Stick on plate. Is MOT safe

[Munter]

A while back the rules on plates in the MOT changed. There was some discussion about the legality of stick on plates and if they would pass the MOT with the stricter rules.

I'm happy to report that it does pass. Ok mine is the right font and correctly spaced and reflective. But it proves they can still pass the MOT.

[Hooli]

i believe the law is phrased so you cant apply a sticky plate after the date the law came in. as long as your car is older than the law they'd have to prove you fitted the sticky plate since then to fail it.
im sure others will soon tell us why im wrong though.

[catso]

My Motorcycle 'might' have passed it's MOT with a smaller than allowed plate and also with 'race use only' exhaust but I don't think that makes it legal.

[peterguk]

AFAIK self adhesive plates havn't been legal for years, but i've never had any problems. Using the correct size, font, spacing and positioning etc. has kept me free of any issues.

[Mojocvh]

peterguk said:

AFAIK self adhesive plates havn't been legal for years, but i've never had any problems. Using the correct size, font, spacing and positioning etc. has kept me free of any issues.

Yes, play the game, most time it works out OK.

[Hooli]

catso said:

My Motorcycle 'might' have passed it's MOT with a smaller than allowed plate and also with 'race use only' exhaust but I don't think that makes it legal.

i believe the law has changed on 'race use only' exhausts. they no longer need to say 'road use' on them, just not excessively loud according to the tester.

[Dwight VanDriver]

Earlier this year it was announced that VOSA were to tighten up on plates that did not comply with the Regs and refuse MOT. For some reason, not disclosed they backed down on the strict interpretion.

dvd

[Munter]

Dwight VanDriver said:

Earlier this year it was announced that VOSA were to tighten up on plates that did not comply with the Regs and refuse MOT. For some reason, not disclosed they backed down on the strict interpretion.

dvd

Thats irritating. I was hoping that it would get some of the daft plates off the road. I'd have been fine fitting the solid plates back on for that.

Ah well it was just another gov waste of time and money.

[Noger]

It wasn't retrospective though BS 145D was it ? So pre 2001, stick on plates are legal (ish). Didn't 145A say something about "first horizontal surface" or something ? Which was kinda tricky on curcy cars.

As long as the spacing and font are OK I think you are OK. Pre-2001 font was also more of a grey area too. You used to be able to get away with some funky - yet legal - fonts.

[Vipers]

I assume a stick on plate, is a total stick on plate,ie the entire plate is sticky backed, as apposed to the regular type of plate stuck on by little strickers, (akin to bluetak) ?.

My plate was made up by Arnold Clarks in Aberdeen, and I was offered two little sticker pads to attach it to the vehicle, so I assume this is legal, it has passed 3 MOT's since then.

So if this is OK, why not a total stick on plate,

[Red Devil]

Dwight VanDriver said:

Earlier this year it was announced that VOSA were to tighten up on plates that did not comply with the Regs and refuse MOT. For some reason, not disclosed they backed down on the strict interpretion.

dvd

http://www.motester.co.uk/

See the column on the right headed Number Plate Fiasco!

[Hooli]

Vipers said:

I assume a stick on plate, is a total stick on plate,ie the entire plate is sticky backed, as apposed to the regular type of plate stuck on by little strickers, (akin to bluetak) ?.

My plate was made up by Arnold Clarks in Aberdeen, and I was offered two little sticker pads to attach it to the vehicle, so I assume this is legal, it has passed 3 MOT's since then.

So if this is OK, why not a total stick on plate,

from memory a sticky plate is legal if it meets the requirements & is mounted perfectly flat (so no curved over the bonnet) the problem is no-one makes a sticky backing that meets the standard for reflective backings as far as im aware.