Where do you buy number plates?
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After being hit by falling road debris from a lorry in front, I have noticed the front number plate is smashed up. The last time I bought plates I went to halfords and within a year or two the ink that made up the letters was running down the plate so that was shockingly s
te.. Has anyone here bought plates that were still good years later? Thanks in advance.
te.. Has anyone here bought plates that were still good years later? Thanks in advance.
I used www.proplates.co.uk for some sticky plates, good quality and all legal reflective backing etc
Std size is 520x111mm
Std size is 520x111mm
IAmTheWalrus said:
The last time I bought plates I went to halfords and within a year or two the ink that made up the letters was running down the plate so that was shockingly ste.
I always buy plates at Halfords and have never had the slightest difficulty with them. So much simpler to walk in and buy your plates immediately over the conter rather than faffing about sending documents to a remote supplier and then waiting for the plates to arrive.te.Halfords definitely recommended.
I've used both Pro Plates and Fancy Plates, neither required sending documentation and both have all legal markings without any obnoxious logos of branding. The ones from Fancy Plates are still on the car 7 years later and look as good as new. The Pro Plates ones are still fairly new but quality was fine.
I tried Halfords once, the first set they made they managed to swap a couple of the letters around so they had to go back and make a second set, the second one the letters were wonky and there were defects and air bubbles between the layers so handed those back too.
I tried Halfords once, the first set they made they managed to swap a couple of the letters around so they had to go back and make a second set, the second one the letters were wonky and there were defects and air bubbles between the layers so handed those back too.
Yeah, I had similar experience at Halfords, they gave me one with bubbles, I didn't see them when I bought them so took them back to get the ones where the ink somehow ran down the plate, anyway thanks for the suggestions guys, fancy plates has a sale on so looks like they are a lot cheaper than Halfords.
I always use www.platesforcars.co.uk
Can't be arsed finding all sorts of documents just to get a set of number plates made
Can't be arsed finding all sorts of documents just to get a set of number plates made
timbo999 said:
Not as daft as it sounds... the last set I bought was from a BMW dealer and they cost £24 - significantly cheaper than Halfords.
I think I paid about £50 for the pair from Porsche recently, but that included fitting as they wouldn't do 'supply only'...Bit pricey but I wanted the official dealer text on the plate
smithyithy said:
timbo999 said:
Not as daft as it sounds... the last set I bought was from a BMW dealer and they cost £24 - significantly cheaper than Halfords.
I think I paid about £50 for the pair from Porsche recently, but that included fitting as they wouldn't do 'supply only'...Bit pricey but I wanted the official dealer text on the plate
Whatever excuse is offered up for having a mismatched plate I can see some people picking the other car that doesn’t.
I think the best quality plates I had were from a local parts store (Parkers in Leicester), but I may be misremembering.
They were made in such a way that they were slightly crimped/heat sealed round the entire edge, so I'd imagine they would be very resistant to delaminating or getting muck migrating inside the plate.
They were made in such a way that they were slightly crimped/heat sealed round the entire edge, so I'd imagine they would be very resistant to delaminating or getting muck migrating inside the plate.
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