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Not unless your Westfield was registered before 1st January 1973, they aren't. Good luck using that as evidence in court. "Your Honour, my evidence is from a TikTok account purported to be that of a traffic officer." The reflectivity has to be to a very high measured standard and the BS number has to be affixed by the supplier, which none of them will do now. Here's an example of a very naughty online plate supplier's wording: Stick On Number Plates | Pro Plates “These plates are 520mm x 111mm ( standard sized number plates ) and Road legal DVLA BSAU certified, this means we use the very best class A reflective.” Very naughty and misleading wording to say the least. By their own admission, they’re only referring to the reflective quality and plate size, not the finished plate itself with numbers. Once you add the numbers, they can happily and legally wash their hands of you. Note that it doesn’t say which BSAU code. The first one was BSAU 145a issued in 1972, very different to the current BSAU 146e. If you used this as a defense, you’d almost certainly lose. Just because it’s reflective and uses the right size and font, that does not make it road legal on anything registered after 1st January 1973 . If there’s no manufacturers name and postcode on it, it’s not a legal number plate. That’s why they often get manufactured in Ireland, hiding behind a redirected UK phone number, so they can skirt the law on that point. The ones manufactured in the UK are all required to have the manufacturer’s name and postcode displayed on them. I have looked high and low for years and never found a UK-based manufacturer of fully road legal stick-on number plates. It’s absolutely your car and your right to take a chance with a stick on number plate if you so wish. It’s also the police’s right to apply either the spirit of the law (not legal but readable and reflective = let it slide) or the letter of the law (not legal = warning or ticket). Only you can decide for yourself if you are happy to risk it. If you draw attention to yourself in some way and get pulled over by speeding or driving like a b***, then decide to get a bit snippy about it, it’s just possible the officer in question will slowly put his magnifying glass over it and add that to your ticket if they so desire. Personally, I like how they look and hope none of you using them ever get a ticket. I'm running hard plates without a BS number, but they were manufactured two decades ago, so hopefully that's okay. Not being Lieutenant Buzzkill here, but you deserve to know the above. My advice is not to use stick-on plates on anything registered after 1st January 1973, but the list of people who have not taken advice from me over the years is long and distinguished.

ive a duct and vent, i think above my vent will look best however below the duct is closer to the front, will see what looks best once it arrives

Sad but necessary sale of my Westie after 15 years to make room for my newly purchased GT6 - like me the toys are getting older and slower. Registered as a 91 build but converted to a Vauxhall redtop engine in 2001. Installation included twin Dellortos, SBD inlet manifold and ARP bolts. Type 9 gearbox. It had a new chassis, running gear and Westfield LSD fitted by Steve Davis at Middlewich Autobodies in 2013. I have installed a quick release steering wheel, NoDiz pro ignition and a half roof, doors and boot cover from Softbits. Too much time on my hands over covid means it has a home crafted kevlar dash and lightweight loom with solid state relays. Seats are tired but I decided that since they are a bit of a personal choice, I would price accordingly rather than replace them myself. Sold with 12 months MOT, I am looking for £7500. DM me for more pics, questions and any further details on spec and history. I am in Solihull. My mobile is 07836 603515.

I stuck mine below the duct

Speak to andrew at toybox he will have put them on that car he also sells them on ebay for about £650ish

Afternoon guys the next wscc is on tuessay the 14th of this month we are going to do a run out (weather permitting ) meeting @thechurchmouse DH23RJ for 6.45-7pm the run will be one that Scott Taylor aka @westfield_bumble organised last year finishing at the jolly driver again Look forward to to see you guys there

Well yes but the media adds fuel to the fire

not just petrol oil products in general and prices being raised unnecessarily i had to buy oil to top up yesterday from a big company sportsbike shops £72 for 4ltr last year £51 bunch of crooks this can of oil was probably in stock before any war so why hike the price thanks don

No that falls squarely on the shoulders of some deranged orange faced despot…

Could I take the black please? PM'd Thanks Ken

seems different area are panicking more than others, most likely the medias fault

Do you happen to still know the wheel size and offset (ET value) of this?

The price of petrol always reminds me that it used to cost £10 to fill my Westfield when it was built 30 years ago.

I thought the same but then wondered if it was battery charge/drain condition or similar?

Easter Bunny doing delivery duties this time....

I have the same ECU @dvd8n - impressed so far and seems to have a lot of functionality (virtually none of which I’m using!). Keen to hear how the CANLambda system works, as wideband seems to be a great idea to me.

I've driven from Glencoe to Goole today. No problems filling up on the 7 hour drive

Spent quite a bit of time tracking down petrol today; quite a few supermarkets and stations in my area were completely out. The guy in the station where I found some said that something had kicked off a panic.

I can only guess speed. But when you zoom in, it doesn’t really make sense,

Looks like a nice run out. We missed it due to being down in Dorset, where we have just randomly bought a horse trailer. At least we will have when Monzo believe we’ve not fallen for a scam!

That was a really enjoyable run out. Sorry I was late arriving (only 5 minutes) and had to leave early. The car was looking well used when I got home but at least it stayed mainly dry.

What do the different colour represent?

As recommended by the installer. He seems to be a fan of them. David

A good run round on mainly quiet roads. Thanks @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative for the usual great planning. Flashbacks to my 'risky rear' pics from our 1st Le Mans Trip in 2017. Apparently @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative thinks I was taking a pic of her tread depth! Only @Jakejmagee and I know the skill required to get round this bend safely! my Bluetooth battery monitor also logs my runs - here’s today route