Supercar immunity to front plates ( again )
Supercar immunity to front plates ( again )
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SodiumThiopental

Original Poster:

468 posts

2 months

Saturday 23rd May
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight police “re educating” people about regs regarding front plates, on their “supercars”.


Looks ugly, yeah, do as you are told or risk the consequences, also yeah.

GeniusOfLove

5,177 posts

38 months

Saturday 23rd May
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Unfortunately many people who own supercars (and the sycophants who are so keen to nosh off people who own supercars) do very little to dispell the impression that only total s own supercars or want to lick the scrotum of anyone who does, which must be quite annoying for the 1% of supercar owners or enthusiasts who aren't, in fact, total s.

All of whom are on PH, I am sure wink

OutInTheShed

13,721 posts

52 months

Sunday 24th May
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The highways wombles should pull these people over, get a cordless drill, a plate and some self-tappers out of the van....

PorkInsider

6,433 posts

167 months

Sunday 24th May
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What an absolute bell: "Show me where u put a plate on those cars" rolleyes

Can he not engage all of the half-a-dozen brain cells he possesses to conclude that there was clearly somewhere to put the plates when the cars were type-approved for the UK?


davek_964

10,967 posts

201 months

Sunday 24th May
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The problem is though that the punishment for running without one is fairly trivial.
If I didn't want a front plate, a possible £100 fine wouldn't make any difference to my decision.
Potential 3 points would.

SodiumThiopental

Original Poster:

468 posts

2 months

Sunday 24th May
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davek_964 said:
The problem is though that the punishment for running without one is fairly trivial.
If I didn't want a front plate, a possible £100 fine wouldn't make any difference to my decision.
Potential 3 points would.
I’ve often wondered what happens if someone runs ULEZ / speed / whatever cams without a front plate.

Doesitdrive

1,295 posts

7 months

Sunday 24th May
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SodiumThiopental said:
I ve often wondered what happens if someone runs ULEZ

/ speed / whatever cams without a front plate.
Not sure if the case now, but LEZ cameras would only pick up front number plates, and the amount of old vans running around here with the plate in the window, obscured of course, would suggest it is still the case.

paulw123

4,628 posts

216 months

Sunday 24th May
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Needs 3 points for no front plate. Fine is no deterrent.

Ed Boon II

288 posts

7 months

Sunday 24th May
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I really don’t think this will ever be an issue for Bryan Moore.

valiant

13,695 posts

186 months

Sunday 24th May
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PorkInsider said:
What an absolute bell: "Show me where u put a plate on those cars" rolleyes

Can he not engage all of the half-a-dozen brain cells he possesses to conclude that there was clearly somewhere to put the plates when the cars were type-approved for the UK?
Funny how they'd find a place to put it when it comes up for it's MOT.

Downward

5,505 posts

129 months

Sunday 24th May
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Strange that the only type of people who don’t do front number plates have super cars or some st box VAG car with blacked out windows

Dave Hedgehog

16,040 posts

230 months

Sunday 24th May
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SodiumThiopental said:
davek_964 said:
The problem is though that the punishment for running without one is fairly trivial.
If I didn't want a front plate, a possible £100 fine wouldn't make any difference to my decision.
Potential 3 points would.
I ve often wondered what happens if someone runs ULEZ / speed / whatever cams without a front plate.
they are all rear plate facing since bikes only have a rear plate

not having a front plate or having one thats fitment is not fully compliant doesnt bother me in the slightest, just as long as they dont have it stuck on the tooking dash ....


Mikebentley

8,473 posts

166 months

Sunday 24th May
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Both the two cars shown look much happier with a front plate it’s as if they are smiling. I’ve even seen a turkey toothed roiled chav without any plates on his S4. I pointed out his plates were missing thinking they were stolen and he told me that as the government don’t look after people why should he conform with rules. He was parked on double yellow lines outside the post office and trying to tax a V8 Defender using a picture of a document on his phone. He tried to bully the Postmistress but fair play she told him to go away.

SodiumThiopental

Original Poster:

468 posts

2 months

Sunday 24th May
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Mikebentley said:
Both the two cars shown look much happier with a front plate it s as if they are smiling. I ve even seen a turkey toothed roiled chav without any plates on his S4. I pointed out his plates were missing thinking they were stolen and he told me that as the government don t look after people why should he conform with rules. He was parked on double yellow lines outside the post office and trying to tax a V8 Defender using a picture of a document on his phone. He tried to bully the Postmistress but fair play she told him to go away.
Was it “them” It’s always “them” at least round my way now.

Mikebentley

8,473 posts

166 months

Sunday 24th May
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SodiumThiopental said:
Mikebentley said:
Both the two cars shown look much happier with a front plate it s as if they are smiling. I ve even seen a turkey toothed roiled chav without any plates on his S4. I pointed out his plates were missing thinking they were stolen and he told me that as the government don t look after people why should he conform with rules. He was parked on double yellow lines outside the post office and trying to tax a V8 Defender using a picture of a document on his phone. He tried to bully the Postmistress but fair play she told him to go away.
Was it them It s always them at least round my way now.
What does “them” mean you seem very odd?

dibblecorse

7,406 posts

218 months

Monday 25th May
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Mikebentley said:
What does them mean you seem very odd?
you know, them, those people, the blokes just being your average reform voting racist twunt.

Mont Blanc

2,597 posts

69 months

Monday 25th May
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My views on this have never changed:

Most cars look far better without a front plate.

The fine is peanuts, so if you owned a car that looked better without a front plate, then there is almost no deterrent to not affixing one.

I don’t see the need for a front plate. If motorcycles can be identified, fined, sent speeding tickets, caught by a camera van, caught by ULEZ and traffic cameras, then clearly we don’t need front plates.

Wills2

28,787 posts

201 months

Monday 25th May
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We have probably the worse looking number plates in the western world, they really are dreadful especially the yellow rear ones, but at the end of the day thems the rules and it's only ever council estate chavs or excruciatingly vain supercars drivers that flout them, so cap most definitely fits.


55palfers

6,307 posts

190 months

Monday 25th May
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The Americans seem to be OK with no front plate in a number of States though.

paul_c123

2,123 posts

19 months

Monday 25th May
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Mont Blanc said:
My views on this have never changed:

Most cars look far better without a front plate.

The fine is peanuts, so if you owned a car that looked better without a front plate, then there is almost no deterrent to not affixing one.

I don t see the need for a front plate. If motorcycles can be identified, fined, sent speeding tickets, caught by a camera van, caught by ULEZ and traffic cameras, then clearly we don t need front plates.
Can you send me some peanuts