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[tidla]

to get a number plate from your local supplier, you have to supply id along with the v5 document.

to get a plate over the internet with the correct style and font, just pay the money.

does anyone in the know when this ridiculous loophole will be closed?

did the mps who made this law a few years ago not know about the tinternet?

[Debs.]

I bought a (single yellow) eBay 'showplate' for my Disco`s trailer recently; a good quality item for far less than the motor-factors.....I had no intention to defraud or break the law, rather just to pay less than the High St. price.
Did the civil servants REALLY believe that cloners/ringers would be put off by any 'law'?

Such laws (like padlocks) seem only to exist to deter the honest!

[aaronjb]

to get a number plate from your local supplier, you have to supply id along with the v5 document.

to get a plate over the internet with the correct style and font, just pay the money.

does anyone in the know when this ridiculous loophole will be closed?

did the mps who made this law a few years ago not know about the tinternet?

Hopefully never, so that we can still have some semblance of choice of supplier.

The loophole exists, IIRC, because the same law doesn't exist in NI or the channel islands, both of whom can legally produce UK plates.


Though you remind me that I saw a car the other night with completely unreadable rear plates; not a UK registration I presume (the reg. was '60006') black background and odd silver writing that turned into a silver shimmering blob at any kind of distance (looked like stamped metal plates). Never seen that before.

[tidla]

to get a number plate from your local supplier, you have to supply id along with the v5 document.

to get a plate over the internet with the correct style and font, just pay the money.

does anyone in the know when this ridiculous loophole will be closed?

did the mps who made this law a few years ago not know about the tinternet?

Hopefully never, so that we can still have some semblance of choice of supplier.

The loophole exists, IIRC, because the same law doesn't exist in NI or the channel islands, both of whom can legally produce UK plates.


Though you remind me that I saw a car the other night with completely unreadable rear plates; not a UK registration I presume (the reg. was '60006') black background and odd silver writing that turned into a silver shimmering blob at any kind of distance (looked like stamped metal plates). Never seen that before.

choice is good as debs mentioned.keeps costs down.

for example what stops me picking out your blue mr2 in a car park, ordering some "showplates" and fixing them to my blue mr2 vehicle here in the west mids?

according to any anpr camera, its legal and would attract little if any attention?
if i did run a red light, what the hell!

(black plate silver letters of six=Guernsey)

[Martin_1962]

Makes it easy to buy a plate for a trailer or caravan.

Why should I take loads of ID when I already own the vehicle

[I am a Daisy]

Got caught out with this last year. Its to do with the new MOT rules. I had bought a plate from DVLA for my bike three years ago, I  got two show plates made up for a tenner, one small plate and one standard size plate for MOT time. Failed its MOT staight away this year with that std size plate. When I asked why, its because number plates now have to carry a bsau number and the postcode of whoever made the plate. £20 for a number plate to pass its MOT lol, the bike MOT only cost £27! £20 for a plate that only gets out once a year lol

[Sixstring]

'tis true....................ran foul exactly the same myself last mot with my bike....................BUT, the tester gave me 10 mins to call missus to bring up correct plate before he failed it

[Kevin Wood]

Got caught out with this last year. Its to do with the new MOT rules. I had bought a plate from DVLA for my bike three years ago, I  got two show plates made up for a tenner, one small plate and one standard size plate for MOT time. Failed its MOT staight away this year with that std size plate. When I asked why, its because number plates now have to carry a bsau number and the postcode of whoever made the plate. £20 for a number plate to pass its MOT lol, the bike MOT only cost £27! £20 for a plate that only gets out once a year lol

Interesting.. My MOT guy said they backed down on that requirement.. and he's never failed my plates.

In any case, I'm sure the online suppliers will print a BSAU number and a postcode of your choice on the plate, thus proving its' legitimacy.

Kevin

[Del Boy]

I get mine from a bloke in Ireland, where the law staes you don't need to show the documents, so I don't do it illegitamtely.

[dragonlord]

the law was a joke anyway if you want dome hooky plates it not hard to fine a shop that wont do em with out the docs for a few quid

[I am a Daisy]

Got caught out with this last year. Its to do with the new MOT rules. I had bought a plate from DVLA for my bike three years ago, I  got two show plates made up for a tenner, one small plate and one standard size plate for MOT time. Failed its MOT staight away this year with that std size plate. When I asked why, its because number plates now have to carry a bsau number and the postcode of whoever made the plate. £20 for a number plate to pass its MOT lol, the bike MOT only cost £27! £20 for a plate that only gets out once a year lol

Interesting.. My MOT guy said they backed down on that requirement.. and he's never failed my plates.

In any case, I'm sure the online suppliers will print a BSAU number and a postcode of your choice on the plate, thus proving its' legitimacy.

Kevin

Exactly, Kevin, wasnt happy about it as it was the same guy who MOTd the bike on the previous two occasions with the old plate

[aaronjb]

the law was a joke anyway if you want dome hooky plates it not hard to fine a shop that wont do em with out the docs for a few quid

Exactly. It's a bit like saying "We've banned handguns, so now no criminals will have them!". Except they still do, because if you know those kinds of people I hear they're not exactly hard to get hold of at all..

[dragonlord]

the law was a joke anyway if you want dome hooky plates it not hard to fine a shop that wont do em with out the docs for a few quid

Exactly. It's a bit like saying "We've banned handguns, so now no criminals will have them!". Except they still do, because if you know those kinds of people I hear they're not exactly hard to get hold of at all..

not hard at all iv not exactly lead a shelterd life my self.

round my way

you could make a phone call and pick some thing with in the hour if you got the cash

easy to get one that proberly got a history you need far beter contacts a a lot more money if you whant a good one

that aint got a history and been fired

[Amigo]

Shooters? Ive got a 22 webley air rifle with Yamaha sights (i think)...
   My plates were from ebay & advertised as show use only. They have Big black Beastie where the postcode should be but the font is legal & the digitd (only 5) are properly spaced which is why the police hav'nt stopped me & my mot tester is'nt that petit. I hav'nt ridden since selling my 600 Bandit many years ago but i know bikes get picked on by traffic police alot more than cars,
    Seems laws are tighter on bikes than cars. You can run your car with any exhaust you like. (i do) but you can't fit a race can on your bike (i did). Could have something to do with where you live. The Lincolnshire fens have some lovely bike roads.

[Andy B]

Got caught out with this last year. Its to do with the new MOT rules. I had bought a plate from DVLA for my bike three years ago, I  got two show plates made up for a tenner, one small plate and one standard size plate for MOT time. Failed its MOT staight away this year with that std size plate. When I asked why, its because number plates now have to carry a bsau number and the postcode of whoever made the plate. £20 for a number plate to pass its MOT lol, the bike MOT only cost £27! £20 for a plate that only gets out once a year lol

My plates came from Funplates on line, all legal font & spacing but they don't have a suplliers post code or bsau number and have been through a couple of MOTs. Mr MOT man has never even made comment on them.