terribleturner Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Well i took the plate off the front of the car today to see how i felt with it on/off, and a couple of hours after taking it off a police man coming the other way as i drive into the supermarket flags me down. " You havn't got a front plate on" said the policeman. I told him that i'd only got it back from the bodyshop yesterday and will put it on ASAP. He said ok and drove off So tomorrow it goes back on.............NOT, ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Class One Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Make sure you have it with you.....then at least you can avoid a Vehicle Defect Rectification Notice! Avoids you being inconvienenced by some tight ass traffic cop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I've not had a front plate for around 3 months. I've driven past 4 police 'enforcement' vans and got ignored, driven past 20+ police cars and still no response. 4 weeks ago I got pulled over and got a producer and 'rectification' notice (No fine though). They advice me to put the plate in the windscreen until I got it fitted properly. Still not got it fitted properly (no-where to put it on the do-luck front) but have followed their advice so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 !! when i said my car was hit in a car park meanin the mountin brackets were buggered and pointed to the damaged bomex, i still got done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 20,000 + miles here with no front plate. It's been off the car since Aug 2003. Never been stopped yet. My Mrs got stopped for it once but they let her off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 .............NOT, ha ha. PMSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 20,000 + miles here with no front plate. It's been off the car since Aug 2003. Never been stopped yet. My Mrs got stopped for it once but they let her off. Lucky git I wouldnt get 2 miles without getting stopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 I could search but im being lazy. If i get stopped with no plate it's just a producer right, if i have a small one do i get fined?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Both really should be dealt with by VDRS ( as I mentioned before) but if you have a blatantly small one (which sabrina tells me you do!! ) they might not like that. If you're not going to have it attached carry it in the car, least you have some excuse rather than a piss take! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I could search but im being lazy. If i get stopped with no plate it's just a producer right, if i have a small one do i get fined?? IIRC, no plate = producer and £30 fine (like me ) wrong sized plate, same as above but they can give you points or somethin can't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Yes thank you Dug i was actually waiting for Ro to put that. Must be slow tonight It's the points part i'm worried about. I could always carry the small one and if i get pulled just say i knew it was illegal and waiting for the new one to come through. Or i could snap the big one, carry it round and say it wont go on etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Class one, whats the deal with motorbikes then? As from what I have been told, the cops don't like the small numbers plate in the front because they think it can effect the mobile vans making them out.. What about bikes? They have no plates on the front at all, and very small ones at the rear? Does this mean they get away with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 What about bikes? They have no plates on the front at all, and very small ones at the rear? Does this mean they get away with it? No. Bikes aren't allowed very small plates at the rear. Legal bike plates are only very slightly smaller than car plates. If they (or 'we', as I'm a biker too) have smaller than legal plates we get stopped and treated the same as a car driver with an illegal plate. I've been stopped twice in one day for the plate on my bike. Got nicked for it as well the second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I was sat in the passenger seat - I felt so ashamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I was sat in the passenger seat - I felt so ashamed. because you were spotted in a car with James? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 because you were spotted in a car with James? no because I was caught going into Budgens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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terribleturner Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 Well i did think if i had trouble i'd get out and knock him out, put him in the boot and dump him somwhere. But then i remembed the boot space of the Sup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 like I said - its not like he had your number plate details is it.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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