nathy_87
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Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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hmmm. Think i might just get show plates instead so they are all proper like german plates and onyyl use it for shows.
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Steve
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Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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anything non standard just reminds me of Comic Sans font on my PC tbh
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
dont really get this numberplate lark, i reckon standard design looks better then any other style, german or pressed or what
I bet the vast majority wouldn't get why you painted your bottom arms blue. But that's just how things go, each to their own.
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Steve
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easy concept really, powdercoated to stop them rusting, blue was to match the coilovers
k thnx
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P1CK4D
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Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
dont really get this numberplate lark, i reckon standard design looks better then any other style, german or pressed or what
Agreed 100% IMHO
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
easy concept really, powdercoated to stop them rusting, blue was to match the coilovers
k thnx
Fair enough, wasn't neccessary though. Just something you wanted to do, same as people fitting pressed plates.
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VrsTurbo
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i have tinted plates and never had an issue with them
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Fro
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Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Had pressed ones on the silver golf. Got pulled and fined took them off and never used them again. Sitting in my wardrobe i think.
Edit: Kind of pointless me having them too as the german font stopped my plate looking like BIG GEV.
[Edited on 27-10-2010 by fro-dizzle]
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
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Originally posted by Steve
dont really get this numberplate lark, i reckon standard design looks better then any other style, german or pressed or what
Agreed 100% IMHO
Me too.
Standard plain plates with just the digits look much better.
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by P1CK4D
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Originally posted by Steve
dont really get this numberplate lark, i reckon standard design looks better then any other style, german or pressed or what
Agreed 100% IMHO
Me too.
Standard plain plates with just the digits look much better.
And here - only thing I don't like is the size of them - i trimmed the ends off mine to make it a bit narrower, but they are still full size text, and standard UK Font
Don't like fancy fonts, logos, pressed ones etc
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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Originally posted by will_ainsworth
dubmeister font is much nicer imo. makes a car look very fresh, your font looks a little tacky, not much but a little
tacky? what the fuck?  it's not in fancy italic writing and doesn't have a vauxhall logo in the background so how the hell are they tacky?
i hate people who use the word tacky 
i had those exact same ones on my fiesta and focus and never got pulled once. they are very subtley different.
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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quote:
Originally posted by djgritt
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by P1CK4D
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Originally posted by Steve
dont really get this numberplate lark, i reckon standard design looks better then any other style, german or pressed or what
Agreed 100% IMHO
Me too.
Standard plain plates with just the digits look much better.
And here - only thing I don't like is the size of them - i trimmed the ends off mine to make it a bit narrower, but they are still full size text, and standard UK Font
Don't like fancy fonts, logos, pressed ones etc
Will probably be illegal if they get the ruler out though if you've trimmed them.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by djgritt
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
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Originally posted by P1CK4D
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Originally posted by Steve
dont really get this numberplate lark, i reckon standard design looks better then any other style, german or pressed or what
Agreed 100% IMHO
Me too.
Standard plain plates with just the digits look much better.
And here - only thing I don't like is the size of them - i trimmed the ends off mine to make it a bit narrower, but they are still full size text, and standard UK Font
Don't like fancy fonts, logos, pressed ones etc
Will probably be illegal if they get the ruler out though if you've trimmed them.
IIRC,the plate can be any size you want,as long as the digits and spacing is to the legal requirement.
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alan-g-w
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I stand corrected, after a quick search I can't find anything in relation to cutting them down as long as you have the correct size of lettering. I've definetely been told that by somoene though.
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
I stand corrected, after a quick search I can't find anything in relation to cutting them down as long as you have the correct size of lettering. I've definetely been told that by somoene though.
Minimum Border sizes need to be maintained IIRC - well, a boundary around the outside of the lettering
I ran one on my previous car that was cut a LOT tighter to the lettering than my current ones, my currents aren't massively trimmed, I just took the ends off;
Never had any concerns from Mr MOT or the Police about them 
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alan-g-w
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I'd have thought the police would be all over you for that.
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djgritt
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
I'd have thought the police would be all over you for that.
Been pulled over a few times, never even raised a concern over the plates - front and rear are the same size
My old one was cut all round, not just the ends and was much smaller, but again, never had any issue with it;
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alan-g-w
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hmmm maybe something I'll have to do, extreme weight saving 
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Bonney
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Got a set of the road legal ones on mine. Standard UK font, With all of the BS stamping and other markings aswell.
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alan-g-w
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I'd never get the country markings at the side, make it look lop sided.
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John
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
IIRC,the plate can be any size you want,as long as the digits and spacing is to the legal requirement.
Needs to have a certain border around the letters, can't remember off the top of my head what it is though.
Country markings come in just behind italics and logos.
[Edited on 27-10-2010 by John]
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