German style number plates

[Rocco1]

Hello all, what do you guys think of the German style number plates that have started to appear on uk cars,as im thinking of getting some made for my 964t.

[Emeye]

IIRC You can buy legal versions. I did investigate these for my golf but never got around to it.

[Emeye]

These are the legal ones:

http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/webshop/uk-legal-plate...

Cheers.

[okgo]

Yes, but its raised lettering isn't it?

[Gompo]

They looked somewhat interesting/different 15 years ago but nowadays you're going to look like some Euro/VAG fanboy.

So I'd go with a no.

[Silver993tt]

My German colleagues wish they had UK style plates - they hate the German ones.

[swannynhb]

i have run german plates on my boxster for ages now and never been pulled

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GERMAN-Euro-Pressed-Metal-nu...

luck of the draw i suppose, get a copper in a bad mood with nothing else to do and you'll be in for a fine and probably an mot deficiency notice too.

[Zingari]

Don't worry about being pulled by the cops with these - way low down on the priorities and these can be read by ANPR/SPECS/Congestion cameras without difficulty - you know the ones all over the UK that can track where you have been. Big brother is here gentlemen.

More likely to get pulled when you p**s about with the letters/numbers to try to make them into something they are not.

[Daggerpie]

I had a set made (both white Alu)on my LHD Maritime blue 964, set the car off a treat. Had to put the standard back on for MOT's tho. Never once got a ticket and many a time parked in town on double yellows. EU Tags made mine but I dont think they're still going.

[cragswinter]

Yep I like them as well,look good on 964s for some reason?

[blackburn]

As said, popular within the VW "scene". You may also like to consider getting your ride-height "slammed" as well...

[copperman05]

Quinny said:

There is only one "legal" font for UK plates...

The German "style" is noticably different, and will sooner or later get attention from the BIB or even fail the MOT.... Why bother??

Not quite true, there are two legal fonts in the UK, the standard font and the 3D font.

[copperman05]

Not the actual plate but I have the German style holders on my Porsche like these, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Autohaus-Porsche-German-Numb...

Legal too..

Edd

[anonymous-user]

i really like the look of them. don't think they would get you pulled if you had the DE and tax and emissions stickers, what cop would want to deal with a foreigner? there's a chance any camera stuff will be thrown out at first glance too. i ran round in the gt2 with no front plate for a year with no dramas.

Edited by fbrs on Sunday 28th February 17:33

[freedman]

copperman05 said:

Quinny said:

There is only one "legal" font for UK plates...

The German "style" is noticably different, and will sooner or later get attention from the BIB or even fail the MOT.... Why bother??

Not quite true, there are two legal fonts in the UK, the standard font and the 3D font.

No, there is one legal font, but there the 3d decorative variation of this font is allowed

Legal Font is sans serif

[copperman05]

freedman said:

copperman05 said:

Quinny said:

There is only one "legal" font for UK plates...

The German "style" is noticably different, and will sooner or later get attention from the BIB or even fail the MOT.... Why bother??

Not quite true, there are two legal fonts in the UK, the standard font and the 3D font.

No, there is one legal font, but there the 3d decorative variation of this font is allowed

Legal Font is sans serif

So thats 2x fonts then...

[freedman]

copperman05 said:

freedman said:

copperman05 said:

Quinny said:

There is only one "legal" font for UK plates...

The German "style" is noticably different, and will sooner or later get attention from the BIB or even fail the MOT.... Why bother??

Not quite true, there are two legal fonts in the UK, the standard font and the 3D font.

No, there is one legal font, but there the 3d decorative variation of this font is allowed

Legal Font is sans serif

So thats 2x fonts then...

No it isnt, the fonts are identical

[fluffnik]

Silver993tt said:

My German colleagues wish they had UK style plates - they hate the German ones.

Number plates don't really benefit their owner whatever style...

What's to like?

Pressed metal ones do at least have durability in their favour.

[copperman05]

Freedman you can bang on about there being one font if you wish, I was trying to explain to people that there are two types of letter styles (fonts) that can be used for the UK number plate, just because its a version of the same font doesnt mean its not another font, Ariel and Arial bold are two separate fonts, based on the same style font.

[charge]

Got them on my 930 based trackday mule simply because plastic ones melt and curl from turbo heat. Just replaced them as they were tatty from a guy off eBay, compleat with 'D' in the blue country end. Why not, german car, german ansestry, I think zat zey are vunderbar.