Number plate sizes?

[Stu]

Originally Posted by cbay

but it is normally too much hassle for someone to pull you over and fill out the paperwork..

rofl

[cbay]

Rofl???

Originally Posted by cbay

Rofl???

Roll on floor laughing. HTH

I put on a 7.5"X6.5" with SV650 at the bottom,looks a lot better

[G]

There is no legally specified sized number plate, there is only legally specified spacing.

If you had the number plate A1 you could have a tiny plate. I have 6 digits some of which consists of 1's which means whilst legally spaced I can manage a 6.5" x 6.5" completely legally spaced.

[Dave20046]

Just worth thinking about (I know I'm a spoilsport) but when you put a (n arsey) coppers back up with a loud exhaust or number plate (or speeding/offence£££)he's going to pull you and check everything over so if you have tinted visor (£30) + Exhaust (possibly now £60 but atleast £30) and the plate (£60) it all starts to add up.

[Taipan]

Technically if you have a show plate or such like on, it should now fail the MOT.

New checks have been introduced to the MOT Test to ensure the registration plate confirms to the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001.
These checks will now confirm the following:

• The characters and background colour comply with regulations
• The character font is an a correct type
• The characters are the correct size as is the size of the margin
• The plates are fitted vertically
• The non-reflective border is within the permitted width
• Finally an unacceptable symbol or flag, such as football team crests or logo, is not displayed.

Also for vehicles registered on or after 1 September 2001 ( i.e 51 plates and later ) the additional checks will also be performed:

• It displays the BSAU 145d marking
• It also displays the name and postcode of the registration plate supplier
• It does not display a honeycomb or similar effect background.

mine failed the mot....cos its got suzuki emblem down side and sv650.org ob bottom.....u cant have any emblem at side now and only thing on bottom must be postcode of maker......and this is an mot place of been going to for many a year and he aint strict....

[Bluepete]

It's getting more expensive!

It's true

Pete

[cbay]

MOT yes, but that is once a year, so you either swap it or you double sided tape a good size one on for the test as they aren't allowed to touch/mess with anything.

I.E. with a car, you fail if you have a headlight bulb out, but if you go in the garage in daylight and leave in daylight and state, "I never drive in the dark" then the car will pass with faulty or NO headlight bulb.