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Originally Posted by fizzwheel

£60 fine, if you get pulled enough for the small plate, the DVLA with withdraw your registration number and issue you with a Q plate.. not nice for resale value...

Why go so small 9 x 2 is asking for a pull, and then it gives them an excuse to do you for a your race can, dark visor etc etc etc

What's a Q plate/what's the difference? Google's not being overly helpful here.

Originally Posted by jacksuzukisv650

heloo people im goin to put a 9x2 size number plate on the sv whats the worse police can do ..

A dude I used to work with had one this size, black background and italic lettering. Also naughty cans, black visor etc. He has never been pulled, despite riding with plates like these for over 3 years. (he always changes the plate when he gets a new bike)
He knows the consequences though, if and when he gets a tug for it he has nothing to whinge about.

Originally Posted by jacksuzukisv650

yeh but i aint got a darjk visor or a can i just want it purly 4 cameras so al they can do is fine u

wot u got 2 worry bout from ANPR?

If thats all you want it for why not ride around with no plate and if you get tugged say it was nicked. If you ride around with a dodgey plate then it's a definate fine......

You'll get a pull and a fine. Especially in England and North Wales.....

Not worth wasting £60 of your hard earned cash on is it??
Once they pull you for that, they'll look over the rest of your bike with a fine tooth comb. Oh look sir, that's a race can - that's another £30 fine on top of the £60 for the plate. Keep it legit, you don't get pulled... or buy a harley, and you can run any plate size you wish... those things and touring bikes never get pulled over for a check - only the sports bikes...

My commuter bike exhaust wakes the dead (handy for filtering), but I run a legit plate on it, and have passed several cop cars stuck in the traffic gridlock whilst filtering. Never been stopped..

Originally Posted by ranathari

What's a Q plate/what's the difference? Google's not being overly helpful here.

From the direct.gov website

A ‘Q’ registration number means:

· the age or identity of the vehicle is not known
· the vehicle may have been rebuilt from old or new parts
· the vehicle may have been imported without proof of the vehicles age
The registration certificate should say why the vehicle has been registered with a ‘Q’ registration number.

The 'Q' shows that the vehicle was either not originally registered in the UK and proof of age was unavailable at registration, or that it has been built using a significant proportion of used parts.

If a vehicle has to be rebuilt, say after an accident and many new or used parts have been used that it calls the identity of the vehicle into question, the vehicle needs to be registered on a 'Q' Plate. This is done through the DVLA. It does not mean that there is anything wrong with the vehicle, just that it's original identity cannot be clarified from the parts it is made from (i.e. from different vehicles). Kit cars usually have a Q registration and this is perfectly normal, but on other vehicles, it suggests that their full history may be difficult to trace.

"Q" numbers are non-transferable, meaning that they must remain with the car. You cannot transfer them to another vehicle, and you cannot purchase another number plate for the 'Q' plated vehicle.

Before you purchase a vehicle with a 'Q' plate, it is very important that you obtain a HPI check to ensure that it is not stolen or ringed and registered correctly with the DVLA.

OUCH! good luck selling that then!
I doubt a small plate will stop the cameras, maybe make it harder for a Van driver to read your plate in time as you go by but in the balance of things seems like a bad trade.

My Girlfriend genuinely lost her plate off her 125, didn't have any issues for the couple of months it took her to replace it but she drove sensibly on a little bike...

But on a bigger sports bike and riding like a loon the cops may well decide you're taking the mickey and take some rather nasty steps.
(not to mention I imagine a lot of cage drivers would be more than happy to phone it in, especially if they see you regularly on a particular route).

[hindle8907]

why would they give you a q plate ?

Originally Posted by Geoffrey

From the direct.gov website

I found that too, which is why I asked the question. Doesn't say anything about why they'd give a Q plate to a bike that's been stopped repeatedly for having a small plate. I'm gonna guess that Fizz was incorrect.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by ranathari

I found that too, which is why I asked the question. Doesn't say anything about why they'd give a Q plate to a bike that's been stopped repeatedly for having a small plate. I'm gonna guess that Fizz was incorrect.

If you fail to display your registration mark (and as a small plate doesn't actually count as being a number plate, so that's what you are doing) they will revoke the registration.

You will then be forced to re-register it and it will be a Q-plate that will be registered at that time.