For having a black and silver number plate, he told me if i didnt get it changed in 7 days they could give me 3pts plus fine and take me to court! They didnt take my details or anything, shall i change them? or will i get fucked if i dont?

Thanks

Loz

 

if its local change it then maybe later in the year change it back. but they can fuck you over it. always carry the proper legal plates in ya boot and make up some shit about being at a meet/show

 

lol i had some other plates in the boots, german style ones, he wasnt happy with them either

 

lol DOH!

 

your just asking for trouble,why bother?

its not big and its certainly not clever?

serious question here,why do it?

do you think it looks good?

 

i got done like that on ex's car he had the german plates on the bm he got pulled and fined but he didnt change them then i went shopping about an hour from home and the same one spotted me and fined me

 

Black plates and D banded plates just seem to be too much of an easy pull these days... Lucky you got away with them til now really!

I've got un-banded pressed Euro plates on two of my cars, been pulled in both and they asked about them but my story about it being an old car... pressed plates being the norm back then etc etc worked a treat

 

To be honest i never look at plates on a car, i dont see a nice car and go "oooh very nice motor, but i dont like the plates"

Unless there multi coloured in the shape of a christmas tree im never going to notice

 

If they didnt take any details or give you a defect form then i wouldnt worry too much this time, but if i was you id change them and keep a low profile for a while cos if you get pulled for them again (especially by the same plod which would be just my luck!) then you might not be so lucky and get hammered for them

 

ahhh i cant get pulled for my black and white plates as there a standard colour

 

PLOD may not have asked for your details as he had them from the PNC!!
They have to give you a warning first, second time a fine can be given third time they withdraw the reg, and physically unscrew the plates there and then, then they can if they wanted to get it towed at your expense and charge you storage until you can get it back when you have your new reg number, just not worth the hassle.
I have short number plates but mine legal as I have two number ones so cut down so they have the 11mm at the edges still, look nice but legal.
tabetha

 

It's not an endorsable offence to th ebest of my knowledge.

I've just got myself a German style pressed plate for the front of my Audi. I know they aren't strictly legal and the first time I get a tug I will swallow the Ł30 fine and put it on the wall above my PC.

I've always had legal plates since a very dodgy set on my S2 landed me in court. My own fault though so can't blame anybody but myself.

This is my new one

 

the reason they have to be "standardised" is tha the anpr systems don't "see" the funny plates, so if they are pressed or designed in such a way as to make them look different you will get tugged by the elderly william who has nothng better to do than to tell you it's to stop terrorism

 

Biggest questions is tho, why even bother with "modified" plates? A) asking for trouble, b) whats the point anyway? Plates are hardly a fasion item are they!

 

what a waste of money. if you've got money to spare getting these made up and for paying the fines, you'd be better off donating it to charity to help those in the world less fortunate than you

as for having german style ones, it's all well and good having the look of the pressed plate, but having the 'D' on the side is completely wrong. i bet most of the chavs with those would not dream of wearing a german team football shirt

 

I havent got a D on the number plate its just a pressed one

 

I have though.

I haven't done it for anybodies approval, I done it because I like them, the car is German and having spent some time in Germany I actually found them very pleasant peope. I also won't come crying on here if/when I get into trouble for them

 

why the german style plates anyway? i can see the connection with bmw's using them but fords?

 

i don't think anyone has put them on fords

anyway, germany is ford of europe's base, so why not fords as much as vw or audi?

 

I got a on the spot fine Ł30 for mine on my Audi

 

Do you still have that?

Would look smart with some facelift tail lights

 

Nah swaped it for a 5th Gen honda prelude 2.2Vtec (Witch i HATE and only had fewdays for sale btw) and want go get me another RST

 

Shame looked nice

 

I got the fine due to there being no post code or BSEN number on the plate what a anal copper its not like you carnt read it ffs!

 

Vehicles made BEFORE 1.1.1973 can use B&W number plate. any thing lateer is white front and yellow back.

 

I understand tthat if the plates are taken away from you (stopped once after a fine) then you can only re-register on a Q plate! And that will have knock ons into resale value and insurance.
I never bothered to check it out legalls as I just run plain old boring Uk yellow and black plated but if you guys are running the risk you might wnat to at least check yourselves.

 

My Rsi was built in Germany so whats your point?

 

lots of jap stuff is built here. doesnt make toyota ,nissan etc british.

 

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Ah, but theres the 'connection' that you couldnt see!

 

Aye its proper fucked up here, i mean look outside your window..... I wish i lived in afghanistan!

 

aaroncast, whatever

 

i get my illegal plates made by a LEGAL company with all the marks for MOT,,,, my car never had a mention of it either on the MOT as its got the ansu markings on the plate,,,,, though i failed on no parking lights !!! ffs

 

why does it matter what plates we use ..havent the police got better things 2 be doin apart from harrasin driver with diffrent colour plates/styles ........as long as it readable who cares

 

I did exactly that a week ago in my cossie and got away with it, they made me clip on my propper plates then let me go...result!

steve

 

i'd change it,as they give your car the chav look

pre 73 only

 

i think it looks quite good

 

Agreed.

Black & silver plates and pressed plates look good.
Its the naff ones with random cheesey fonts, ghosted images and OTT surrounds that I can't stand.