Vinyl number plates. Has anyone ever been nicked?

[TOV!E]

scarble said:

Let me elaborate further for you dear.
>I'm considering doing something I know is illegal because it will make my car look cool and yolo swag jdm as f**k
>will I be in trouble for doing something illegal?

"it looks cool" should never be the reason for anything ever.

What a Tosser you are

[DBSV8]

No never
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Well not for number plate anyway

[shakotan]

IF the vinyl backing is retro-reflective (which is possible to get)

IF the font/spacing/size is correct

IF it is marked with the BE EN number and manufacturer details

IF it it located appropriately on the vehicle conforming to the Display Of Registration Marks

Then there is no reason a stick-on plate cannot be used legally.

http://www.dmb.uk.com/prod/2424/custom-number-plat...

Edited by shakotan on Friday 19th September 11:34

[John145]

scarble said:

CrutyRammers said:

That's why you're not cool

Because I don't try to be? Real cool is effortless, if you have to try, you're not

Scarble:
Occupation: powertrain engineer
Region: Midlands

[Hooli]

JVaughan said:

I put a stickon plate on the bonnet of our offroader after breaking the numberplate multiple times.
Just used to keep the broken one in the boot to show that I am not taking the p1ss, and that im trying to stay as legal as I can given that the front plate was easily damaged and broken.
Never had an issue in 4 years of driving with it .. and saved a fortune on replacement plates.

I did the same with a Discovery I had years ago, for the same reason. Same result too.

[colonel c]

shakotan said:

IF the vinyl backing is retro-reflective (which is possible to get)

IF the font/spacing/size is correct

IF it is marked with the BE EN number and manufacturer details

IF it it located appropriately on the vehicle conforming to the Display Of Registration Marks

Then there is no reason a stick-on plate cannot be used legally.

http://www.dmb.uk.com/prod/2424/custom-number-plat...

Thanks for the link. Plates ordered.
All in the name of better engine cooling efficiency and weight saving.

[scarble]

That's better
To be fair, there's a Mk1 MX-5 on my street and whenever I turn into the road (if it's facing the right way) I think how awful it looks, so certainly some cars can benefit from it. I think the angle of it is one of the factors they're a bit stricter on. I can't really imagine how it is on an RX-8 though, have never thought the plate looked awkward on them.

John145 said:

Scarble:
Occupation: powertrain engineer
Region: Midlands

oof, fair point, but I never claimed I was cool and I stand by my statement that true cool is effortless, you don't buy clothes thinking "this'll make me look cool", more "I like this" and the clothes look cool because you are wearing them and because of how you wear them, provided a car isn't an ugly pos like an Aztec or a Q7, if you're cool, you can pull it off.
Furthermore if you have to ask if something will get you into trouble before you do it? Not cool.
Sorry OP.

[seany87]

I had an MX5 with a vinyl plate, it was reflective, correct size, font and spacing.

It was also parked in a police car park for 3 years when I worked there with many, many anal traffic officers wandering past it every day with no issues.. you will be fine.

[colonel c]

scarble said:

That's better
To be fair, there's a Mk1 MX-5 on my street and whenever I turn into the road (if it's facing the right way) I think how awful it looks, so certainly some cars can benefit from it. I think the angle of it is one of the factors they're a bit stricter on. I can't really imagine how it is on an RX-8 though, have never thought the plate looked awkward on them......................


Furthermore if you have to ask if something will get you into trouble before you do it? Not cool.
Sorry OP.

Indeed that is much better. You make so much more sense when you reply with words of wisdom instead of acronyms and sarcasm. However I'm afraid you assumed way too much from my original post, which simply concerned the legalities and consequences of vinyl plates.
PH is definitely not a place I would ever seek style or coolness advice from.

[JamesyBoy75]

I'm looking for a smaller plate for my GT4, not vinyl, but it's a JDM RC (Carlos Sainz). I want to free up all that space the designers put into front of the car (for cooling and weight saving reason)...

Does anyone know where I can get an undersized number plate made up?

[colonel c]

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Does anyone know where I can get an undersized number plate made up?
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ebay.

[Vaud]

DBSV8 said:

Love the Lotus. Stunning.