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Title: Black number plates
Post by: feeutfo on 11 November 2011, 00:12:35
Guessing these are NOT legal. Unless the vehicle was made before 1973....?
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Lazydocker on 11 November 2011, 00:19:53
That's my understanding :-\

Although ISTR that the mot manual didn't state colours of plates when I was testing so you could present with 2 white plates ::)
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 November 2011, 00:29:24
Never mind legal - they're for uphill gardeners unless on a classic, surely? ;)
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: feeutfo on 11 November 2011, 00:38:17
Would look gay on a Blue car certainly. :P
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 November 2011, 09:32:13
 :o
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: aaronjb on 11 November 2011, 09:52:30
Guessing these are NOT legal. Unless the vehicle was made before 1973....?

Yup.. apparently fairly guaranteed a tug, too. I never had the bottle to put the one I have onto the Nissan (black car, black plate.. bit uphill gardener, perhaps, but..)
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: henryd on 11 November 2011, 11:18:33
Definate no no      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: aaronjb on 11 November 2011, 11:19:58
Having said all that .. I also know people who have driven around with no front plate at all for four years or so without a single word said by the police, even when one had a good walk around the (relatively unusual) car at a petrol station..

Might not work so well on the Omega though - on said car there wasn't really a 'good place' for a front plate, so it didn't look out of place without one at all.
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 November 2011, 11:38:17
Having said all that .. I also know people who have driven around with no front plate at all for four years or so without a single word said by the police, even when one had a good walk around the (relatively unusual) car at a petrol station..

Might not work so well on the Omega though - on said car there wasn't really a 'good place' for a front plate, so it didn't look out of place without one at all.

 ::) <whistles> :-X
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: aaronjb on 11 November 2011, 11:40:48
Having said all that .. I also know people who have driven around with no front plate at all for four years or so without a single word said by the police, even when one had a good walk around the (relatively unusual) car at a petrol station..

Might not work so well on the Omega though - on said car there wasn't really a 'good place' for a front plate, so it didn't look out of place without one at all.

 ::) <whistles> :-X

This isn't 'people' as in a coy way of saying 'me' btw.. ;D I do not have the balls or the luck to try that - I'd get stopped after five minutes, I'm sure. And I have no desire to receive an anal probing from the boys in blue ;)

(Said people no longer own those cars either - they got all posh and upgraded to matching Porsches..)
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: feeutfo on 11 November 2011, 11:41:35
Sticker?
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: aaronjb on 11 November 2011, 11:43:39
Even less legal than the black plates.. ;D
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: 2woody on 11 November 2011, 12:20:03
Guessing these are NOT legal. Unless the vehicle was made before 1973....?

exactly right.
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 11 November 2011, 12:39:25
[evil mode on]  sorry but whats the relation between uphill gardening and black number plates ?  ;D ;D :P :P
 
any info on this "interesting" subject ;D :P
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 November 2011, 12:45:02
Sticker?

About the only thing you can sensibly put on the front of a westfield, apart from nothing, or an illegal small plate. Got bored with a full size plate getting taken out by road kill and speed humps.
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: aaronjb on 11 November 2011, 12:51:33
Sticker?

About the only thing you can sensibly put on the front of a westfield, apart from nothing, or an illegal small plate. Got bored with a full size plate getting taken out by road kill and speed humps.

Kinda similar on the VXR220 (one of the plateless cars I mentioned earlier) the front plate attaches to a little 'plinth' at the lower edge of the front bumper.. Only the plinth is only about 1" tall and 5" wide, and they stick the plate on.. so it falls off the first time you find a speed hump ;D
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: feeutfo on 11 November 2011, 13:12:54
[evil mode on]  sorry but whats the relation between uphill gardening and black number plates ?  ;D ;D :P :P
 
any info on this "interesting" subject ;D :P
Your "interest" is a little concerning cem. TB is the expert apparently. ;D
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 11 November 2011, 13:33:08
[evil mode on]  sorry but whats the relation between uphill gardening and black number plates ?  ;D ;D :P :P
 
any info on this "interesting" subject ;D :P
Your "interest" is a little concerning cem. TB is the expert apparently. ;D

 ;D ;D   
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 November 2011, 13:41:14
It's no good for your back, this gardening business, apparently. Must be all the bending over...  :-X
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 11 November 2011, 16:44:31
It's no good for your back, this gardening business, apparently. Must be all the bending over...  :-X

 ;D  I was curious what the hell is this gardening but I learned after I checked urban dictionary ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Vamps on 11 November 2011, 22:07:06
It's no good for your back, this gardening business, apparently. Must be all the bending over...  :-X

 ;D  I was curious what the hell is this gardening but I learned after I checked urban dictionary ;D ;D ;D

Think I must be looking in the wrong dictionary......... ::) ::)

gardening  14 up, 17 down
 When a group of three or more lads partake in the mass gang banging of a fair young maiden.

hey lads, claire looks drunk. Lets take her back to Tony's house for a gardening session.

 :-\ :-\ :-\


Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Kevin Wood on 11 November 2011, 22:50:51
It's no good for your back, this gardening business, apparently. Must be all the bending over...  :-X

 ;D  I was curious what the hell is this gardening but I learned after I checked urban dictionary ;D ;D ;D

You need to consult Roger's profanisaurus for the most complete education (NWS).

http://www.milkinfirst.com/dictionary/profanisaurus.htm (http://www.milkinfirst.com/dictionary/profanisaurus.htm)

 ;)
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Vamps on 11 November 2011, 22:58:40
I met a chap at a classic car show a few years ago, before ANPR was what it is today..... :)

He had a 'B' reg Mini, as in 1983 not 1963. He had retro fitted Mk 1 Mini stuff so the car looked like a MK1 Mini and he had Black plates on it, when I asked about it he said cos the car looks old he gets away with it, that most Police know no different, his words not mine....... :D :D :D
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Bixy1 on 11 November 2011, 23:49:32
Black plates are okay on anything made before 1972.

I only know that 'cos I had some on my '72 GXL Granada.  Mmm, Cool!  :y
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Andy B on 11 November 2011, 23:58:18
Black plates are okay on anything made before 1972.

.......

 ...... and that, unlike the link, is the operative word  :y. The link says registered  ???.
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: pirate on 12 November 2011, 21:03:05
as said black plates up to reg jan 73,
ive black plates on my 1970 beach buggy dude,had many classics,
dont think most police have the time or inclination re plates see loads of show plates etc round here, 8)
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Andy B on 12 November 2011, 21:06:02
as said black plates up to reg jan 73,
ive black plates on my 1970 beach buggy dude,had many classics,
dont think most police have the time or inclination re plates see loads of show plates etc round here, 8)

It's not registered, it MADE before 1st Jan 73  :y
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: pirate on 12 November 2011, 21:23:17
got me going now ,i thought it was made before jan 73 for tax exempt . eny how there you go,dont know why we bother as it seams half the cars out there have no mot no tax bugger all inssurance and a complete idiot driving it, paid my way for the last 30 years and the bloody government and insurance companies just screw you more each year, rant over at least every march i can go in post office and come out with my free tax disc for buggy ye ha.
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: aaronjb on 12 November 2011, 21:43:14
The MOT manual does say "registered", FWIW..
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Andy B on 12 November 2011, 22:00:09
The MOT manual does say "registered", FWIW..

I know, I made comment about it above, but it's wrong.  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Black number plates
Post by: Bixy1 on 14 November 2011, 00:19:20
Perhaps the phrase should be, 'cobbled together'.  ::)