Lol. Glad I'm not the only one, I'm on the mobile ATM.![]()
My phones 3G and Edge connections are faster than this!
Dom
Lol. Glad I'm not the only one, I'm on the mobile ATM.![]()
The MOT has 10 (maybe 15) items on number plates. Non can be advisories and are all pass/fail. Plates are about control - its odd how a safety test has become a style police test.
Non compliant plates however give the police the opportunity to stop you and then check the car for defects. With older cars there's a good chance they'll find something.
If you have a bike with a tiny (but cool) plate you WILL get stopped and they WILL fine you £60. If you have plates that are easily readable (car or bike) e.g. normal size, no silly cursive fonts you will probably be ok. But technically there is no difference - its still an illegal plate.
If your plate falls off they have to tell you & let you go on your way. No fine but maybe a caution. If you have an illegal plate its a deliberate action on your part so you get fined. No ifs, no buts.
BTW, a plate attached with velcro might also be a problem.
Word of warning on number plates , i got stopped 4 years ago on a bike with a small plate on the a12 . Not only did i get a £60 fpn they measured and photographed the plate as evidence for the dvla , the police informed me that if i got caught again with an illegal plate on that registration dvla would confiscate that registration number . I would then have to apply for a Q reg which would then lower the value of my bike and put up my insurance![]()
Was that just a standard reg Mark or a private / cherished one? I've head about them doing similar with private plates Mis-spaces etc, but not with regular ones, although not impossible I suppose![]()
The graphic on the left looks too big... illegal?
Unfortunately the online version of the manual doesn't appear to include the "pages 4 and 5" mentioned above though.Information
Unregistered vehicles need not be fitted with registration plates.
This inspection does not apply to foreign registered, diplomatic or military vehicles.
Vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1973 may have registration plates displaying white, grey or silver characters on a black background.
Three-dimensional characters are permitted to use grey edging in order to achieve the 3D effect on any age of vehicle.
Quadricycles must be fitted with a front number plate.
A three-wheeled vehicle with motorcycle derived steering and suspension does not require a front number plate.
Method of Inspection
1. Check that there is a registration plate at both the front and the rear of the vehicle, and check each one for security and condition.
2. On vehicles first registered on or after 1 January 1973, check:
- the colour of the characters and background
- that the registration plates are fixed vertically, or as close to vertical as is reasonably practical.
3. On vehicles first registered on or after 1 September 2001, check that the registration plates do not display a honeycomb or similar effect background.
4. Refer to pages 4 and 5 and check visually that the characters are correctly formed, spaced, and are not obviously likely to be misread due to, for example, badly positioned or uncovered retaining bolts etc.
Reason for rejection
1. A registration plate:
a. missing or incorrect
b. so insecure that it is likely to fall off
c. letter or figure missing or incomplete
d. faded, dirty, delaminated, deteriorated or obscured, (for example by a towbar) so that it is likely to be misread or is not easily legible by a person standing approximately 20 metres to the front/rear of the vehicle
e. background overprinted or shadowed with text e.g. vehicle manufacturer name.
2.
a. a front registration plate does not have black characters on a white background
b. a rear registration plate does not have black characters on a yellow background
c. a registration plate not fixed vertically, or as close to vertical as is reasonably practical.
3. A registration plate obviously displaying a honeycomb or similar effect background.
4. A registration plate with:
a. characters which are obviously not the correct height, character width, stroke width, not of equal width along their entire length or incorrectly spaced
b. a character not correctly formed, sloping, or likely to be misread
c. any feature that has the effect of changing the appearance or legibility of any of the characters, so that the true identity of the vehicle is less easily established
d. characters formed using a font which is not substantially similar to the prescribed font
e. characters formed using broken or multiple strokes
f. characters laid out in an incorrect format
g. a margin obviously less than the minimum requirement
h. a non-reflective border obviously wider than permitted or positioned too close to the characters (see page 5).