Do cars need front number plates?
Discussion
Gwagon111 said:
I have been led to believe there is a supercar exemption, cars like enzos and the like don't have a suitable mounting point, so don't require a front plate. I'm not sure if it's true or not though.
No it's not.All cars must carry a front numberplate.
IME having a smaller front plate is worse than having no front plate because it's instantly obvious you've got a small plate but not having one doesn't stand out anything like as much.
Mellow Matt said:
I ran my Locoblade for a year without a front plate and didn't get any bother from the plod.
If it's a rare/strange car you'll probably get away with it I reckon.
It definately wouldn't be so obvious at any rate - to me, a standard, common car with no number plate stands out a mile. It just looks 'wrong'.If it's a rare/strange car you'll probably get away with it I reckon.
I've never understood why people use the stick-on number plates? From what I have been led to believe they are not legal either (more than happy to be corrected!)
camshafted said:
Strange question - I know bikes don't have front plates but do cars have to have them?
YesIf you want the detail, check out this page
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=...
I Drove around with no front numberplate for 3 weeks, Never got stopped when BIB whent past other way. no one really notices, It only got noticed once when I was parked in a car park and plod asked why.
Told truth, Company car, I did not have V5 to get numberplate so there was not a lot I could do.
His comment, put a piece of paper in the window with the reg number on!!
(I had already considered this but the fine was the same whether you had no numberplate or had it displayed in the windscreen)
No one notices when your driving. My friend has a kit car that the only time the front numberplate gets put on is for MOT. He has driven around for 4 years like this.
Told truth, Company car, I did not have V5 to get numberplate so there was not a lot I could do.
His comment, put a piece of paper in the window with the reg number on!!
(I had already considered this but the fine was the same whether you had no numberplate or had it displayed in the windscreen)
No one notices when your driving. My friend has a kit car that the only time the front numberplate gets put on is for MOT. He has driven around for 4 years like this.
Mr E said:
TommyBuoy said:
I've never understood why people use the stick-on number plates? From what I have been led to believe they are not legal either (more than happy to be corrected!)
The situation is "undefined" I'm afraid.Edited by TommyBuoy on Thursday 11th November 09:22
Gwagon111 said:
If something super rare in this country, a Lambo Reventon, or a black Enzo for example, tripped a congestion charge / speed scamera, it wouldn't take Albert Einstien to be able to work out who it was, whether or not it had a front plate.
Do you really think that the monkeys who dish out the fines know what a Reventon or an Enzo is? You wont get a tug unless plod nab you. My Elise runs fairly low and I used to clip the front number plate off leaving the parking area at my old house.
These days I just stick it in the boot, lost three or four plates to speedbumps as it was the lowest part of the car.
Think the penalty is a £60 fine and no points, well I've spent about that replacing plates, and in the 2 years since I stopped bothering I've never been stopped (touch wood).
These days I just stick it in the boot, lost three or four plates to speedbumps as it was the lowest part of the car.
Think the penalty is a £60 fine and no points, well I've spent about that replacing plates, and in the 2 years since I stopped bothering I've never been stopped (touch wood).
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