myke pocock
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| posted on 17/6/16 at 10:42 AM |
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Rear Number Plates
I ordered a self adhesive rear number plate from an ebay seller expecting a reflective backing. On receipt it is printed, both the black and yellow
and therefore not reflective. On questioning the seller stated "the current UK guidelines state that the material should be but does not have to
be reflective". My understanding is that both front and back should be on a reflective backing but am I wrong? If I am then OK but I dont want
to be whitewashed by them. Its not the cost just the principle as the advert was not clear then.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 17/6/16 at 10:48 AM |
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"7 Number plate design specification
Vehicles manufactured after 1 January 1973 must display
number plates:
n made of a reflective material
n with a white background at the front of the vehicle and
a yellow background at the back of the vehicle, and
n with black letters and numbers."
See p8 of:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/359317/INF104_160914.pdf
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loggyboy
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| posted on 17/6/16 at 11:01 AM |
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No stick on numberplate is Legal, front or Rear. This is as no stick in reflective background meets the required BS.
So any who have them and pass Mot is because its been over looked and Its also one of those grey areas where the MOT and C&U standards dont quite
correspond.
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nick205
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| posted on 17/6/16 at 11:54 AM |
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My cars, both MK Indy and several tin tops have passed MoTs with stick on plates sourced online. As far as I'm aware you're supposed to
get plates made by accredited suppliers and provide them with documentation (V5C I expect) to allow them to make them. Again I've not done this
and it's never been an issue - although I do stick to the correct font type, size and spacing.
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hizzi
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| posted on 17/6/16 at 12:13 PM |
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mot testers are supposed to look for postcode of plate maker and jepson number to prove legality of plate stamped along the bottom
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loggyboy
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| posted on 17/6/16 at 12:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hizzi
mot testers are supposed to look for postcode of plate maker and jepson number to prove legality of plate stamped along the bottom
But those requirements (postcode) are only since 2001 (ish). So if the plate is older than that the requirementsl cant ve applied.
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