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Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« on: September 03, 2010, 07:59:38 pm »
As above got a S3 *** plate for the car but want a shorter plate for the rear saw someone on a forum with 370mm x 110mm which looks perfect but have no idea where to buy them from. Looked loads of the internet but aint come across anything any ideas?


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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2010, 09:22:46 pm »
Cheers but wana order it from UK & the site wont let me view the plate


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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2010, 10:44:35 pm »
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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2010, 10:55:51 pm »
like this?      excuse the abuse :laugh:



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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2010, 10:57:31 pm »
Fancyplates.com  :happy2:

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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2010, 11:19:42 pm »
are smaller plates like that legal?  Just if you have a 5 digit plate then I wondered if your likely to get police attention.  I used to have one years ago and never had any problems - just wondering as I may put one on the front on the mini  :wink:

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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2010, 11:23:34 pm »
as long as the spacing and border is correct they are legal :happy2:

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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2010, 11:27:46 pm »
when you say border you just mean distance from letter to plate edge? 

So the importany bit really is the border then.

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Your number plate should show the correct:

•character height - 79 millimetres
•character width - 50 millimetres (except the figure 1 or letter I)
•character stroke - 14 millimetres
•space between characters - 11 millimetres
•space between groups - 33 millimetres
•top, bottom and side margins - minimum 11 millimetres
•space between vertical lines - 19 millimetres

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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2010, 11:36:19 pm »
yes its the same as a normal plate but you have less digits so its smaller :happy2:

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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2010, 11:43:40 pm »
rightyo, I'll get the hacksaw out later again  :laugh:

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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2010, 06:22:11 pm »
Any other ideas? tried Halfords after someone said but they dont know anything as always


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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2010, 06:39:23 pm »
Any other ideas? tried Halfords after someone said but they dont know anything as always

Just buy off ebay or something, will arive 2 days late and wont cost more than a tenner!

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Re: Where To Get Short Rear Reg Plates For Private Number Plate?
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2010, 09:00:56 pm »
Any other ideas? tried Halfords after someone said but they dont know anything as always

See reply #5

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