New Regulations on personal plates to be introduced 2026

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman)]

2 hours ago, DannyTGS said:

The point I’m making is the law looks more lenient on no plate than it does on a plate that’s say too small, when you look at both offences no plate would suggest the worse of the 2

No, having no plate could be accidental, lack of checking on the car before starting a journey, the result of theft etc.

 

Whereas an “illegal” plate demonstrated “intent”. ie you knew the law and deliberately with a forethought ignored it and fitted something that even warned you it was not road legal.

 

You have to remember, much like my attempt to pervert the course of justice example earlier, anything that very obviously shows you knew it was wrong, and or illegal but did it anyway, especially if you compounded things by trying to avoid prosecution will potentially always be treated more harshly, because it goes against the grain of how UK law and in turn Policing by consent work.

[7Westfield]

Just to stir the pot a bit more....

Here in Nebraska, we have a proviso that you can run only a rear plate, IF your car was designed without  a front mount.  Costs an extra $50/year---usual govt graft, pay more/get less

 

Roughly 1/2 of the US are rear plate only, and we join them in 2029

[dvd8n]

I did find an interesting post from a supplier that states that getting a stick on number plate to actually conform to BS AU 145D is impossible due to bending, impact and vibration tests required.

 

The grammar and spelling is a bit idiosyncratic but the information seems reasonable: https://numberplateclinic.co.uk/stick-on-registration-plates/