Plate in window
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Pretty sure its got to be forward of the front axle?
I'm 33 now but have gone through the whole "VW scene" thing from 17 on wards, I however picked the performance scene rather than big Bentley wheels etc.
The one thing that used to make me think what a dick, was people who would remove their plate of the plinth and have it smoothed, then cable tie the plate lower down directly in front of the Intercooler.
I'm 33 now but have gone through the whole "VW scene" thing from 17 on wards, I however picked the performance scene rather than big Bentley wheels etc.
The one thing that used to make me think what a dick, was people who would remove their plate of the plinth and have it smoothed, then cable tie the plate lower down directly in front of the Intercooler.
Why do you care?
I removed the front plate off my Mustang when i got it home from the dealership 6 months ago (made sure they did not drill the bumper).
Have driven by many police cars, and live 20 seconds from police station. Have not had a single word said to me about the lack of front plate.
The only person who has moaned about it is the old guy at the council tip, as the camera couldn't pick up the plate, and had to check i had a booking manually!
So guess the police don't really care, and suspect they will care even less about a plate in the windscreen.
I removed the front plate off my Mustang when i got it home from the dealership 6 months ago (made sure they did not drill the bumper).
Have driven by many police cars, and live 20 seconds from police station. Have not had a single word said to me about the lack of front plate.
The only person who has moaned about it is the old guy at the council tip, as the camera couldn't pick up the plate, and had to check i had a booking manually!
So guess the police don't really care, and suspect they will care even less about a plate in the windscreen.
It's definitely illegal. I think I started a thread on same months back.
I'm amazed that people continue to get away with it. The police simply don't give a f
k, quite frankly.
It looks chavvy as hell as well and it's a racing certainty that those who do it are probably committing various other offences too - no insurance, no tax, various other construction and use offences, etc, etc, etc.
I'm amazed that people continue to get away with it. The police simply don't give a f
k, quite frankly. It looks chavvy as hell as well and it's a racing certainty that those who do it are probably committing various other offences too - no insurance, no tax, various other construction and use offences, etc, etc, etc.
vonhosen said:
Thanks. I'm still not getting this "vertical" thing though? Plates are fitted horizontally, surely? It does demonstrate, though, that a plate inside the windscreen is illegal as they must be fitted "on" the vehicle, not within it.
AJL308 said:
vonhosen said:
Thanks. I'm still not getting this "vertical" thing though? Plates are fitted horizontally, surely? It does demonstrate, though, that a plate inside the windscreen is illegal as they must be fitted "on" the vehicle, not within it.
Horizontally = laying flat on it's back
vonhosen said:
AJL308 said:
vonhosen said:
Thanks. I'm still not getting this "vertical" thing though? Plates are fitted horizontally, surely? It does demonstrate, though, that a plate inside the windscreen is illegal as they must be fitted "on" the vehicle, not within it.
Horizontally = laying flat on it's back
Either way, it's definitely illegal to have it on the dashboard. Not to mention horribly chavvy and makes quite a statement about the "type" of people who do it.
normalbloke said:
I like these plates. They are another early warning that the driver is a throbber. It’s up there with misted windows,driving with a hoodie up,front tints,boss plates,sat nav in the centre of the screen, ‘4D’ drug dealer plates etc etc etc..
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