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Author After 16 months with my German plates on i eventually got pulled ( more inside )
Corsalad87
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   12th Jun 07 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well after 16 months of having my German plates on the golf i eventually got pulled and cautioned under section 3 of the fraud act of advertising my car as a registered German vehical under uk roads.

The police confiscated plates issued me with a £30 fine and 14 days to rectify fault ( all done within 2 hours stamped at mot station with metal old style legal metal plates on instead )

They told me they are going to crack down on minor offences such as mine with tougher penalties etc.
xcore
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12th Jun 07 at 17:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
police are just sad these days tbh
Joe
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Originally posted by xcore
police are just doing their jobs these days tbh


Agreed.
xcore
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lol
pdwhelan
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lol its not that they are doing their jobs! its because they cant solve bigger crimes!
Joe
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No the plates are illegal, he got done. Job done.
All Torque
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Why do people say shit like 'why arent the police solving bigger crimes'? I'll tell you why, If people didnt do this shit with their plates the police wouldnt need to bother with them in the first place.

They're really cracking down on this in my area too.
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Originally posted by All Torque
Why do people say shit like 'why arent the police solving bigger crimes'? I'll tell you why, If people didnt do this shit with their plates the police wouldnt need to bother with them in the first place.

They're really cracking down on this in my area too.


Agreed, like speeding. If people didnt speed then there wouldnt be a need for speed cameras so they would remove them.
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12th Jun 07 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what's the point of these german plates then?
Joe
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Because the car is german. So if you own a Toyota you gota go out and get plates in Japanese writing. I don't get it either.
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i will stick with my british plates then
neil h
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oooh no we can't have that. its a clear statement of natonal pride and that may upset non british nationals...
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oooh no we can't have that. its a clear statement of natonal pride and that may upset non british nationals...


I think it's more to do with the font being different.

If you go to germany and buy a german car, then put uk style plates on it, the same thing happens.
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Can it cause an accident? does it effect speed cameras of any sort? its just another money making scheme! pathetic if you ask me! but fair enough, the law is the law
Corsalad87
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Within 2 hours i rectified the fault so i grumbled but moved on
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does it effect speed cameras of any sort?


Probably does yes
All Torque
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does it effect speed cameras of any sort?


Probably does yes


Are the metal plates reflective?
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oooh no we can't have that. its a clear statement of natonal pride and that may upset non british nationals...


it's not about that.....

but my question is:

what's the point of german plates? make the car more reliable? more power?
Joe
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does it effect speed cameras of any sort?


Probably does yes


Are the metal plates reflective?


Duno but the font and layout will probably fuck with camera's.
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I dont think they do effect speed cameras tbh!
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I know that having foreign plates is essentially begging to be pulled over, however I think it is a clear reflection of how much free time the police have these days. I mean lets face facts, you are more likely to hear about "police cracking down on tinted windows" etc as opposed to hearing "police have managed to find a missing person/stolen vehicle".
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quote:
Originally posted by abdus
quote:
Originally posted by neil h
oooh no we can't have that. its a clear statement of natonal pride and that may upset non british nationals...


it's not about that.....

but my question is:

what's the point of german plates? make the car more reliable? more power?


i could ask the same of why put a mhw lights on a car they looks good but dont give power or make a car more reliable
pdwhelan
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Money making scheme!
Paul H
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never mind mate they are having a big crackdown on them loads of peeps on ed38 have been done aswell.i'm not a fan of them personally but it's a personal preferance
Corsalad87
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Originally posted by Paul H
never mind mate they are having a big crackdown on them loads of peeps on ed38 have been done aswell.i'm not a fan of them personally but it's a personal preferance



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