Number Plates

[Adrian E]

Originally Posted by Northy

Now that is interesting, my reg is 6 characters and the rear one had been cut down, looks cool imho, so I can do that again

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Yeah, mine is 5 characters - on my previous car (Leon Cupra R) I had the front plate made by gtgrafix to be the minimum legal size (mocked it up on paper first to get the dimensions right, based on DVLA published info) which coincidentally was the perfect size for the mounting space for the plate! It suited the car better with the 'wide mouth frog' front bumper to feed cold air in.....even though the intercoolers are mounted on each side as standard

Have always stuck plates on modern cars - only exception would be e.g. Merc where they tend to bend the plates a lot on the front to match the bumper profile, so you need the multiple bolt locations to keep it in place.

[Gibsy]

May be a stupid question but Are pressed plates legal

[Col]

Originally Posted by Col

The GB bit is optional.

Mine are. Most aren't, though. These were from dubmeister, and were not cheap...
They are reflective, the correct font and the correct spacing. Anything other than GB in the blue bit is illegal.

p.s. Anywhere that advertises as "show plates" means they either don't have ministry of transport approval to make plates or are choosing to make plates outside of the rules.

[Northy]

What do people think to the following fonts:

Std 2d, 3d, Highline & Carbon fibre

I don't want anything chavtastic

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[ryan_93]

if you just want standard "legal" plates go to your main local car dealer of the make of your car.

[Northy]

Originally Posted by ryan_93

if you just want standard "legal" plates go to your main local car dealer of the make of your car.

*if* there was one close......

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by Northy

*if* there was one close......

are they both long thin or is front square?

[Northy]

[watfordtrackwarrior]

Originally Posted by smOkin

GTGrafix have cut a few for me too, wide choice and quick delivery. The first one i drilled for mounting screws cracked the plate though so be careful if you're not just sticking them on...

USE NO MORE NAILS TAPE THEYLL NEVER COME OFF

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by mark christopher

are they both long thin or is front square?

Originally Posted by Northy

if there std plates i can do em for about £7 a set its just getting em to you