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...got pulled over this morning for having pretty black/silver plates on the rear of my Cerb. Luckily I had the legal one in the boot. Was thinking about just paying the fine as they look so much better than yellow ones on a silver car, but he also said that the DVLA will take away your right to a private plate - not heard this before, is this new?
Or I could buy a yellow Cerb...
Joe
Or I could buy a yellow Cerb...
Joe
yosini said:
...got pulled over this morning for having pretty black/silver plates on the rear of my Cerb. Luckily I had the legal one in the boot. Was thinking about just paying the fine as they look so much better than yellow ones on a silver car, but he also said that the DVLA will take away your right to a private plate - not heard this before, is this new?
Or I could buy a yellow Cerb...
Joe
The DVLA can take your plates away from you:Or I could buy a yellow Cerb...
Joe
Vehicles with illegally displayed number plates may FAIL the MoT test. The police can also issue fixed penalty fines for illegally displayed number plates. Offenders are liable to a MAXIMUM FINE of £1,000 and in some cases the mark may be withdrawn
This has been part of the regs for quite a time and while I'd be surprised if they confiscated your plate after one offence I wouldn't push it.
My view is that number plates are like road tax. You've got to have them - everyone knows the score, and that's it really.
Whilst I agree that they can spoil the looks a bit, they are there for a reason and if someone else ran over your kid and shot off and nobody who witnessed it could identify the car because of a dodgy or absent number plate, you'd be raging, as you would if someone sideswiped your car and legged it - again unidentifiable due to an illegal/missing plate.
The Cerbera looks a bit stupid without a front number plate in my humble opinion because that slat across the middle of the intake has a flat moulded onto it for the number plate to sit on. It just looks like it's got a missing number plate without the number plate.
Just my 2p.
Whilst I agree that they can spoil the looks a bit, they are there for a reason and if someone else ran over your kid and shot off and nobody who witnessed it could identify the car because of a dodgy or absent number plate, you'd be raging, as you would if someone sideswiped your car and legged it - again unidentifiable due to an illegal/missing plate.
The Cerbera looks a bit stupid without a front number plate in my humble opinion because that slat across the middle of the intake has a flat moulded onto it for the number plate to sit on. It just looks like it's got a missing number plate without the number plate.
Just my 2p.
jamieduff1981 said:
My view is that number plates are like road tax. You've got to have them - everyone knows the score, and that's it really.
Whilst I agree that they can spoil the looks a bit, they are there for a reason and if someone else ran over your kid and shot off and nobody who witnessed it could identify the car because of a dodgy or absent number plate, you'd be raging, as you would if someone sideswiped your car and legged it - again unidentifiable due to an illegal/missing plate.
The Cerbera looks a bit stupid without a front number plate in my humble opinion because that slat across the middle of the intake has a flat moulded onto it for the number plate to sit on. It just looks like it's got a missing number plate without the number plate.
Just my 2p.
If bikes are allowed to have just a rear plate, then why not cars (as in some states in the US)?Whilst I agree that they can spoil the looks a bit, they are there for a reason and if someone else ran over your kid and shot off and nobody who witnessed it could identify the car because of a dodgy or absent number plate, you'd be raging, as you would if someone sideswiped your car and legged it - again unidentifiable due to an illegal/missing plate.
The Cerbera looks a bit stupid without a front number plate in my humble opinion because that slat across the middle of the intake has a flat moulded onto it for the number plate to sit on. It just looks like it's got a missing number plate without the number plate.
Just my 2p.
jamieduff1981 said:
My view is that number plates are like road tax. You've got to have them - everyone knows the score, and that's it really.
Whilst I agree that they can spoil the looks a bit, they are there for a reason and if someone else ran over your kid and shot off and nobody who witnessed it could identify the car because of a dodgy or absent number plate, you'd be raging, as you would if someone sideswiped your car and legged it - again unidentifiable due to an illegal/missing plate.
The Cerbera looks a bit stupid without a front number plate in my humble opinion because that slat across the middle of the intake has a flat moulded onto it for the number plate to sit on. It just looks like it's got a missing number plate without the number plate.
Just my 2p.
Cerb looks much better without a front plate.. Maybe it's just the darker ones as it hides the slat that seems to offend?Whilst I agree that they can spoil the looks a bit, they are there for a reason and if someone else ran over your kid and shot off and nobody who witnessed it could identify the car because of a dodgy or absent number plate, you'd be raging, as you would if someone sideswiped your car and legged it - again unidentifiable due to an illegal/missing plate.
The Cerbera looks a bit stupid without a front number plate in my humble opinion because that slat across the middle of the intake has a flat moulded onto it for the number plate to sit on. It just looks like it's got a missing number plate without the number plate.
Just my 2p.
ukkid35 said:
If bikes are allowed to have just a rear plate, then why not cars (as in some states in the US)?
I think if the car was designed not to have a front plate then you don't need one - I could be talking complete blx though. I didn't have a front plate on my cerb for a year or so until I got pulled. The officer asked if my car should have one or not...I said I don't know. He seemed more concerned with my lack of tax (my mistake as I had been working in the U.S. and only one week over) and the fact the car was fully de-cat. I was asked if there was something wrong with the car that caused the flames to shoot out the back and why it was so loud...I said they are all like that! In fact, the copper was more than fair. After asking to have a sit in the car to give it a few revs and a look at the engine he told me to sort out the tax and number plate and let me on my way.
king crazy world might have been a better phrase than Wonderful 
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