see you got done for having a plate INCORRECTLY SPACED/SIZED

not having a plate is a defect form and producer
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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yeah but thats what the copper said to me
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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I used to run these plates got fined twice though for it due to anti-terrorism laws, well that was the coppers justification anyway but i spose they did look like a little kid had painted em on

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