pressed plates

18th April 2011, 20:17

I was thinking of getting some pressed number plates and i know that quite a few people on here have them but I wanted to know were the law stands on them are they legal and if any of you have them do you ever get pulled over for them?

18th April 2011, 20:22

people are saying there legal but everytime i gt pulled the police was telling me there illegal so mixes views on this

18th April 2011, 20:24

There legal aslong as it says where you got the numberplate from, its the small print on the bottom of the number plate.

18th April 2011, 20:33

so its the same rules as normal plates. I was never sure cos i keep hearing people sayin the get pulled for them yet at shows when they have the plate maker shops they always say that they are legal

18th April 2011, 20:41

If the plates have GB marks on them & there made right, you shouldn't have no problems with them,
I have them on my car and ive never had any problem with them at all

18th April 2011, 20:55

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Originally Posted by Furio-Gazza

If the plates have GB marks on them & there made right, you shouldn't have no problems with them,
I have them on my car and ive never had any problem with them at all

what if they have the french mark on them?

18th April 2011, 21:45

Well my mate had the French marks on his plates when he had his pug and got a £60 fine and was told to remove them by the old bill, and if you look up on the net, they need GB marks on them if you have pressed plates

My plates

18th April 2011, 22:54

I bought mine from Fast Car show, they're the same as yours Gazza & i got pulled for them. :\

18th April 2011, 22:56

dunno then mate, never had any problems with my plates on any of my cars

PART 1
VEHICLES REGISTERED AND NEW REGISTRATION PLATES FITTED ON OR AFTER 1ST SEPTEMBER 2001 (MANDATORY SPECIFICATION)
1. The plate must be made of retroreflecting material which, as regards its construction, colour and other qualities, complies with the requirements of—
(a)the British Standard specification for retroreflecting number plates published on 15 January 1998 under number BS AU 145d(1),
or
(b)any other relevant standard or specification recognised for use in an EEA State and which, when in use, offers a performance equivalent to that offered by a plate complying with the British Standard specification,and which, in either case, is marked with the number (or such other information as is necessary to permit identification) of that standard or specification.
2. Where the registration mark is displayed on the front of the vehicle, it must have black characters on a white background.
3. Where the registration mark is displayed on the back of the vehicle, it must have black characters on a yellow background.

18th April 2011, 23:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furio-Gazza

dunno then mate, never had any problems with my plates on any of my cars

PART 1
VEHICLES REGISTERED AND NEW REGISTRATION PLATES FITTED ON OR AFTER 1ST SEPTEMBER 2001 (MANDATORY SPECIFICATION)
1. The plate must be made of retroreflecting material which, as regards its construction, colour and other qualities, complies with the requirements of
(a)the British Standard specification for retroreflecting number plates published on 15 January 1998 under number BS AU 145d(1),
or
(b)any other relevant standard or specification recognised for use in an EEA State and which, when in use, offers a performance equivalent to that offered by a plate complying with the British Standard specification,and which, in either case, is marked with the number (or such other information as is necessary to permit identification) of that standard or specification.
2. Where the registration mark is displayed on the front of the vehicle, it must have black characters on a white background.
3. Where the registration mark is displayed on the back of the vehicle, it must have black characters on a yellow background.

That is a little hard to digest, but doesn't that mean that they aren't legal in the UK, as they need to be made of 'retroreflecting' material?

I looked at getting some of these, but was deterred when the website I was designing them on stated that metal pressed were not legal on UK registered cars.

18th April 2011, 23:23

Mate i agree, ive never had any trouble with my cars with metal pressed plates, but french plates are a defo no no, you will be stopped,
& i guess if you have a mug of a copper you might get a fine, just buy some put em on but keep ur normal plates in your boot incase you get stopped and say you didnt know they wasnt aloud and you will swap em over,
Cant see him giving you a fine if you swap em over by side of the road, only takes a few seconds

18th April 2011, 23:39

http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/webshop/...-legal-plates/

19th April 2011, 11:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForteChris

http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/webshop/...-legal-plates/

thank you Chris haha,
theres the reason ive not been stopped then cos mine are ok to be on the road with

19th April 2011, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForteChris

http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/webshop/...-legal-plates/

Where I got mine from. Had them on for about 6 months now without any trouble. Although I have had one guy tell me they're illegal because the numbers themselves are not reflective, just the plate is.

19th April 2011, 14:45

if you buy them from dubmister they are legal ones, as they send u a letter to confirm and are all stamped up as by uk law too

19th April 2011, 15:00

im sure there not legal..i may be wrong though!.....a friend of mine got pulled and was told to remove them and put normal plates on.

19th April 2011, 15:28

I've got pressed ones with no number or maker name on it and i've never been pullede, but i keep my original ones in the boot to be safe but i've been sat talking with police and they've never stopped me for them

23rd April 2011, 11:57

Would have to be very unlucky to be pulled let alone fined for having pressed plates, just buy them for a reputable place and your be fine!

24th April 2011, 01:24

yeh i got pulled a couple of years back with having new plates, they were fitted a matter of a few hours but the coppers were pretty good about it and showed me their big black book. The problem is with the lettering, it needs too be a perticular size with plain background and if i remeber correctly something too do with the gap too, yes that means these so called anti-speed camera plates are illegal probably due too the camera issue i dont know.
I have yet too find the info online but i assure you it was in black and white and that was a good few years ago and knowing the law im sure they have adjusted that even more in their favour.Oh and if i remember correctly italics etc are also no go. Please dont quote me on this but i know the size and background for sure was an issue at that point.

24th April 2011, 09:30

i have legal pressed plates they look just like normal until your closer up id just go for them

24th April 2011, 10:31

I had pressed plates i bought at a show with the little D and the geman tax and mot stickers.. They won me a £60 prize within two months

The cop however admit they suited the car

24th April 2011, 10:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniGibbo

I had pressed plates i bought at a show with the little D and the geman tax and mot stickers.. They won me a £60 prize within two months

The cop however admit they suited the car

Haha lol

I had the same problem, i had a little 'F' for france on the pressed plates, got pulled on the last day of owning the car!!

Said it suited the car and you dont see many of those these days ( was an s1 Rallye ) then started to go on about his old 205.... r5gtt.... and then i still got a £60 fixed penilty!!

But ye he said it doesnt display where it was made, wasnt reflective, and showed a non GB singn

Dubmiester do legal ones though!

24th April 2011, 11:47

Yer mine was non reflective too..

Funny though as when ever i tried to take pictures they certainly shined

25th April 2011, 22:34

i got told dubmeister mate

26th April 2011, 07:25

no there illegal and its a 60 quid fine they have to be of plastic construction and if vehicle is 2001 or later you have to have the makers address and postcode on

know loads of people who got fines also wot pass a mot as mine didnt