mwg
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http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=17525
I'm sure you are all legal 
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jimmy 2.1
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Best swap mine back over for this week then 
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Whittie
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Had no problems so far... but my mate was stopped yesterday about the same style plate
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AndyKent
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Mine are technically show plates, but using the correct letters, in the correct order, in the right font and legally spaced. Even got the makers postcode on them.
Only thing letting them down is the ISO code thing. If a copper stopped me for missing that he must have far too much time on his hands
[Edited on 28-01-2008 by aPk]
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Edd
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good stuff some of them are fucking terrible
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mwg
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I had one the same as that Whittie. Was on for about 18 months with no problems. but if they are having a crackdown they might be very picky!
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flybikeslee
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eeeeeeeek
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Ian
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quote:
A nationwide crackdown on illegal number plates begins today with motorists facing fines of up to £1,000.
This isn't clear but that appears to be a fine of £1000 for an illegal number plate. Just by way of reference -
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Originally posted by DYL
mate of mine had 6 points and £620 fine for not having insurance....he was in court yesturday
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flybikeslee
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always carry legal plates in the boot, never had any problems with mine (yet) and had a police car with plate camera on top the other day and had no bother....
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Dan295
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
always carry legal plates in the boot, never had any problems with mine (yet) and had a police car with plate camera on top the other day and had no bother....
is that not blatantly showing you know you have illegal plates on if your carrying a legal set in the boot
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Robin
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Good.
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stan_the_man
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Theyve had a crackdown is SW scotland for ages now.
Thank fook.
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stubs
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What's the deal if you dont have a plate at all? I know people who ride bikes without & if they get pulled, they claim it has fallen off & they hadnt noticed, they get a rectification notice & no fine. Would that still apply?
If not, then how about genuine cases where people have their plates stolen etc? I know for a fact my mother wouldn't notice if hers had gone... would she face a hefty fine under the new clampdown?
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Ian
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If she is otherwise law abiding then probably, yes.
If she's a common criminal then no, she'll probably never get caught.
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MJ
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i got caught a few months ago for illegal number plates, 30 quid fine.
I had uk legal font and size just had it spaced as B5N MJ instead of B5 NMJ
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stubs
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sounds about right actually Ian
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flybikeslee
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
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Originally posted by flybikeslee
always carry legal plates in the boot, never had any problems with mine (yet) and had a police car with plate camera on top the other day and had no bother....
is that not blatantly showing you know you have illegal plates on if your carrying a legal set in the boot
better safe than sorry 
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Matt H
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I'd rather see more of a crackdown on uninsured drives than on numberplates being slightly small/wrong font
To put that into context, if someone smashed their insured, mis-spaced, small numberplate into the back of my car at 30mph i'd get it sorted a lot easier than some if it were a normal numberplate & the driver wasn't insured
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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but they cant make money from you if you have a wrongly spaced/illegally sized plate when you go through speed cameras etc. thats what it will be all about
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