No rear numberplate suround and white plate?

[SwirlyE30]

Im wondering about taking off my rear number plate surround and trying to go for somthing like this



I also want a White rear number plate. Is this legal? (Cuk325?) Trying to get my motor really clean/euro.


Cheers

[dobbie82]

Hiya, I am afriad that laws have changed with number plates now, the DVLA want every car to have standard plated, standard colours, spacing etc
This is from their website:

In Brief
All registration marks including marks purchased through DVLA's sales scheme must be displayed in accordance with The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 (obtainable from Her Majesty's Stationery Office).

Rules for the display of number plates are set out in law, briefly these are: -

A number plate must be displayed at the front and rear of motor vehicles (with some exceptions).
Number Plates must be easy to read and meet the British Standard.
Lettering should be black on a white plate at the front and a yellow at the rear.
The background surface should be reflex-reflecting but the characters must not.
There are separate requirements for traditional number plates displayed on vehicles constructed before 1 January 1973.
Lettering and spacing must be of a set size.



THE BRITISH STANDARD
The British Standard sets out the physical characteristics on the number plate. This includes:

Visibility
Strength
Reflectivity
The British Standard also requires that a number plate must be marked with the following information: -

The British Standard Number (currently BS AU 145d)
The name, trade mark, or other means of identification of the manufacturer or component supplier. (The company who actually make the number plate.)
The name and postcode of the supplying outlet. (The 'supplying outlet' is taken to mean a company whose business consists wholly or partly of selling number plates.)
A non-reflective border and the Euro-symbol with the national identification letters are optional additions.
There shall be no other markings or material contained on the number plate.

[Adammcf]

To be honest I dont really like the look of that white one with the plate surround missing. It makes it look more like a stock car or something. lol

[M3Jimbo]

I was thinking of doing something similar to mine!!

I wanted the german style plates from some where like eutags! I want the
pressed metal ones both white with all the badges and the german style
surround! with my reg on it!

I was thinking because its Lhd and a german car that i might get away with it?? what do ya recon??

I could always grow a mullet aswell think that might help??

[nav786]

i'm not a fan either. i think it just dont look right with no surround. i do like german plates though, but they are not legal

[cuk325]

major illegal bud. dont do it....

[Simon]

I like the removed number plate surround, US cars don't usually have the surrounds anyway though. M3's don't have any rear surround either.

[cuk325]

I like the removed number plate surround, US cars don't usually have the surrounds anyway though. M3's don't have any rear surround either.

i like the look of the removal

[Zayyan]

Just painting the surround white would make a huge difference and still be legal with a yellow rear plate....you must have some paint left from doing the sills?

[Simon]

Just painting the surround white would make a huge difference and still be legal with a yellow rear plate....you must have some paint left from doing the sills?

Would be easier to just remove the surround though?

I'm about to send a PM...

[Zayyan]

Just painting the surround white would make a huge difference and still be legal with a yellow rear plate....you must have some paint left from doing the sills?

Would be easier to just remove the surround though?

Thought it might be messily glued on or something!

Never really examined the rear numberplate surround though, so wouldn't know