MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: deanogti on July 07, 2009, 06:15:29 pm
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ive just orderd a us spec front grill today. but does any body know what the law is for no front number plate. is it just a fine or is it gonna be points or just a warning. and what if the plate is in the front window. this is a grey area for me and just would like to kno a little more. :happy2:
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As far as I'm aware, as long as the plate isn't below a certain height, it is legal. However police take a dim view to people who fail to display them or leave them on the dash so be prepared for some attention.
You could claim that it fell off earlier and you're driving to Halfords to get some sticky pads?
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ive just orderd a us spec front grill today. but does any body know what the law is for no front number plate. is it just a fine or is it gonna be points or just a warning. and what if the plate is in the front window. this is a grey area for me and just would like to kno a little more. :happy2:
I wouldn't even consider having a car without the front number plate on, You need to have one, and it needs to be clearly visible, in the fornt window will not do, neither will small plates.
With regards to knowing its against the law and still wanting to di it is just plain stupid imo, a number plate is a form of recognition on your car. If it were to get stolen what would police/DVLA look for, as it would not show up on an ANPR on motorways.
They really aren't ugly things to have on a car, so I don't get why people are so keen to misreprent them.
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here is a link of dvla
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/displayofnumberplates.pdf
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i have had my number plate in the front window for about a month and i'v driven past loads of police cars even been side by side with them while they have a good look at the car( you can't miss my car :grin:)and i have never been stopped once...
having said that i'v been told by an mot mechanic that as a result of a new law that your car will fail an mot if your number plate is not diplayed on the front of the car.
As i result i'm going to put mine back on as although car looks a lot better with it in window, its just not worth it...even though i have never been stopped... :happy2:
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mine been in front window for 14 months and been pulled 2wice, 1nce for being pressed and once for it in window, no fine, no points,
nuff said
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mine been in front window for 14 months and been pulled 2wice, 1nce for being pressed and once for it in window, no fine, no points,
nuff said
AMEN to that :rolleye:
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This was Joes GTI last time he got pulled for his plate in the window. :wink: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fmm104%2Ftomashandmilly%2FAnimation.gif&hash=a5bdee5b1dbe171b3a6022ede07ab8a9c7a3662c)
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:signLOL:
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dito :signLOL:
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thanx for the advice so far. if it comes to it i will fix the plate to the bottom grill under the us grill.
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Not displaying is now £60 but no points ... AFAIK .... the fine used to be £30 but has just gone up - as it has for not wearing a seat belt.
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thanx for the advice so far. if it comes to it i will fix the plate to the bottom grill under the us grill.
....Not the best place for it in my opinion - You'll partially block the air intake to the radiators.
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haha....that really is joe opening his window.
i tried to open that PDF to see what the Dvla say about displaying it but its not working. Anyone else manage it?
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haha....that really is joe opening his window.
i tried to open that PDF to see what the Dvla say about displaying it but its not working. Anyone else manage it?
....Some browsers have issues with PDFs. The ones which SteveP posts actually crash my browser or stop me posting in the same thread (weird!) and I've reported it to Apple.
Maxitrol's link loads an .ahx format and not a .pdf - Doesn't load on my system either.
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maybe its because im using google chrome. hmm strange
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maybe its because im using google chrome. hmm strange
....I just edited my previous post - Doesn't load on my system either and it's not a pdf.
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i tried changing the link to .pdf but that wasnt fruitfull either
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Try this link
www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/v796.pdf
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Not displaying is now £60 but no points ... AFAIK .... the fine used to be £30 but has just gone up - as it has for not wearing a seat belt.
What if its displayed in the window?
Or is it a case that it has to be on the front of the car?
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The plate is supposed to be infront of the headlights, just so everybody knows. :smiley:
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Try this link
www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/v796.pdf
thanks for that mate. unfortunately i cant find any dvla stuff with regards to the actual fitment of the plate i.e location
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i got pulled on monday for this :sad:
they were doing stop checks at wigan pier :confused:
got pulled... and it was the same cop that stopped me for my front tints on my golf... just my luck.... :fighting:
the fines coming through the post :sad: but the plates back on the front of the car.. :ashamed:
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right finally got my fine through..
got a £60 fine but no points thank god..