Average price for replacement number plate?

[04tow01]

Hi, i've just bought an sv650 but the number plate is illegal, perhaps by an inch smaller in height and width, if that. Even so, I don't want to get bothered by police. What sort of places can I get a standard number plate with the same registration made up and how much should I expect to pay?

Thanks, Tom.

[Elliott]

I pay £5 per plate.

[04tow01]

I pay £5 per plate.
Where do you go for them?

[Bordtea]

From what I understand it's not to do with the size of the numberplate itself, its to do with the size of the lettering, so your plate may not actually be illegal. Look up the sizes on the directgov site

[Elliott]

The size of the plate is determined by law in a sneaky way.

Each character has to be a certain size and have a certain size gap in between.

Hence the 9x8 plate. However 99% of police are ok with a 8x7

Edit : just realised I didn't answer your question. I buy them from a MOT garage near me but you get the delivered for around £6 on eBay.

[Bordtea]

The size of the plate is determined by law in a sneaky way.

Each character has to be a certain size and have a certain size gap in between.

Hence the 9x8 plate. However 99% of police are ok with a 8x7

Edit : just realised I didn't answer your question. I buy them from a MOT garage near me but you get the delivered for around £6 on eBay.
Makes sense \\:D/

[04tow01]

Thanks for the quick replies!

[Bibio]

if you get a private number with 1 letter then 2 numbers with 3 letters then you can have a smaller plate. if money is no object then you can have a very small plate with 1 letter and 1 number.

[andrewsmith]

Its about £20 for a BS AU compliant plate. Plate alone is £5 before anything else

[Dicky Ticker]

There is no defined or legal requirement for the outer dimensions of a number pate.
I have a standard number plate which is only 6 1/2 x 8 but 100% legal in font,spacing etc

[Elliott]

I was under the impression that you had to have a certain gap space either side of ever character, meaning your border would have to be further away.

[m15terroboto]

Taken from the dvla website


Motorcycle number plates should have a:

character height - 64 millimetres
character width - 44 millimetres (except the figure 1 or letter I)
character stroke - 10 millimetres
space between characters - 10 millimetres
space between groups - 30 millimetres
top, bottom and side margins - 11 millimetres (minimum)
vertical space between groups - 13 millimetres
so by my calculation for a standard 2 letter, 2 number, 3 letter registration the smallest legal plate could be
228mm x 163mm or 8.9" x 6.4"
so to go smaller legally as others have said get a private plate!

as for cost I have no idea!

[NTECUK]

Legal £10 from Ron Parkinson.
My show plate was £12 but you pay for the badge and a logo with boarder(a character not correctly formed, slopiing is its naughty bit)

[dyzio]

Mines about to fall off :)

These ones seem to be the cheapest at the moment: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTORCYCLE-NUMBER-PLATE-/180500264978?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2a06a77812

I was thinking of one with the GB logo already on it for riding abroad, but none of the ones I've seen on ebay offer the option...

[Luckypants]

Dyzio, I got a motorbike sized GB sticker on the ferry (yes I forgot!) for a fiver. They are about £3 on the net, so get a new plate and sticker for under a tenner. I think it looks good on my bike...

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430313_4462571682447_690497876_n.jpg

[dyzio]

Yeah, I've had one of the stick on ones before, but thought about just getting it done properly since I'll need a new plate soon...

You can't see it properly, but it's one of those adhesive ones with the Scottish flag and "SCO" with an EU symbol.

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/874/095large.jpg

[SoulKiss]

Taken from the dvla website


Motorcycle number plates should have a:

character height - 64 millimetres
character width - 44 millimetres (except the figure 1 or letter I)
character stroke - 10 millimetres
space between characters - 10 millimetres
space between groups - 30 millimetres
top, bottom and side margins - 11 millimetres (minimum)
vertical space between groups - 13 millimetres

so by my calculation for a standard 2 letter, 2 number, 3 letter registration the smallest legal plate could be
228mm x 163mm or 8.9" x 6.4"
so to go smaller legally as others have said get a private plate!

as for cost I have no idea!

You also forget that it needs to display the name and postcode of a REGISTERED number plate maker.

[NTECUK]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Scotland-Euro-Badge-Number-Plate-Sticker-Raised-/270771352825?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f0b3af4f9

[dyzio]

Oooo, I see the noisy pipes made their way onto the red Viffer :smt077


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Scotland-Euro-Badge-Number-Plate-Sticker-Raised-/270771352825?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f0b3af4f9

There's not much options on the 675 due to the under seat exhaust, the above sticker on the plate looks like pretty much it.

Plate ordered, hope this one lasts the next 2 days ;)

[NTECUK]

The new numbers/letter's are a pain on bikes.
Just too much to squezee in.
You can soon peel it of wonce you get home again