Police bike check

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Originally Posted by BluePete

Therefore, a plate has to be legible and to that end, plate sizes, fonts and spacings etc are defined in law. With something like this, where a specific measurement is given, below that level is not legal, if it meets the requirements, it is legal.

There are no grey areas, too small is enforceable.

The DVLA do not specify specific plate sizes as a legal requirement, just measurements......for example the plate A1 would not be expected to sit on a 9" x 7" plate.

Originally Posted by Baph

but if some scouser comes & nicks your bike

Eh La you got a problem with scousers like mate~??

hi all dose any know about bikes meetting up @ the ponderosa i think the 19th of september, to protest about the way the welsh police.if so dose any one want to go

It's deffo £60 non-endorsable for number plate not conforming (changed a couple of months ago, along with no seatbelt)

[Luckypants]

Meeting up to protest the way the Welsh police what?

I think you mean this.... http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=137681

Originally Posted by Gemaroo

It's deffo £60 non-endorsable for number plate not conforming (changed a couple of months ago, along with no seatbelt)

Yeah thats correct. No points but the fine has gone up to £60, although its a fairly recent thing.

heres the rub with ANPR... most are forward facing, i think cars are the only things that have anpr to read your rear plate.

it actually stands for Absolutely Necessary Promotional Requirement.

they had prolly had a few bike thefts and might actually be doing something about it...

I would be happy that you got the OK from the cops.

so they took 15 mins off your life but you know you have a safe bike

Here is another reason for pulling people.

One In Five Young Drivers Uninsured

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by custard

they had prolly had a few bike thefts and might actually be doing something about it...

Please that is too funny! No N. Wales police do pull bikes for no reason around the honeypot bike roads / meeting places in order to hassle bikes.

Originally Posted by Stewart.C

I would be happy that you got the OK from the cops.

so they took 15 mins off your life but you know you have a safe bike

The police call them 'safety checks' but the only thing safety related they check is the tyre tread depth - something I'll check myself thank you and so should all bikers. The reason they check tread depth is they can fine you and give points for it. Do they check your brakes? Steering? Suspension? Wheel bearings? No of course not - because they cannot nick you for any of that! (Unless the bike is blatantly not road worthy) Do they do a document check? Of course - in case they find something they can do you for! If I got pulled for a 'safety check' I would always give them grief for not checking safety items.

Originally Posted by Stewart.C

Here is another reason for pulling people.

One In Five Young Drivers Uninsured

Which refers in the main to car drivers! Do we see cars being stopped en masse in N. Wales? An emphatic NO! Insurance / MOT / RFL can all be checked with a simple radio call or by ANPR without stopping the rider, so this is not necessary but they still do it.

I don't get stopped in N. Wales because I avoid the areas where the Police flex their muscles, but it still annoys the hell out of me that I have to do that though.