Rear No. Plates - now illegal !

[saf]

Heard today dvla has made it illegal to have the honeycomb plates on the rear, but only if you need a replacement . Anyone else heard this.

[chim_girl]

That ruling has been in place for quite some time. You can keep your existing honeycomb plates but can't have new ones made up. They now have to be a standard format with the new style font.

[saf]

Surely though the standard format won't let enough light through to make them road legal at night.

You would have to use translucent vinyl for the backing.

[Big_M]

We have just got a new rear plate for the Griffith - Honeycomb with the new font - no problem.

You can no longer get the old style font tho' - had to get a new front plate for the Nova and the new font doesn't look retro enough.

Edited to add - I believe that the DVLA will no longer allow the back lit plates on new vehicles.

>> Edited by Big_M on Friday 27th August 22:24

[just trouble]

SAF try this web page if you ever need to replace your number plates www.fancyplates.com/step1.php I had some made up for my Griff www.showoffyourcar.com/cars/TVR/5576.JPG
www.showoffyourcar.com/cars/TVR/5577.JPG
Cheers.JT

[Griffski]

Fancyplates is an Irish company and I am told does'nt have to comply with the UK law on numberplates!

[Guillotine]

MANY companies can supply what you want.

you just have to ask for a "show plate" of the correct size, not for road use.

this by passes all laws! you can have any size colour or font. you could then "forget" to remove it!

also won't have the coding showing who made and where.

[crimson king 500]

I got mine from fancy plates as well, they know all about Griff back plates, but I still change them over for the MOT, just in case.