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HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:49 am
by jamesnutter50
What is the worst that could happen by having a smaller reg on the front of the car? e.g fine, points ?
This is going on my classic BMW so they will be the old type black and silver number plate.
Thanks in advance
James
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:52 am
by nickso
depends on the plod at the time. they should stop you for smaller plates but they should be stopping me for german ones and they dont.
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:57 am
by jamesnutter50
can they give you points?
Regards James
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:14 am
by nickso
no idea, someone will know.
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:21 am
by darkchild
jamesnutter50 wrote:can they give you points?
Regards James
I would imagine that would expect you to change it and present it to a Police Station at a later date. Failing that, who knows?
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:35 pm
by josh-hocking
they can but my dads only ever had warnings about 6 times for putting a dot inbertween two ones to make it a h!
PIIILL H----- P1-1ILL H
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:39 pm
by maxfield
My dad got £30 found for black and grey plates.
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:48 pm
by bazza93
think it depends on how the copper feels
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:17 pm
by jamesnutter50
what does that mean? there must be a rule book somwere stating what the maximum fine etc ?
Regards
james
Re: HELP Reg advice !!!!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:40 pm
by josh-hocking
look up on internet!
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:55 pm
by josh-hocking
VEHICLE DEFECT FORM-- Tap on the wrist and a 30 quid fine about once a year, worth every penny imo
lol
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:13 am
by miniblob
Never had a fine - had plates with dodgy spacing and fonts!!
Have heard the max fine is £1000 though and if you persist, the dvla can take the plate away i think!! Never heard of it happening though!!
Currently got the german E3O XX - spaced wrong and german plates!! When i got pulled, they didn't even comment on the plates!!
When i had my wrongly spaced plate on the 8 series, one copper looked angry and just told me to change it - no paperwork or nothing!!
Another copper said the plate didn't exist! I told him it was spaced wrong and he just said to get it changed by the end of the week!!
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:28 am
by curryp
definately no points.just a fine if the plods strict enough.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:13 pm
by jamesnutter50
I have ordered the plates!
I will post a pic when its on the car
Thanks
James
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:55 pm
by josh-hocking
I have ordered the plates!
I will post a pic when its on the car
Thanks
James
you shouldnt have a problem! my dad had them on his audi 80 back in the 90s a i no this is a long time a go but he was never questioned!
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:22 pm
by StuBeeDoo
I ran an under-size plate on the front of my Orion. It also had illegal spacing, but it was the correct font.
It went through 3 MOT's and I got caught by one of the speed cameras that get you from the front. Never had any problem about it. I did keep a spare standard size plate in the boot, ready to go on if I did ever get pulled - that one just had illegal spacing! 
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:47 pm
by munky30
what he said ^^
I had a legal plate. shrunk to about 2/3 normal size on my last car and it went through mot, etc.