Wife stopped for illegal number plate...
Discussion
Lord Marylebone said:
I would like to hear the response from the officer who issued the ticket once the OP has received a reply to his email.
As for those moaning about small number plates, my take on it is this:
Number plates are hideously ugly pieces of garish plastic that we are forced to screw to the exterior of our cars, ruining the looks of the vehicle, especially at the front.
It is for this reason that I usually install either cut down, or smaller than legal plates, because the smaller the size of the ugly plastic adornment the better.
I know it is illegal, yet I simply do not care, I will happily pay the fine if I ever recieve one.
No one else in the UK seems to care about number plates?As for those moaning about small number plates, my take on it is this:
Number plates are hideously ugly pieces of garish plastic that we are forced to screw to the exterior of our cars, ruining the looks of the vehicle, especially at the front.
It is for this reason that I usually install either cut down, or smaller than legal plates, because the smaller the size of the ugly plastic adornment the better.
I know it is illegal, yet I simply do not care, I will happily pay the fine if I ever recieve one.
Lord Marylebone said:
Number plates are hideously ugly pieces of garish plastic that we are forced to screw to the exterior of our cars
Yes, their whole point is to provide a visually consistent, clear, instant identification of that particular unique vehicle.Lord Marylebone said:
ruining the looks of the vehicle, especially at the front.
It is for this reason that I usually install either cut down, or smaller than legal plates, because the smaller the size of the ugly plastic adornment the better.
I know it is illegal, yet I simply do not care, I will happily pay the fine if I ever recieve one.
Like I said... Vanity, "I'm special".It is for this reason that I usually install either cut down, or smaller than legal plates, because the smaller the size of the ugly plastic adornment the better.
I know it is illegal, yet I simply do not care, I will happily pay the fine if I ever recieve one.
There ought to be points, too.
HantsRat said:
No one else in the UK seems to care about number plates?
Apparently (Radio 5 is my source) there has been a massive increase in the sale of personalised plates recently.So it appears the numbers of people in the UK that care is on the up.
On a personal level I have previously purchased two vehicles (one a bike) that came with vehicle specific plates. I hate the things and was actually relieved when they came off.
As to size, with cars etc I will just fit standard plates, but with bikes I always run smaller plates because the standard 9" x 7" is so out of proportion with the design and styling of modern bikes that all you see is the numberplate if you look.
Much as I hate personalised plates, the daft money some people are prepared to pay is almost a nudge towards buying and selling them.
CRA1G said:
Well last year the UK motorist spent £110 Million on the purchase of numbers with DVLA alone,not to mention the multi Millions spent with the independent plate agencies...!By the sounds of the poster above he simply doesn't care about fines so the next step would be to contact DVLA and have the plate revoked. Which they do regularly.
Lord Marylebone said:
Number plates are hideously ugly pieces of garish plastic that we are forced to screw to the exterior of our cars, ruining the looks of the vehicle, especially at the front.
Errr, what?You realise the number plates and their positioning is actually a design feature of many cars? I think that's why the general consensus is that the small YNF1 on the Cayenne rear looks ridiculous. There's an area specifically designed for a regular size plate, but the small plate simply draws attention to the "garish plastic" rather than making it inconspicuous.
If YNF 1 was on a full size plate then the mass of plain yellow or white would look more crap than the smaller plate so that is a lame argument.
The Rover 75 (a truly s
t motor) is a case in point, with a massive number plate recess on the rear. Put a legal plate there and it looked odd. So sometimes a custom plate with curved bottom was used that filled the recess. Equally st looking with loads of blank yellow.
His plate is legal, so who cares?
The Rover 75 (a truly s
t motor) is a case in point, with a massive number plate recess on the rear. Put a legal plate there and it looked odd. So sometimes a custom plate with curved bottom was used that filled the recess. Equally st looking with loads of blank yellow.His plate is legal, so who cares?
cmaguire said:
If YNF 1 was on a full size plate then the mass of plain yellow or white would look more crap than the smaller plate so that is a lame argument.
Probably 99% of personal plates are full size. I don't think they look odd, or crap. It's just aesthetics, so we're allowed different views.cmaguire said:
The Rover 75 (a truly st motor) is a case in point, with a massive number plate recess on the rear. Put a legal plate there and it loo
ked odd. So sometimes a custom plate with curved bottom was used that filled the recess. Equally st looking with loads of blank yellow.
I *think* those were designed to have the custom shape numberplate. (Like X and S type Jags of the same period...) It looks strange no matter what shape you put there!t motor) is a case in point, with a massive number plate recess on the rear. Put a legal plate there and it looked odd. So sometimes a custom plate with curved bottom was used that filled the recess. Equally s
t looking with loads of blank yellow.
silentbrown said:
It's a stty excuse - not least because many European countries actually require the blue strip.
Nanook said:
I suppose I have one because I think I'm 'special'
Not that sort of special though.
It's a reference to a Frank Zappa album that I think is pretty funny (the album, not the reference). No-one else has ever 'got' it, realised what it means, and on the rare occassion that anyone has asked, I've said "Do you listen to any Frank Zappa?" and they all of a sudden get really very disinterested for some reason
'Hot Rats'? Not that sort of special though.
It's a reference to a Frank Zappa album that I think is pretty funny (the album, not the reference). No-one else has ever 'got' it, realised what it means, and on the rare occassion that anyone has asked, I've said "Do you listen to any Frank Zappa?" and they all of a sudden get really very disinterested for some reason
silentbrown said:
I think that's why the general consensus is that the small YNF1 on the Cayenne rear looks ridiculous. There's an area specifically designed for a regular size plate, but the small plate simply draws attention to the "garish plastic" rather than making it inconspicuous.
Could a plate of this 'age' have a black background?julianc said:
'Hot Rats'?
I was hoping 'Uncle Meat' :-) (had the fortune to see the great man in concert twice)To display Black & Silver plates your car needs to be registered within the "historic vehicles" tax class
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