V8 Tej
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Post by V8 Tej on Mar 21, 2014 15:18:21 GMT 1
I was on the M25 this morning as usual travelling to work on my 30 mile commute. See a police Volvo in the LH lane (I was middle lane) and pass him doing 75 ish MPH. He pulls out behind me and turns on the blues and twos, pulls me over on hard shoulder and asks "Do you know why you have been stopped?" I said No to which he replies number plates are illegal (See pic below). Ok fair enough you have me bang to rights officer etc. but I thought the £100 fine was a bit steep. £100 fokin pounds!!!
So if you have these on your car, I would remove them asap!! Certainly not worth being £100 out of pocket for :-( And just be careful at the next HG Meet as Old Bill turn up sometimes...  screen shot on pc |
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Post by stevieb73 on Mar 24, 2014 14:29:55 GMT 1
sh!t man! that's rough Tej! Sorry to hear that bro!
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Post by b4dvw on Mar 27, 2014 1:59:10 GMT 1
I disagree... I've got pressed plates and had them on dozens of cars, the plate still requires the garages postcode on it and theBS stamp, then it is NOT illegal. Also how the fudge did they notice your pressed plats were pressed at 75ish MPG... FFS
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V8 Tej
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Post by V8 Tej on Mar 28, 2014 16:29:52 GMT 1
Yeah tell me about it.
I suppose me traveling at 70 ish and them at 60 ish meant I was along side matey for a bit while he admired the car. ANPR does read the German font as I was stopped about 9 months prior (insurance co hadn't updated the MID) but the old bill that time just said lovely car mate, off you go etc. I did point that out to this copper and he hesitated and just said, "Erm well yeah, some officers have a different view to others etc.."
At the end of the day if you have these on they are not legal. The German font is not legal, the 'D' in the Euro flag is not legal, and they are not MADE of reflective material. That's the key point they will always sting you on even if you have UK font and a GB euro flag. Metal plates are made of metal and then sprayed with a reflective coating. Plastic/standard plates are constructed with the reflective high grade vinyl as part of the construction. This detail is what gives them the power to shaft you if they feel like/are having a bad day/get envious of a smug chap driving his classic car to work :-)
I had them on for nearly a year and I cover 20k miles per year in my E28 so they have been seen by many a plod. It just goes to show that it doesn't matter how long you've already had them on for, they can bend you over if they feel like.
Also the plate suppliers postcode and BS146 (IIRC) marking only applies to cars after 2001. Oldies like mine do not need to have that detail added so I was pulled simply because they are very obvious German font, pressed metal and the 'D' euro flag.
I was really upset abut this when it happened but no harm done, lesson learned! At least it means plod have no reason to give me a tug now :-D
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