New number plates required, where best to order?

[Romanymagic]

Hi Folks

Need some quick advice. One of my colleagues accidentlly nudged my car this morning in the car park and thankfully the only damage is to the front number plate which has a crack running through it.

Time to get new number plates, but having done a quick google their are so many companies offering an online service I wondered if anyone here could recommend a company to buy my new plates from?

All advice gratefully received.

Cheers

RM

[raceboy]

I ordered some from here late last week and they arrived yesterday

http://www.motoshowplates.com/

Seem to be ok, they were the cheapest I could find at £21 delivered including some new screws and I added the BS number as the 'slogon' to make them 'legal'

Just need to get round to fitting them now.

[Jonny671]

Halfords.

You cannot beat them really.. They do the bottom legal writing stuff in yellow or white, depending on the plate colour so its hardly noticeable and they do it whilst you stand there.

[RizzoTheRat]

I took my V5 down to the local motorfactors (Camberly Autofactors) and they made one while I waited. Remember to put a bit of tape on them and drill through the tape rather than just drilling the plastic directly.

[pmanson]

I've used both Halfords and Craig's plates in the past and would happily use either again

[Tom_C76]

fancyplates.com do fully legal plates as well as the show stuff. Used them several times and the plates are sent out Special Delivery.

[shakotan]

www.craigsplates.co.uk

Used them many-a-time.

[raceboy]

Fancyplates appears to closed for some reason.

http://www.fancyplates.com/

Looking for somewhere to make me a rear only TVR style rear plate now.

[ThunderSpook]

Just go to Halfords, only takes them 10 mins and then it's done and you don't have to worry about it any more.

[Romanymagic]

Halfords is a possible option I guess, presumably its a while you wait service?

[Jonny671]

Romanymagic said:

Halfords is a possible option I guess, presumably its a while you wait service?

Yep, 5 minutes to do.

[sparks_E39]

Got mine done at Halfords for less than £25 and I had a fancy black border and all, great quality plates and takes mere minutes.

[Hitler Hadrump]

Plenty of people offering to make them on eBay, I just got a front plate done for £7.45 inc p&p. Very good it is too.

[mp3manager]

RizzoTheRat said:

I took my V5 down to the local motorfactors (Camberly Autofactors) and they made one while I waited. Remember to put a bit of tape on them and drill through the tape rather than just drilling the plastic directly.

You don't need to drill through tape as all plates should be drilled from the back.

Ideally put the old plate on top of the new one and use the same drill holes.....from the back.

[Red Devil]

I would be wary of some e-bay suppliers as their plates are not always legal. I have seen them without the mandatory supplier ID and/or BS AU 145d markings as they are not registered suppliers. Get a tug from BiB and they want to find something you're looking at an FPN. Always use motor factors myself - a lot cheaper than Halfords. As it happens I needed a new front plate last week. £8 inc VAT & did it while I waited. Took about 10 minutes. Need to take V5C and D/L.