Tamora front end - ditch the number plate?
Discussion
Just been looking at a pic of the Tamora - you know it really has grown on me, I like it a lot more than when it was new.
The front number plate looks really awkward, bet it would look miles better without a number plate.
Anyone tried running a car without a front number plate? I've seen a few. How long did you get away with it? And what were the consequences when plod finally caught up?
The front number plate looks really awkward, bet it would look miles better without a number plate.
Anyone tried running a car without a front number plate? I've seen a few. How long did you get away with it? And what were the consequences when plod finally caught up?
I know of someone who had a Griff with no front plate - looks nice - but surely only a matter of time before he hits Plod. A missing numberplate is an offence and technically a fine of up £1,000, though I think they allow you one trip to get it fixed. Which is lucky, 'cos if they catch you with an illegally-spaced plate, they can confiscate it - and thereby make you commit another offence. Heads they win, tails you lose...
Stick-on numberplates seem to be a grey area - but I've heard that if you change your mind, yes, they damages the paint.
Stick-on numberplates seem to be a grey area - but I've heard that if you change your mind, yes, they damages the paint.
JohnL,
I had an MX-5 for 3 years before the TVR, and had no front number plate on it for the last 2 years.
I carried it behind the seat, and on the (surprisingly few) number of times I was pulled up i'd just act very apologetic and say that it had fallen off a couple of days previously and that I hadn't got around to getting some sticky fixers to stick it back on with. A bit of grovelling, and a few "yes, i know i should have done it sooner"s and they let me off every time.
I should point out that they were few and far between as well. I think I was pulled about 3 times specifically for the plate (twice when going into the City through the checkpoints which is understandable).
-andy-
I had an MX-5 for 3 years before the TVR, and had no front number plate on it for the last 2 years.
I carried it behind the seat, and on the (surprisingly few) number of times I was pulled up i'd just act very apologetic and say that it had fallen off a couple of days previously and that I hadn't got around to getting some sticky fixers to stick it back on with. A bit of grovelling, and a few "yes, i know i should have done it sooner"s and they let me off every time.
I should point out that they were few and far between as well. I think I was pulled about 3 times specifically for the plate (twice when going into the City through the checkpoints which is understandable).
-andy-
The number plate on my wifes discovery fell off whilst i was off roading and it took me 18 months to put one back on ( only because the wifey kept complaining) i never got pulled once dispite it being parked up on the way to the cop shop...
oh yes an one month after i put it back on i got knicked with a forward facing speed (sorry saftey) camera
bugger
G
oh yes an one month after i put it back on i got knicked with a forward facing speed (sorry saftey) camera
bugger
G
'I didn't think they could do you from the front'
Sounds like a Truvelo - two parallel rubber strips across the road and a camera pointing towards you on the kerb ready to zap you if the time interval is too short. They seem to like them in Scotland. They also like hiding cameras behind road signs - beware a sign which has THREE legs instead of two...
Sounds like a Truvelo - two parallel rubber strips across the road and a camera pointing towards you on the kerb ready to zap you if the time interval is too short. They seem to like them in Scotland. They also like hiding cameras behind road signs - beware a sign which has THREE legs instead of two...
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