Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I keep getting tempted to run no front plate but I don't want a reason to keep getting pulled over so don't bother.
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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Originally posted by mattant
No, that's why they're illegal, because the ANPR cameras can't read them
ANPR can happily read anything as long as its roughly the required size and on a retroreflective background -
Saying that however, some of the stuff I used to test could read letters hand drawn on paper and that was 4 or 5 years ago now !
I was always under the impression that the spacing was so that humans could interpret/see it correctly and so you couldn't alter the appearance of the character
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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ANPR reads with or without spaces,
I have had my plate for about 8 years, never been pulled. its the correct font, correct colour and on display in the correct place.
They are apparently going to relax the laws on spacing i seen on another forum.
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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I've got the space in a different place on mine and a 3/4 plate on the front. *Touch wood* I've not been pulled in the 4 years I've had it on the car.
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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My front number plate is a 3/4 size, illegally spaced and cracked to fuck. It also sits about 8" off the ground and mine doesnt get picked up by the ANPR in petrol stations.
Whether it gets picked up by copper ones i dont know.
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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£60
3 times and DVLA recover plate
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
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I have had my plate for about 8 years, never been pulled. its the correct font, correct colour and on display in the correct place.
Same, correct size, lettering and font with one incorrect space and not been bothered at all. Passed plenty of coppers. As long as you're not taking the piss with silly fonts and sizes, they don't seem to care.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Originally posted by davieslim
i thought imports size and font was acceptable as long as its on a genuine import with the smaller number plate recess?
It is acceptable, but the copper who pulled me wasn't sure. He let me off, but said if he stopped me again for it he would be issuing me a fine. So that's why i took it up with HQ.
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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My Dads plate is K10 0PJ
His initials are PJ.
If he ran it with K100 PJ would he get pulled do you reckon?
Looks to obviously illegal IMO.
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by Ben J]
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
My Dads plate is K10 0PJ
His initials are PJ.
If he ran it with K100 PJ would he get pulled do you reckon?
Looks to obviously illegal IMO.
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by Ben J]
yes - from my own experience and always on the M62 
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by whitter45]
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Just get it made up on a 3/4 size plate. It's looks closer together but still legal. Winner.
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
My Dads plate is K10 0PJ
His initials are PJ.
If he ran it with K100 PJ would he get pulled do you reckon?
Looks to obviously illegal IMO.
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by Ben J]
yes - from my own experience and always on the M62
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by whitter45]
Parent live in Norfolk so M62 not a risk. Maybe down there he'll be okay. Norfolk has only just got colour TV.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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I've ran with the space out of my plate for 3 years, never had any trouble. They are the legal size and font, just missing the space between the number(s) and letter
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
I've got the space in a different place on mine and a 3/4 plate on the front. *Touch wood* I've not been pulled in the 4 years I've had it on the car.
Forgot about yours Shaun,thats how id want it spaced if i get it.
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
£60
3 times and DVLA recover plate
Wrong
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
£60
3 times and DVLA recover plate
Wrong
Happened to a guy at work so not that wrong. Based on the fact the police reported to DVLA on 3 separate occasions
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by whitter45]
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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All depends, my sisters has been illegally spaced for 2 years, not a whiff. My mum went out first day and got a ticket.Luck of the draw
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
£60
3 times and DVLA recover plate
Wrong
Happened to a guy at work so not that wrong. Based on the fact the police reported to DVLA on 3 separate occasions
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by whitter45]
Not sure if its three times but the first time DVLA sent a letter saying get it fixed and take pictues to prove etc and they also said next time they would revoke the plate
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Just get it made up on a 3/4 size plate. It's looks closer together but still legal. Winner.
3/4 plates aren't legal? Are they?
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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Yes as long as the txt is the correct font and size and i think there has to be a certain amount if white around the txt. Eg you cant have the numbers/letters going right to the edge (top/bottom)
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
My Dads plate is K10 0PJ
His initials are PJ.
If he ran it with K100 PJ would he get pulled do you reckon?
Looks to obviously illegal IMO.
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by Ben J]
Would be fine i think, as said i've had mine for 8 years like N5TH M (Should be N5 THM)
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Just get it made up on a 3/4 size plate. It's looks closer together but still legal. Winner.
3/4 plates aren't legal? Are they?
This is my legal one I got from halfords.
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
£60
3 times and DVLA recover plate
Wrong
Happened to a guy at work so not that wrong. Based on the fact the police reported to DVLA on 3 separate occasions
[Edited on 04-02-2013 by whitter45]
I got stopped 4 times in 2 months for my plates and never got any kind of letter from the dvla, even after the copper said he was contacting them.
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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What did your illegal one look like Eck?
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Just get it made up on a 3/4 size plate. It's looks closer together but still legal. Winner.
3/4 plates aren't legal? Are they?
This is my legal one I got from halfords.
That's a 6 letter plate though. The font is a fixed size, the plate simply needs to have a minimum border of 11mm round all the lettering.
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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