Small number plates in France?
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Dog Star said:
I've never been stopped even on silly small 6x4 plates. That appears to be the going size for French registered stuff in any case.
If I got pulled I'd simply say it's legal in the UK. They'd need to be very clued up indeed to find out it wasn't.
If I got pulled I'd simply say it's legal in the UK. They'd need to be very clued up indeed to find out it wasn't.
I don't think French plod are that gullible! The "correct" size for a plate is an EU standard. I would think that, if they get to the point of stopping you and pointing out the plate, you're done!
Centurion07 said:
black-k1 said:
The "correct" size for a plate is an EU standard.
Reeeeally?They specify a size but not the font?
Usually if a french policeman is looking at your registration plate, its size is the very least of your worries.
Many moons ago, we came across some new bikes in the South of France, which simply had the numbers written on the rear mudguard in what appeared to be white tyre pen.
They are keen to see you have your headlight on, so if your bike is an "older" one, make sure its switched to on as that did earn one of our group a bit of verbal passing through a village..
Many moons ago, we came across some new bikes in the South of France, which simply had the numbers written on the rear mudguard in what appeared to be white tyre pen.
They are keen to see you have your headlight on, so if your bike is an "older" one, make sure its switched to on as that did earn one of our group a bit of verbal passing through a village..
Small plate to avoid speed cameras, yes?
On my travels round France I have found that most speed cameras on the Autoroute are tucked away, low level (below knee height) at the side of the road, difficult to spot until you are right on them. If you're caught on one of them they would likely enhance the photo anyway, so a bit of a moot point.
As others have said, if you have the pleasure of meeting a member of the Gendarmerie face to face then he is not going to give a flying one about the size of your plate, but will be accompanying you to the nearest cashpoint to pay a sizeable on the spot fine.
We went through a post Moto-GP roadblock coming back from Magny Cours where my mate had smeared cow s
t (I know!) all over his plate to disguise the numbers, "It got there by accident, Monsieur!" We hadn't been speeding so they let us go but the French plod just looked at it and laughed!
On my travels round France I have found that most speed cameras on the Autoroute are tucked away, low level (below knee height) at the side of the road, difficult to spot until you are right on them. If you're caught on one of them they would likely enhance the photo anyway, so a bit of a moot point.
As others have said, if you have the pleasure of meeting a member of the Gendarmerie face to face then he is not going to give a flying one about the size of your plate, but will be accompanying you to the nearest cashpoint to pay a sizeable on the spot fine.
We went through a post Moto-GP roadblock coming back from Magny Cours where my mate had smeared cow s
t (I know!) all over his plate to disguise the numbers, "It got there by accident, Monsieur!" We hadn't been speeding so they let us go but the French plod just looked at it and laughed! PurpleTurtle said:
Small plate to avoid speed cameras, yes?
On my travels round France I have found that most speed cameras on the Autoroute are tucked away, low level (below knee height) at the side of the road, difficult to spot until you are right on them. If you're caught on one of them they would likely enhance the photo anyway, so a bit of a moot point.
As others have said, if you have the pleasure of meeting a member of the Gendarmerie face to face then he is not going to give a flying one about the size of your plate, but will be accompanying you to the nearest cashpoint to pay a sizeable on the spot fine.
We went through a post Moto-GP roadblock coming back from Magny Cours where my mate had smeared cow st (I know!) all over his plate to disguise the numbers, "It got there by accident, Monsieur!" We hadn't been speeding so they let us go but the French plod just looked at it and laughed!
Thanks - cow sOn my travels round France I have found that most speed cameras on the Autoroute are tucked away, low level (below knee height) at the side of the road, difficult to spot until you are right on them. If you're caught on one of them they would likely enhance the photo anyway, so a bit of a moot point.
As others have said, if you have the pleasure of meeting a member of the Gendarmerie face to face then he is not going to give a flying one about the size of your plate, but will be accompanying you to the nearest cashpoint to pay a sizeable on the spot fine.
We went through a post Moto-GP roadblock coming back from Magny Cours where my mate had smeared cow s
t (I know!) all over his plate to disguise the numbers, "It got there by accident, Monsieur!" We hadn't been speeding so they let us go but the French plod just looked at it and laughed! t is a step too far for me PurpleTurtle said:
Small plate to avoid speed cameras, yes?
On my travels round France I have found that most speed cameras on the Autoroute are tucked away, low level (below knee height) at the side of the road, difficult to spot until you are right on them. If you're caught on one of them they would likely enhance the photo anyway, so a bit of a moot point.
...the ones on the autoroute such as those are pretty well signed at least 1/2 a KM before you get to them and mainly front facing...which is also illustrated IIRC.On my travels round France I have found that most speed cameras on the Autoroute are tucked away, low level (below knee height) at the side of the road, difficult to spot until you are right on them. If you're caught on one of them they would likely enhance the photo anyway, so a bit of a moot point.
Its getting caught by a proper manned trap that worries me most when im back out there again this Summer.
black-k1 said:
Whatever! I'm sure French plod are aware of the exact EU defined legal requirements and I'm sure pretty much any/all "small plate" will fail those requirements.
Given that our own UK regs state the font size and that there needs to be a border of 11mm (IIRC) around the letters, combined with UK registrations containing anything from a single digit up to seven, I'm not sure how a frog plod is meant to know what constitutes a "small" plate...black-k1 said:
The "correct" size for a plate is an EU standard.
Then why are some other EU plates smaller? For example Italian plates are issued/made by the state - you simply can't get your own made up, you have to use the official plate. Yet they are considerably smaller than the 'barn door' size mandated by UK authorities...
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