Borderless pressed plates

[sharepointalex]

Trying to find some borderless pressed number plates in the UK for my new M340i.

Can't find anywhere selling borderless ones :-( I ordered some a few years back for my F31 3 series on eBay that it appears the seller has now gone.

All the main UK suppliers don't seem to offer borderless and I don't want a black border.

If anyone knows where I can get some I would be very grateful!

Cheers

[Dr Interceptor]

I just typed borderless pressed plates into Google.... First result.

https://www.pressedplate.com/products/borderless-u...

[sharepointalex]

Dr Interceptor said:

I just typed borderless pressed plates into Google.... First result.

https://www.pressedplate.com/products/borderless-u...

Thanks I should have said - I’m trying to find a supplier where I can scan and email docs rather than posting copies to them.

[swampy442]

Hope they're only for car shows

[Quinten]

Send https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/312976168994?ViewItem=&... a message. He did my son's and took a photo as evidence. Great quality plates too, and I'm sure he can do borderless too.

[Riley Blue]

swampy442 said:

Hope they're only for car shows

Fully legal according to the website.

[Chris32345]

Riley Blue said:

Fully legal according to the website.

Well they wouldn't put they are illegal would they,m

[cj2013]

I've used passed plates, BSAU marked, for several years and multiple MOTs on various cars now. They are perfectly within legislation.

There's no legislation regarding construction material in BSAU 145d that makes plastic any more legal or preferable than pressed metal.

[Riley Blue]

Chris32345 said:

Riley Blue said:

Fully legal according to the website.

Well they wouldn't put they are illegal would they,m

Of course not but that's not the point.

[DaveCWK]

cj2013 said:

I've used passed plates, BSAU marked, for several years and multiple MOTs on various cars now. They are perfectly within legislation.

There's no legislation regarding construction material in BSAU 145d that makes plastic any more legal or preferable than pressed metal.

I thought they were illegal as they are not reflective/not sufficiently reflective?

[twocolours]

Chris32345 said:

Riley Blue said:

Fully legal according to the website.

Well they wouldn't put they are illegal would they,m

Actually most places state which of their plates are road legal and which are 'show plates'

[Dr Interceptor]

OP - Try this site, they offer pressed aluminium with no border... https://www.number1plates.com/shop/builder

[DaveyBoyWonder]

As long as pressed plates:
- have a reflective background
- have the correct font
- don't have anything stupid like the German "D" flag
- have the correct BS and makers marks

... they're legal. That said, I bought some supposedly legal pressed plates on eBay and they have neither BS or makers marks. Told the seller and heard nothing back so there are chancers out there...

[Xstyle]

Dr Interceptor said:

OP - Try this site, they offer pressed aluminium with no border... https://www.number1plates.com/shop/builder

They don't. I just emailed Number1plates, there response is:

"No sorry.
All pressed blanks come with a black border on from the supplier."

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

Could someone explain to me why you would want these anyway? These sort of people I assume for their 2010 black Range Rover with black wheels and tinted windows?

[RSTurboPaul]

ThingsBehindTheSun said:

Could someone explain to me why you would want these anyway? These sort of people I assume for their 2010 black Range Rover with black wheels and tinted windows?

Some might be wishing to recreate an in-period look from some point in the previous century.

[CHLEMCBC]

RSTurboPaul said:

Some might be wishing to recreate an in-period look from some point in the previous century.

Some might be supporting a stereotype...

[OverSteery]

DaveyBoyWonder said:

As long as pressed plates:
- have a reflective background
- have the correct font
- don't have anything stupid like the German "D" flag
- have the correct BS and makers marks

... they're legal. That said, I bought some supposedly legal pressed plates on eBay and they have neither BS or makers marks. Told the seller and heard nothing back so there are chancers out there...

Ah yes, that old favourite in legislation “don’t have anything stupid “.

[aturnick54]

Xstyle said:

They don't. I just emailed Number1plates, there response is:

"No sorry.
All pressed blanks come with a black border on from the supplier."

Can't even find metal plates on their website.

It seems the emblems are already present from the suppliers too, and no options to customise them.