law on number plates

[Copey]

i have been pulled a couple of times for my plates now as they are black/silver, same copper twice

 

i know they are not legal for my car so am not too fussed, and i know that black/silver plates are only legal on pre-73 cars

 

basically what i want to know is, will a set of yellow/black and white and black metal plates be alright on my 86 capper, i hate the look of platsic plates, just screams cheap!

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no cos they have got to be reflective regardless of the material they are made of.but saying that you are much less likely to get pulled with metal yellow/black then metal silver/black plates..

s'funny cos i took the metal plates off my capri cos i prefer the acrylic modern ones, strange how we all have different preferations innit.

[Copey]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3D-Modern-Pressed ... 286.c0.m14

 

they are reflective, so will they be legal?

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yes mate

ooo i like them

[Copey]

yes mate

ooo i like them

 

haha, given you ideas now hey?

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yeah you have, i know a company that does them but charge £40 per pair , let me know how you get on cos i might get myself some

[Copey]

fair enoughties, will do

[surfingturnip]

they have to be e marked or something as well dont they? heard they were cracking down on plates of late

[Copey]

they have to be e marked or something as well dont they? heard they were cracking down on plates of late

 

it would take a right tool of a copper to pull you over for not havin the e-markin

[Trevmk3]

for the cortina i have metal black and silver plates on, but i have the original acrylic yellow and blacks (the raised letters and numbers type) and modern plates in the boot incase i come accross an arsehole who doesnt like them on my car

[Copey]

i think we should start a protest/petition, lol

[surfingturnip]

they have to be e marked or something as well dont they? heard they were cracking down on plates of late

 

it would take a right tool of a copper to pull you over for not havin the e-markin

 

I'm just going on how a load of people I know around here getting pulled for pressed plates (reflective and in correct colour etc) and getting told something about e marks or some such then getting ticketed

[Copey]

great, lol, well my plastic plates arent marked anyway, so basically i will have 3 sets of illegal plates, oh joys, haha

[Posse]

I think its just pot luck if you get a anal copper .Or a young one that has fook all better to do

[surfingturnip]

great, lol, well my plastic plates arent marked anyway, so basically i will have 3 sets of illegal plates, oh joys, haha

 

As posse says I think its one of those ' I've nothing better to do and I WILL give you a ticket for something' type of things really. You'll probably be alright though

[Trevmk3]

my brothers work mate had a noisy can on his motorbike and he got pulled and was asked if it had the correct stamping on it he said "yeah i think its right down the bottom underneath" there was no stamping on it but he did have the copper down on his hands and knees in the middle of the street

[Copey]

great, lol, well my plastic plates arent marked anyway, so basically i will have 3 sets of illegal plates, oh joys, haha

 

As posse says I think its one of those ' I've nothing better to do and I WILL give you a ticket for something' type of things really. You'll probably be alright though

 

aye, i will put it down to boredom on behalf of the copper, it was 3:15 in the mornin, lol

[caprinerd]

it was 3:15 in the mornin, lol

 

where the hell do you find a copper awake at that time

[Copey]

it was 3:15 in the mornin, lol

 

where the hell do you find a copper awake at that time

 

lol, i know, its typical aint it!! it was midweek too, wednesday i think

 

and the last time i got pulled over it was 4:30am on a tuesday