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is you plate legal or not

total legal
51 (81%)
not sure
2 (3.2%)
yes  ilegal
2 (3.2%)
ilegal but i will take the chance anyway
8 (12.7%)
other
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 59

Voting closed: November 02, 2010, 08:59:37 pm

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Offline Weston

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2010, 10:59:06 pm »
I really can't see how it would be worth it. Why draw attention to yourself? Get the wrong person and they might decide to check your car out more thoroughly
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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2010, 11:02:20 pm »
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Though I'm not averse to occasionally breaking the law, as far as my car is concerned it's totally legal and I do everything I can to keep it that way.

Illegal plates just make the owner look like an ostentatious fool!  :stupid:

RR are you sure the spacing between your 5 and R are correct because that should be a certain distance if i remember correctly. By putting the badge on the left of the plate it pushes the letters/numbers closer!!

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2010, 11:05:23 pm »
whats the consequences of running illegal plates?

Points, fine, both?

All of the above and if it's a private plate they can actually take it off you via the DVLA.


Mmmm ive been playing around with my plate, and im trying to come up with a legal solution.

Where can one find out the requirements as to what makes a plate legal?

Look here mate  http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/car_numberplates_regulations.asp

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2010, 11:09:33 pm »
whats the consequences of running illegal plates?

Points, fine, both?

All of the above and if it's a private plate they can actually take it off you via the DVLA.


Mmmm ive been playing around with my plate, and im trying to come up with a legal solution.

Where can one find out the requirements as to what makes a plate legal?
From the horses mouth, as they say: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/PersonalisedRegAndNumberPlates/DG_181503
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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #19 on: October 28, 2010, 11:11:37 pm »
Carnt understand why someone would knowingly put illegal plates on there car its obvious your gonna get cought with all the tech the coppers are using these days.

imo your a complete muppet, what exactly are you hoping to achieve?

Same question could be asked about this thread why???

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #20 on: October 28, 2010, 11:13:01 pm »
Its got a lot to do with ANPR cameras as they dont pick up the registrations properly,when mis-spaced or wrong fonts.
All to do with road safety :smiley: :smiley:
Thing is if your car has an illegal plate on it and it gets stolen,you will be the fist to moan that the ANPR cameras didnt pick it up!!!
As the neds whore it up and down the motorways trying to max it out :wink:

And some of the fancy curly fonts that some people have are quite difficult to read and may not be legible in a hit & run situation.

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2010, 11:16:32 pm »
whats the consequences of running illegal plates?

Points, fine, both?

All of the above and if it's a private plate they can actually take it off you via the DVLA.


Mmmm ive been playing around with my plate, and im trying to come up with a legal solution.

Where can one find out the requirements as to what makes a plate legal?

Look here mate  http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/car_numberplates_regulations.asp

thanks


whats the consequences of running illegal plates?

Points, fine, both?

All of the above and if it's a private plate they can actually take it off you via the DVLA.


Mmmm ive been playing around with my plate, and im trying to come up with a legal solution.

Where can one find out the requirements as to what makes a plate legal?
From the horses mouth, as they say: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/PersonalisedRegAndNumberPlates/DG_181503

and thanks.


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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2010, 12:24:38 am »
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Though I'm not averse to occasionally breaking the law, as far as my car is concerned it's totally legal and I do everything I can to keep it that way.

Illegal plates just make the owner look like an ostentatious fool!  :stupid:

RR are you sure the spacing between your 5 and R are correct because that should be a certain distance if i remember correctly. By putting the badge on the left of the plate it pushes the letters/numbers closer!!


....My plate is totally legal for a national left-hand strip  :smiley:


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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2010, 01:23:07 am »
many many years ago (over 16 i'd guess)when you could ask the shop to alter the spacing on your no plate and no one seemed that bothered i had     M5 5OUL on the car and no i'm not a vicar ,it was in the days when i spent my weekends with the wife going up  and down the country to the weekenders and allnighters.Today my plates are 100% legal,but people still ask me where that plate is.

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2010, 07:57:40 am »
Saw an illegal one yesterday...  N 30OBS lol

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #25 on: October 29, 2010, 08:03:36 am »
many many years ago (over 16 i'd guess)when you could ask the shop to alter the spacing on your no plate and no one seemed that bothered i had     M5 5OUL on the car and no i'm not a vicar ,it was in the days when i spent my weekends with the wife going up  and down the country to the weekenders and allnighters.Today my plates are 100% legal,but people still ask me where that plate is.

Where's your plate.... :signLOL:
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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #26 on: October 29, 2010, 08:16:48 am »
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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #27 on: October 29, 2010, 08:38:42 am »
after i found a plate that was the initials of my business i put M55 OUL on retention .i dont think it would be long before i got pulled if it was on the car with illegal spacing today.it was a bit of fun while it lasted

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #28 on: October 29, 2010, 12:35:50 pm »
whats the consequences of running illegal plates?

Points, fine, both?

Hanging/ Castration, or sometimes both!

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Re: ilegal plates on you mk5 gti
« Reply #29 on: October 29, 2010, 03:26:33 pm »
Woo, number plates. Who gives a toss about fancy spaces or letters? It's hardly "personalisation", it's just a waste of money.


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