Bean Posted May 27, 2010 Posted May 27, 2010 will a stick on plate get through an mot? i snapped mine off on the way to stonelgih and have my mot (grr) coming up Yes, well mine has managed to for years. Whether it's 100% legal, I don't think so My MOT station would'nt pass mine without proper plates! My MOT station passed my car without a front number plate, two years in a row MOT'd at the same place this year and they asked "who passed it without a front plate previously", err.. "you did" They've obviously picked up their standards. Quote
Norman Verona Posted May 27, 2010 Posted May 27, 2010 They are not legal. I've had stick on plates on the car for over 10 years and never had a problem with MOTs. To apply to the front warm the vynil with a hair dryer, wet the bonnet with a soapy solution and affix. The soapy water allows the plate to be slid into position. The plate will stick when the water dries. By heating the vynil it will contarct and take up the curvature so there are no creases. Quote
adamnreeves Posted June 2, 2010 Author Posted June 2, 2010 They are not legal. I've had stick on plates on the car for over 10 years and never had a problem with MOTs. To apply to the front warm the vynil with a hair dryer, wet the bonnet with a soapy solution and affix. The soapy water allows the plate to be slid into position. The plate will stick when the water dries. By heating the vynil it will contarct and take up the curvature so there are no creases. Number vinyl arrive today. Norman's suggestion worked a treat. I do the washing up liquid in water trick but not used a hair dryer as well. I had it ready but didn't use it at first and yes as you get to the curve even though slight it starts to crease. A few seconds with the hair dryer and its done. Quote
nikpro Posted June 2, 2010 Posted June 2, 2010 The law relating to registration plates is being tightened severly! If the Plate hasn't got BS marks and the name, post code of the plate maker displayed your vehicle can now be seized by the police and impounded until you produce correctly manufactured plates. You will then have to pay for recovery/storage - minimum of £150 + the hassle of getting home from where your car was seized You have been warned! Quote
adamnreeves Posted June 2, 2010 Author Posted June 2, 2010 The law relating to registration plates is being tightened severly! If the Plate hasn't got BS marks and the name, post code of the plate maker displayed your vehicle can now be seized by the police and impounded until you produce correctly manufactured plates. You will then have to pay for recovery/storage - minimum of £150 + the hassle of getting home from where your car was seized You have been warned! How come my plate from halfords where I had to show the documents did not put their name or post code on my plate bought last week. It does have the bs mark though. Maybe the change in the law cannot be retrospectively applied and not yet in? Quote
Captain Colonial Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 I think you'll find the police generally have better things to do than seize cars where number plates are OK in terms of size, font, readability and reflectivity because the tiny BS mark, name and post code are missing. They are just interested in how quickly you can be nailed by a camera for doing 34 in a 30. I have never understood why governments haven't had the guts to make number plates themselves, in prisons or elsewhere, instead of letting any old numpty make and sell them. The cost of cloning plates is unreal, both to car owners and government in lost penalty charges, as well as insurance companies. Is the UK the only country in the world where this happens? Quote
Norman Verona Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Captain, making "official" plates in prisons won't stop "Illegal" plates being made elsewhere. Quote
Captain Colonial Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Captain, making "official" plates in prisons won't stop "Illegal" plates being made elsewhere. I'm sure you're right and wouldn't stop it 100%, but if they were pressed metal ones instead of plastic ones, with certain safeguards like holographic stickers, it would practically all but eliminate it. Plate copying certain doesn't happen in the States at all, as there's no profit in it. Quote
Norman Verona Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Capt'n, is there any reason to clone plates in the US. Do you have thousands of speed cameras issuing fines every minute of the day? Do you have city centre charges to pay? Can you visit your mistress without being recorded by a dozen number plate cameras? Quote
bhouse Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Gratuitous fines? Control of the masses? Surveillance of the individual? Now that seems like a society ol' J Edgar would have approved of - as long as he was exempt, naturally... Quote
Captain Colonial Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 Capt'n, is there any reason to clone plates in the US. Do you have thousands of speed cameras issuing fines every minute of the day? Do you have city centre charges to pay? Can you visit your mistress without being recorded by a dozen number plate cameras? Biggest problem with cloning is having your car stolen and the scum making number plates that match those of an identical car not stolen, so your car doesn't get found before being broken up, used in a crime or exported. Yes, they have speed and red light cameras - lots of them. Don't know about the city centre thing in the USA. On the mistress front, I have no experience so can't comment! Quote
nikpro Posted June 3, 2010 Posted June 3, 2010 It is not part of the MOT test to check that the registration platessupplied on or after 1st September 2001display the BS AU 145d marking, or the name and postcode of the registration plate supplier. However, these markings are a legal requirement and you will be committing an offence if they are not displayed. Taken from: Reg. Plates VOSA regularly carry out check points these days. Quote
Westy1700 Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Small chat with constabulary on a run out to the coast on Saturday evening on just the same topic....I suspect a memo has gone out to most of the forces to look out for us.....he stopped me from behind after following at the legal speed limit for a while.... I pointed out better to have a small one than none at all because the speed humps take them out and contrary to your man this one advised me to put a full size sticky across the bonnet.....to which i advised would be less visible and actually contravene the construction and use directive dictating that the plate be at 90 degress.... He also advised that i could put a plate across the grill but i had to point out that we need as much cooling on these things as we can get, especially when approaching 70mph. He was reasonable enough to warn me and issue a defect rectification note _ that p'd me off knowing my trusty home built car has 'defects' but its cheaper than 3 points and a £60sheets.... i guess i've had my 3 years and got away with it, now its back to boring plates and replacing them every five minutes..... The law on it is pretty specific, interpretations vary and some get away with a slapped wrist whilst others are not so lenient and picking up the points and fine straight off... I was impressed that i was recognised as a safe driver and not your 'typical boy racer'......just as a 20 something came hooning round the corner in his focus and nearly took plod out.... Quote
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