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[unlucky mark mv6]

Is it illegal to have black number plates with chrome lettering.

[TheBoy]

yes, on modern cars

[mantahatch]

Yes only legal on pre 1st August 1973 iirc.

Mike

P.S. I belive some cars registered after the above date have successfully proven they where manufactured before this date and so can display them.

[unlucky mark mv6]

What a backward world we live in,the point is weather the car is one year old or thirty years old,the plod still couldent read the plates.

[TheBoy]

What a backward world we live in,the point is weather the car is one year old or thirty years old,the plod still couldent read the plates.

Rules change, but cannot always apply rule to existing vehicles.

For instance, cars sold after 1986 have to have rear seat belts.

[Welung666]

As a bonus In addition the ANPR systems can't read the pressed aluminium plates very well.

[KillerWatt]

As a bonus In addition the ANPR systems can't read the pressed aluminium plates very well.

If ANPR can't read your plate for any reason, it alerts the operator which results in a tug anyway.

[Welung666]

As a bonus In addition the ANPR systems can't read the pressed aluminium plates very well.

If ANPR can't read your plate for any reason, it alerts the operator which results in a tug anyway.

Not in a 1963 Morris Minor it doesn't

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Yes only legal on pre 1st August 1973 iirc.

Mike

P.S. I belive some cars registered after the above date have successfully proven they where manufactured before this date and so can display them.

I took delivery of my first company car, a Ford Escort in red in August 1972, and it was equipped with black and white number plates.  I hated them on such a modern car, quickly had them changed to the then 'brand new' continental white, front, and yellow rear, reflective plates.  Much better!! 8-) 8-)

[Andy B]

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I took delivery of my first company car, a Ford Escort in red in August 1972, and it was equipped with black and white number plates.  I hated them on such a modern car, quickly had them changed to the then 'brand new' continental white, front, and yellow rear, reflective plates.  Much better!! 8-) 8-)

How things change!  

[unlucky mark mv6]

Same as if you took your car for an mot with the black plates on they would fail it,and we all think the mot is about safety,so how would a different colour plate make a car unsafe for the road.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Same as if you took your car for an mot with the black plates on they would fail it,and we all think the mot is about safety,so how would a different colour plate make a car unsafe for the road.

Because they are unreflective, and the very reason why continental plates were introduced in the first place! 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Andy B]

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Because they are unreflective, and the very reason why continental plates were introduced in the first place! 8-) 8-) 8-)

Are mainland Continents number plates reflective? I'm not sure they all are ......  :-/

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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Because they are unreflective, and the very reason why continental plates were introduced in the first place! 8-) 8-) 8-)

Are mainland Continents number plates reflective? I'm not sure they all are ......  :-/

I believe they have always been so when I have been driving in Europe.

[waspy]

As a bonus In addition the ANPR systems can't read the pressed aluminium plates very well.

If ANPR can't read your plate for any reason, it alerts the operator which results in a tug anyway.

Not in a 1963 Morris Minor it doesn't

Ready when the operator is