What C124PPY personalised plates have you seen? Vol.3
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mk2 24v said:
RATATTAK said:
Except carbon effect digits were legal in 2011/12
They aren't now, and haven't been MOT passable for at least the past 10 yearsCarbon effect number plates (with patterned or textured characters) were never fully road legal in the UK under the latest rules (BS AU 145e), which banned them for new plates supplied after September 1, 2021, due to readability issues for cameras; older, pre-2021 plates with these effects might still be on vehicles but aren't permitted for new installations.
RATATTAK said:
FYI from Wiki:-
Carbon effect number plates (with patterned or textured characters) were never fully road legal in the UK under the latest rules (BS AU 145e), which banned them for new plates supplied after September 1, 2021, due to readability issues for cameras; older, pre-2021 plates with these effects might still be on vehicles but aren't permitted for new installations.
Now I'm confused! You've posted a link that says they have never been legal, to prove your point or mine?Carbon effect number plates (with patterned or textured characters) were never fully road legal in the UK under the latest rules (BS AU 145e), which banned them for new plates supplied after September 1, 2021, due to readability issues for cameras; older, pre-2021 plates with these effects might still be on vehicles but aren't permitted for new installations.
mk2 24v said:
RATATTAK said:
FYI from Wiki:-
Carbon effect number plates (with patterned or textured characters) were never fully road legal in the UK under the latest rules (BS AU 145e), which banned them for new plates supplied after September 1, 2021, due to readability issues for cameras; older, pre-2021 plates with these effects might still be on vehicles but aren't permitted for new installations.
Now I'm confused! You've posted a link that says they have never been legal, to prove your point or mine?Carbon effect number plates (with patterned or textured characters) were never fully road legal in the UK under the latest rules (BS AU 145e), which banned them for new plates supplied after September 1, 2021, due to readability issues for cameras; older, pre-2021 plates with these effects might still be on vehicles but aren't permitted for new installations.
Before 2021 plates had to comply with BS Au 145d and under that BS, carbon effect plates were legal.
So it's pretty clear to me and I trust to you, (for the people who use you for their MOT certificate) that the legality changed with the introduction of the new British Standard BS AU 145e, which became mandatory for all newly manufactured and fitted number plates from September 1, 2021. This new standard requires all characters to be a single, solid shade of black, which made the two-tone carbon-effect (and similar hi-line or glitter effects) illegal for new plates.
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