Crackdown on Illegal Plates
Crackdown on Illegal Plates
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AMG Merc

Original Poster:

11,955 posts

282 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Hopefully not many Noble's are used for criminal activities...

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

"Police warn that not only do drivers face fines, their registration mark may be withdrawn without any compensation, and cars may fail their MOTs."

sc00by57

2,174 posts

271 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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eekGuilty as charged occifer.. biggrinbiggrin

Best make sure i have my normal plates to hand. wink only slight change of spacing on both our cars tho...

GTO400

1,877 posts

280 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Yep, got fined £30 for mine on Saturday !

Twerlie

1,682 posts

296 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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GTO400 said:
Yep, got fined £30 for mine on Saturday !
Was that because it is too small or because of the spacing?

sc00by57

2,174 posts

271 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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I was followed on sat but wondered if they would get pulled. luckily i didnt...biggrinbiggrin

GTO400

1,877 posts

280 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Plates too small and not standard letters

AMG Merc

Original Poster:

11,955 posts

282 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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GTO400 said:
Plates too small and not standard letters
Cripes, I was gong to make my front plate smaller - won't bother now!

shivars

437 posts

230 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Hmmm I just took the space out of mine; running all the letters together

Anyone know if that's strictly legal?

Can't see anyone really noticing mind: the number's just a '1'

S

sc00by57

2,174 posts

271 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Nope thats still illegal.. will find the DVLA listing...

sc00by57

2,174 posts

271 months

joust

14,622 posts

288 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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The article said:
Operation Larch is a week-long national campaign
I just won't drive it for a week then.

Absolutly not a headline grabbing bit of tosh. No. Absolutly not. It's serious I tell you and clearly will reduce road deaths by 50,000 over the next 400 years.....

rolleyes

DanH

12,287 posts

289 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Its all about the ANPR, although obviously real criminals aren't going to use their own plates are they... Will be as affective against terrorism as ID cards.

I do find it funny that one gov dept. pedals these plates that rely on dubious spacing for vast amounts of cash, whilst another goes about confiscating them.

If you get caught twice they are threatening to issue a Q plate. That's going to muller your cars value...

Mike Tuckwood

1,261 posts

228 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Haha, I just ordered motorcycle sized plates for my car. (Not for this car, for my 3R).

The "B" is actually an "R", closest I could find. smile




Mike. biggrin


Edited by Mike Tuckwood on Monday 28th January 22:12

Mike Tuckwood

1,261 posts

228 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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some_right-royal_dick said:
It is not known how many motor vehicles display misrepresented number plates or how many are driven by active criminals, but Operation Larch will provide intelligence for the first time on the link between this offence and broader criminality, and inform a debate around the tightening of legislation around number plate offences.’

Police warn that not only do drivers face fines, their registration mark may be withdrawn without any compensation, and cars may fail their MOTs.
Translation
There is no evidence, either tangible or otherwise anywhere at all, to suggest that criminal activity is the work of someone who wants his name or the model of his car to be perceived as the registration mark on his legally registered vehicle, so we're going to hunt you down if you do it.

In fact, we're going to design automated taxation devices and pursue you (your wallet) with a diligence hitherto never seen, and turn you into a criminal even if you don't want to be, (P.S. the kill your speed mis-information excercise is there to improve the quality of the taxation device pictures so please slow down) just to prove that criminals are only what or who we decide they are.

To answer the question of the sceptical, "is this driven by crime detection, or revenue generation"? I will simply answer, how on earth do you think the government can possibly support my current wage and pension demands unless we help them...... errrr I mean, it's to catch criminals.


Mike. redface




scotty b

2 posts

232 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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AMG Merc said:
Hopefully not many Noble's are used for criminal activities...

www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=17525

"Police warn that not only do drivers face fines, their registration mark may be withdrawn without any compensation, and cars may fail their MOTs."

me too got fined and hey sais if i cgot pulled once more the dvla could put my car on aq plate wasnt taking the chance so put back the space correctly now looks s@it

peterguk

2,622 posts

246 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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scotty b said:
me too got fined and hey sais if i cgot pulled once more the dvla could put my car on aq plate wasnt taking the chance so put back the space correctly now looks s@it
Huh? Can someone translate?

F.C.

3,901 posts

237 months

Thursday 31st January 2008
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peterguk said:
scotty b said:
me too got fined and hey sais if i cgot pulled once more the dvla could put my car on aq plate wasnt taking the chance so put back the space correctly now looks s@it
Huh? Can someone translate?
I thnk ths is wht happns whn u txt tu much on ur phne hehe
F.C.

nigelw

706 posts

230 months

Thursday 31st January 2008
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Just heard from a girlie friend of mine (not in a Noble) , she's been done £30 for her number plate , for bad spacing and "extra" use of a yellow number plate bolt ! frown , so they are having a go ...

sc00by57

2,174 posts

271 months

Thursday 31st January 2008
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frown oh well lucky our cars dont go out much. will use the van instead..