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TangleFeet!
Not Quite Newbie Joined: 11 Jun 07 Status: Offline Points: 23 |
Topic: Reg’ Plates Question Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 17:20 |
Am I right in thinking I can get German style number plates with my english reg' number on it? If so would anyone let me know where I can get a pair made up? Many thanks.
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Steve B
Vanorak Joined: 26 Apr 05 Location: Mong free zone Status: Offline Points: 13190 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 17:23 |
Steve B
Vanorak Joined: 26 Apr 05 Location: Mong free zone Status: Offline Points: 13190 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 17:24 |
Have a read of this and then decide. http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16744& amp; amp;PN=4 Edited by g60steve |
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Dubkopfeyellow
Groupie Joined: 28 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 387 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 20:30 |
Try www.dubmeister.co.uk
Thay also do pressed steel in the english style font, I have them on my van and they're a really good alternative to german font |
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SteveS
Yardie Joined: 18 Oct 04 Location: North Wales Status: Offline Points: 663 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 21:29 |
Try www.germanplates.com they make UK legal ones, I have a set of pressed ones on my van, takes a few days and Chris will mail you a proof before shipping.
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Steve B
Vanorak Joined: 26 Apr 05 Location: Mong free zone Status: Offline Points: 13190 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 21:34 |
Do they have all this lot on them Steve?
If so i'll get some myself. |
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Baxter
Admin Group Scruff Daddy Joined: 29 May 04 Location: Huddersfield Status: Offline Points: 8060 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 21:38 |
They can't make you any legal ones as the font used is wrong. For the MOT the digit has to be the same thickness throughout the whole of the digit, the FE font has gaps, therefore, not quite legal. The only font that you should be able to buy and use legally on the road now is the Charles Wright one. There are plenty of "show" plates out there, most look shite and most generally not legal for road use. The MOT is one obstical, as far as i remember there is nothing in the MOT manual saying which font has to be used, but it does say they have to be the same thickness all the way around, and properly spaced. Construction and uses, road traffic act and all that malarkey all have their own bits of rules, which makes it a bit of a nightmare to work out what you can and can't get away with. I run them, have done for years, been pulled with them on, never had a problem, passed MOT's (even though they shouldn't) and they have been no bother, but I think a lot of it is down to how you look and how you act wether the police was to find fault with your vehicle. |
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Garrick T
Yardie Joined: 01 Jun 06 Location: Telford Status: Offline Points: 542 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 21:43 |
get them off fleabay £16 a pair
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Baxter
Admin Group Scruff Daddy Joined: 29 May 04 Location: Huddersfield Status: Offline Points: 8060 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 21:44 |
Just as an aside, and a little interesting fact, i think I waffled on about this elsewhere... the german numberplate font (FE Mittelshcrift) came about because of a spate of car thefts from the German borders. Cars were being stolen, their number plates doctored with black marker pens and driven over the border never to be seen again! The font was designed so that, if you tried to say, change a F into a E the character just wouldn't look quite right, hence all the gaps and the odd thickness of some of the characters. I love it, I love the story behind it, think it's great, a design classic. |
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Baxter
Admin Group Scruff Daddy Joined: 29 May 04 Location: Huddersfield Status: Offline Points: 8060 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 21:50 |
Excuse the black rectangle, Corel has just decided to start doing that on Jpeg exports... |
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Baxter
Admin Group Scruff Daddy Joined: 29 May 04 Location: Huddersfield Status: Offline Points: 8060 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 22:21 |
Baxter
Admin Group Scruff Daddy Joined: 29 May 04 Location: Huddersfield Status: Offline Points: 8060 |
Posted: 22 Jun 07 at 22:26 |
Also, loads here http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/number_plates_registration_m arks.aspx just done all this because this comes up quite often, gunna stick it in useful threads when done.
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vag_glen
Yardie Joined: 24 Aug 05 Location: West Sussex Status: Offline Points: 731 |
Posted: 23 Jun 07 at 09:26 |
For anyone who has anything other the the standard uk plastic plates PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE remember if you happen to get mr grumpy traffic police man stop you he can take you vehicle off you until you get legal plates fitted,this will cost a min of £70 storage per day! I had my uk plates in the back thinking i could just pop them on if ever i got stopped, he did let me swap them over but i've also been reported to the CPS and can expect a court summons and to be fined upto £1000. They may look cool and part of the german T3 look but remember you'll never beat the law and they have a real beef about no' plates at the mo! |
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peet
Vanorak Soft Southern Shite Joined: 03 Jan 06 Location: Crawley Status: Offline Points: 3319 |
Posted: 23 Jun 07 at 13:58 |
I reckon its just you they have a beef with Glenn, ur vans far too nice for Littlehampton where theres shite like dirty great log on the sea front!
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vag_glen
Yardie Joined: 24 Aug 05 Location: West Sussex Status: Offline Points: 731 |
Posted: 23 Jun 07 at 15:14 |
Our posh new seafront cafe is now open, so if anyone fancy a brickies meet in a giant turd feel free to let me know |
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