Discussion
woppum said:
Get a £40 fine every now and again. Just no where to put one really
As the saying goes 'just write the ticket officer', do you just say that or it fell off as an excuse? At the end of the day £40 is nothing (relatively) to keep the lines of the car, although I appreciate that you must work for your money, its an occasional expense Im sure you're more than happy to pay
Do you use a different one for each day of the week or does it depend on how you feel/weather on the day, or what your business plans may be?
mattf93 said:
nutbehinddawheel said:
This now is dealt with by a fixed penalty notice and a £100 fine.
Some call it an aesthetic tax !
Not an owner, but I am hoping this is a non endorsable offence, i.e. no points will come out of it?Some call it an aesthetic tax !
This trend started in London (where the bulk of modern Supercars are garaged)
Seems you are more likely to fall foul of the law if your plate is "undersize" rather than not present (evidence of "failed" adhesive strips on front of car helps and said plate inside car)
Anjum said:
gt500nick said:
Really why is it illegal I was under the impression vinyl plates were legal
Size - too small...It could be made taller without exceeding the depth of the upper "bumper"; height is not an issue.
It's not too narrow: there is no required minimum overall width, just a requirement that the border outside the first and last characters be of a certain width. The fewer the characters in the registration number, the narrower the plate may be.
As regards your broader (no pun intended) point, that there is not enough road clearance for the rigid plate, there are several hundred 599s in circulation in Europe/UK, and pretty much every other owner has found a way to affix and maintain a front reg plate, as required by law in countries which in some cases are much less tolerant of missing reg plates than UK authorities can be.
Furthermore, the 599 is a far cry from being the only car to have this problem. Again, almost all other owners have coped.
mattf93 said:
FalconWood said:
Works ok for me!!
mattf93 said:
FalconWood said:
Works ok for me!!
FalconWood said:
I have done 900 miles this year. Drove it in the Italian Lakes and also to the Factory. Wonderful time. Back at home have been down to the NW Ferrari meet at Mitton Hall too. Have it taxed until end of september and then will rest it up for 6 months. Only done 1700 miles now but it is my favourite car by some distance!!
What makes it so special to you?What differences with a standard 599 do you find (if you had a standard 599)?
Have to say it was my favourite gto in the classifieds for some time, I know of a bianco fuji one also and that looks awesome!
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