spikedjack Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I wouldnt worry about it, must've had a bad day or similar to pull you up on something so insignificant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Welsh-Stealth- Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 sod the plates there are some nice looking cars in this thread!! Anyways back to the point my plates are the same as yours and i have had a few officers looking around my car and have never said anything about the plates. But the law does state that if you can fit standerd UK plates on your impoted car you must fit them and you can fit them on your supra. But they usaul dont bother with this as long as they are import size which yours are so i really wouldnt worry about it to much he was just being a dick + if standard size would be restrictive to airflow which by the looks of your bumper Dan it would? Print off gov legislation & staple it to his forehead if he pulls you up again for it at least you didn't get a fine?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Turism0 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 hehe thanks guys you've cheered me up, going to get the ruler out and start measuring and presuming all is good i'll keep the gov legislation in the car incase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 What a load of old rubbish. Its fine, I have one the same size and spun an anpr car down to the yard and it read it fine. He is chatting rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wewsupra Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 What a load of old rubbish. Its fine, I have one the same size and spun an anpr car down to the yard and it read it fine. He is chatting rubbish. Better Officer? http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g351/kaan2lee/326492_10150677809346224_1780371098_o.jpg where you this from ha ha group buy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazuk Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Slightly off topic and probably one for you Gaz but it is number plate related I know and see lots of people running the full size number plate tucked between the dash and the windscreen with no number plate on the bumper is this actually legal? My mate said he’s driven past traffic loads of times and not been had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 What a load of old rubbish. Its fine, I have one the same size and spun an anpr car down to the yard and it read it fine. He is chatting rubbish. I wondered if the width of the digits was actually wide enough. If this guy is so much of a jobsworth then he could be awkward. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Lettering looks too thin to me, if it is, then it's illegal and you deserve to be locked up you criminal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Turism0 Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Lettering looks too thin to me, if it is, then it's illegal and you deserve to be locked up you criminal! hehe definitely thinner yes, have pm'd Jurgen as my front plate was from him so he will know more about it's legality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersonic Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Slightly off topic and probably one for you Gaz but it is number plate related I know and see lots of people running the full size number plate tucked between the dash and the windscreen with no number plate on the bumper is this actually legal? My mate said he’s driven past traffic loads of times and not been had? Has to be mounted forwards of the front axle if I remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Black Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Feel your pain, I got an MOT advisory, for my super drager (a quietish zorst), I can go elsewhere in future, but he will be looking out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Slightly off topic and probably one for you Gaz but it is number plate related I know and see lots of people running the full size number plate tucked between the dash and the windscreen with no number plate on the bumper is this actually legal? My mate said he’s driven past traffic loads of times and not been had? It should be mounted on the front of the vehicle mate, to be fair we usually have much better things to do, well I do anyway. It depends on the attitude of the driver if they get stuck on or not. Just for reference, ANPR is really sharp, I have parked in front of metal fences and it has read them as L111LLL and read posters in windows etc. As with everything Police buy, it was the cheapest system available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I still think my idea is the best, takes me two seconds to remove and place over my show plate . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbryant_knight Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I had a similar run in with the police a few year ago. Here's a copy of the email i received back from the DVLA: Thank you for your email received on 11/12/09. Your email reference number is 186847. The Road Vehicles ( Display of Registration Marks) (Amendment) regulations 2002 SI no. 2687 came into force in November 2002. These amendment regulations introduce a new regulation 14A, making special provision in relation to the size and spacing of characters in the registration number of some imported vehicles. These regulations also include the display of motorcycle sizes number plates on imported vehicles. The provision only applies to vehicles imported into the UK which do not have European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval, and are so constructed, that the area available for the fixing of the registration plate precludes the display on the plate of a registration number in conformity with the requirements of regulation 14. Also contained is an amendment to regulation 3, to prohibit the use of a number plate on which the background is patterned or textured, or gives that appearance. Where a vehicle has been allocated a UK registration number, the number plate must comply with the specification and standards laid out in the Road Vehicles ( Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001, as amended. Certain imported vehicles may be permitted to display numberplates with smaller characters if the vehicle does not have European Community Vehicle Type Approval and the vehicle's construction/design cannot accommodate standard size numberplates. The dimensions for the smaller sized plate are: • each character in the registration number must be 64mm high the width of each character of the number, other than the letter 'I' and the figure '1' must be 44mm • the width of every part of the stroke forming a character in a number must be 10mm the spacing between any two characters within a group must be 10mm • the vertical spacing between groups of characters must be 5mm • the width of a margin between the number and the top and lateral sides of the numberplate must be not less than 5mm • the space between the bottom of the number/character and the bottom of the plate must not be less than 13mm, but within that space, the space between the bottom of the number and the top of the name and postcode of the person the plate was supplied must not be less than 5mm. Do not reply to this email. If you wish to contact us again about this response then please use our Reply Form or copy and paste the following URL in to your browser: https://emaildvla.direct.gov.uk/emai..._vehicles.html When filling in the form the email reference number 186847 will be required. Regards Customer Enquiries Group DVLA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbryant_knight Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Also, they still threatened to take me to court for the fine and after about 6 months to and fro-ing i said "take me to court" and they said " after reviewing the evidence, we have decided not to procede" Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Also, they still threatened to take me to court for the fine and after about 6 months to and fro-ing i said "take me to court" and they said " after reviewing the evidence, we have decided not to procede" Peter Shock, they sick mate, as with most big companies, one hand doesn't know what the other is doing, isn't aware of the regulations and can't finish a day at work without ballsing something up. Not that I am bitter about work at the moment or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 What a load of old rubbish. Its fine, I have one the same size and spun an anpr car down to the yard and it read it fine. He is chatting rubbish. I always find it amusing that "the authorities" claim that a non-standard font or layout cannot be read by their cameras. The Aussie cops like speed cameras even more than our lot do, but down there it's possible to buy personal plates that have a completely non-standard format. Funny that their cameras can cope but ours can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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