Front number plate size

[shortlad]

Hi guys and girls......

I've noticed a number of people with small (and I assume illegal) number plates on the front of their cars.

Anyone here tell me what size these are please? And if anyone has been nicked for having done this?

Cheers

[emley]

I was about to post the same question.

I was considering ordering the 3/4 size plates offered by www.fancyplates.com for the front, standard size for the rear. Presumably this would free up more area of the grille and look a damn sight cooler.

Has anyone had any experience of problems with this small plate?
Is the numbering 3/4 scale as well? or is it regular but squeezed on?

Also...

Do www.fancyplates.com offer a translucent rear plate for rear illumination? Does it work? and if so is it available in the honeycomb finish or plain yellow? What looks best?

Emley of West Yorkshire

[drum4it2]

Hi, these plates are from fancyplates - I lowered the front plate to help airflow but kept to legal sizes to avoid unecessary hassle.. the rear is for the backlit type, you just specify when ordering!

[hut49]

emley said:

Presumably this would free up more area of the grille and look a damn sight cooler.

In the cooler/cold weather your engine might feel a damn sight cooler too - beware overcooling by using a smaller plate.

[elwood]

As far as i know the only legal way is if you have a number with less digits and cut down the plate leaving a 10mm border.

[zippy500]

I have a 9x2" plate nad have never been nabbed by Johnny Law. Just put the full size one on again for MOT day

[pbrettle]

elwood said:

As far as i know the only legal way is if you have a number with less digits and cut down the plate leaving a 10mm border.

Or have a registration plate with thin letters or only two or one numbers - which is what I have by the way. Managed to reduce the actual size of my front place by over 1/3 by cutting it down.

Its still legal and still has the required font - therefore no problem.

[david010167]

This is what I have done. I have a short Reg No so I trimmed the excess plate from the plate. It works well, especially in the summer.

David

elwood said:

As far as i know the only legal way is if you have a number with less digits and cut down the plate leaving a 10mm border.

[colinrob]

I had a very small front plate drove for over a year without being pulled

[kojak69]

I too have never been pulled over. Somebody once told me to tell the BIB, that they are show plates, if ever i did.
Only the front plate is smaller.

>> Edited by kojak69 on Saturday 29th November 14:39

[MikeyT]

I had this on my Chim last summer. Never got pulled over once.

[RCA]

Had this on for over a year, no problems yet!! Engine runs at a really nice temp too!

[shortlad]

MikeyT said:

I had this on my Chim last summer. Never got pulled over once.

What size is this number plate Mikey? Where did u get it?

[MikeyT]

This plate was about 10" x 4" from memory. I printed different sized plates out until I got the size I liked. These had only half inch or so difference between them or whayever.

Got from fancy plates (as mentioned earlier I think)

Quick and fast - ordered online and came virtually overnight.

But ... don't do as I did – add a little bit on each end if you want to attach it at the ends (About 1-1.5"). I forgot to and as you can see, ended up having to have a black and a white plastic screw ... depends what your reg is though.

[simpo two]

You're right, it's entirely illegal. Technically these titchy ones are not number plates, they're signs. Hopefully if Plod does have a bored moment you can explain it's for overheating reasons - and produce a pukka one from the boot. Mind you, I guess they'll be looking for mobile phones today, not number plates... Next week, ham sandwiches... :sigh:

[bassfiend]

MikeyT said:

This plate was about 10" x 4" from memory.

Can't have been 4 inches tall Mikey ... when I saw it it looked nowhere near that. :-D

Phil

[RichB]

pbrettle said:

Or have a registration plate with thin letters or only two or one numbers

What you mean go and buy a reg. no. like Y1JJL? That's quite thin! Rich...