HELP Reg advice !!!!!!

[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

[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.

[jamesnutter50]

can they give you points?

Regards James

[nickso]

no idea, someone will know.

[darkchild]

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?

[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

[maxfield]

My dad got £30 found for black and grey plates.

[bazza93]

think it depends on how the copper feels

[jamesnutter50]

what does that mean? there must be a rule book somwere stating what the maximum fine etc ?

Regards

james

[josh-hocking]

look up on internet!

[josh-hocking]

VEHICLE DEFECT FORM-- Tap on the wrist and a 30 quid fine about once a year, worth every penny imo

lol

[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!!

[curryp]

definately no points.just a fine if the plods strict enough.

[jamesnutter50]

I have ordered the plates!

I will post a pic when its on the car

Thanks

James

[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!

[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!

[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.