Pulled Over.....

[scooby_si]

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Yeah i\'d read that before but no-one could tell me if the FD had euro wide approval thingy.......isn\'t that the same thing which is or will be needed to import certain aged vehicles in from Japan soon like R34 GTRs etc?
I though certain cars were OK with square plates too dont recall them being not allowed eg evos n such like?
Si

[Andyp]

they just want to be close to you by pulling you over

[Archbish]

I\'ve Surrey Police HQ 1/2 a mile in one direction, and Guildford Police Station (7 storey building) a mile in the other, and I\'ve had no front plate for nearly 12 months.  I\'ve been pulled (for a discussion about speedo accuracy), and no comment then either.

So apparently I\'ve not got a probelm...!!!

[Fish]

Originally posted by Archbish
So apparently I\'ve not got a probelm...!!!

They just wonder how the hell you fit inside an FD.

Fish

[Shark]

I\'ve had no front plate for nearly 12 months.

At all mate?

Now that\'s gotta be illegal.  - they all blind down there then?

or do they only ever see the back of yer car!!!  :bandit

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[Andyp]

think you can just be unlucky with it. A lot of the police in my experience just don\'t give a rats. There\'s a few of them that will kick up a stink. Those are the ones scared of real crims

[GaryS]

I forgot about the new SVA rules affecting front number plates.

Squares are certainly a no-no which is why the Alfa 156 in this country has an offset rectangular affair.  I believe FIAT group did actually lose in court to the UK Govenrment over this and the being allowed to offset the number plate was a consilitory ofer to them.

[SAS]

As far as I\'m aware they still give you the pink slip for MOT and plates, this after discussion with police chum (I use the word \'chum\' loosely............).

I got pulled for number plate in window instead of front - luckily was let off if i sorted it asap - alas had to as M11 traffic police are stationed er well, less than 1/2 mile down the road and I have to pass regularly

So those MX5\'s I\'ve seen with the sticky on plates are illegal then? Interesting..........

AFAIK the squares are allowed on imports............ and size of plate is not importnat - it\'s the 1cm gap round the letters that is. Oh and the spacing - but as far as I\'m concerned spacing usually means it says something - like me mate\'s HI 2 MR O and therefore more memorable???!!

[Archbish]

They do seem to be quite understanding down here...  My rear plate is very illegal (spacing, characters, the lot!), and I\'ve no front plate, and I\'ve yet to be pulled anywhere for that.  Maybe it\'s (a) the type of car or (b) the way it\'s being driven or (c) the driver.  I\'m sure if I drove it like a **** round town, I\'d be done in seconds.  I don\'t think I\'m a particularly fast driver, but I think I\'m safe, and careful where plod might be hanging out...

btw - if you are careful with the rear plate, you can bury it deep enough under the bumper that Speed Cameras cannot see it as it\'s obscured by the top of the bumper.

[chrisBoid]

I have a 2 line number plate, using the official sizes of font, and spacing as on the DVLA\'s site (for an import).  It mentioned the official spacing between lines so I assumed that they allow 2 line number plates (making it square).

Or is mine not square and I\'ve got the wrong end of the stick?

Template I made up from the DVLA dimensions : -

[Archbish]

Nyeeea, what\'s up doc....

[chrisBoid]

Hehehe LOL, I\'ve never looked at it like that before

And now that\'s all I will ever see when I look at it, darn it

[davehg]

Wont putting the plate there cause overheating problems?

[chrisBoid]

Well, I could certainly do without it

I drove it around for 8 months with a much bigger garage fitted number plate on and everything was fine, but I really wish there was a legal alternative as I am aware of the reduction in air flow

Here\'s the old one :o

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[davehg]

very very nice looking car though......