Where did you get your "show" plates?

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you know they call em a show plate, do they actually work for the road?

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Originally Posted by plowsie

you know they call em a show plate, do they actually work for the road?

They're referred to as 'show plates' to exploit a little legal grey area.
If you want a strictly legal plate, you must go to someone authorised to make one and show them some docs for your bike etc, and they can only sell you a scrupulously legal item as a number plate*. However, any maker can say: 'I don't make number plates, I make display items for putting on show bikes', then he can sell you whatever you want - whether legal sizes** or not, (usually not, obviously), without needing to be either authorised to do so, or requiring any documentation.

*If it isn't utterly legal it isn't a number plate, specifically that's what you get a nick for when you tugged for your little plate: Not displaying a number plate, 'cos if it's not legal then it isn't a number plate.

**But it won't be strictly legal as it won't have the BS mark*** on it, although as long as it's otherwise legit - size, font, spacing etc the Old Bill Security Company Ltd, (very), very probably won't care****.

***And if it has but wasn't obtained from a registered maker who performed the necessary document check then that's illegal too.

****In fact mostly they don't even know. Traffic may be different of course but then they've probably got better things to do if the plate is otherwise OK.

malplates.

here-
http://www.mal.biz/plates.php

Malplates.

They turned up today funnily enough.

I ordered a couple from them after halfords refused to sell me one using a copy of my V5 (my bike has been written off and I haven't get a duplicate from the DVLA yet).

all sorted.

Dan

Right ok I think Malplates are ok. I might try them. Well I'm going for an ever so slightly smaller plate for when I go to shows to exploit some fairly recent advise given to er...show coppers waying they aren't to touch you if it is legible from 20 metres.

These peeps with ciggy box show plates might as well speed past the old bill on their back wheel without a lid whilst giving them the bird! I don't get it. Maybe they like attention.

How long do Malplates take to do the plate? Do you have to send original logbook as well. I don't fancy sending them my passport so what other form of id will they accept?

For show plates you don't need anything as they're put on your bike for shows

Not sure about standard plates. Mail 'em.