Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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I am thinking of getting a private number plate, but it needs spacing to look how i want it, i.e:
Should be:
ABC 123
Want it like:
ABC12 3
The number plate isnt abc 123 btw 
How many of you with spacing have been pulled over by police? I know its illegal, but are the police really bothered about it?
Just asking as i dont want to spend x amount of money to keep getting pulled over etc.
I see these top sports cars etc with spacing all the time.
Cheers.
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Cupra Steve
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I think it depends what it spells out, i rememebr some1 with a plate reading FUCK U, that caused a lot of attention!
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nathy_87
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the one your after should be fine seen it oany cars 
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SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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If it helps i was behind a copper traffic car last night and infront of him was a BMW with weirdly spaced plates, copper didn't seem bothered.
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kenny-g
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Registered: 12th Dec 05
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been pulled for this... got told my plate would get taken off me if a kept the plates on lol...
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Liam
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Stafford
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quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
I think it depends what it spells out, i rememebr some1 with a plate reading FUCK U, that caused a lot of attention!
I'm sure someone posted a few months ago, that no plate has ever been sold like that. 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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I had mine spaced like that for a month before I got pulled & fined.........not worth it tbh!!
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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I got pulled for mine being spaced wrong.
£30 fine.
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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Years ago there was a 205 gti parked in my street with the plate F U C K 1..
but not worth it spacing it wrong to get pulled all the time..
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
F U C K 1..
How would that work then??? You've never been able to get 4 letter / 1 number plates
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Novaneil
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Registered: 26th Oct 06
Location: Leamington Spa
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You could drive round for years and be fine. Or have them fitted and get a fine or telling off within a week.
I got pulled twice for this and just got told to change it and had a producer.
Its up to you. You'll probably find its only bored traffic cops that'll pull you for it though.
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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if you dont have it in some stupid font or bend the letters or have the small dots that look like there screw covers to make it look different you could be alright but tbh its a difficult one, i havent had a plate on the front of my corsa in ages and never been pulled once!
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Registered: 9th Apr 02
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i got pulled loads when i had mine for various plate styles.
My plate is M11 RCR but had it spaced M11RC R with dots between the two 1's to make them look like an A 
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
quote:
Originally posted by mav
F U C K 1..
How would that work then??? You've never been able to get 4 letter / 1 number plates
dunno unless it was totally bodged from something else, never went up and had a really close look, was sitting on the road etc...
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betrayed
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Registered: 29th Aug 06
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would have been summit along the lines of:
F11 CKL - FUCK 1
some like that any ways
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
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My brother has P6 LLB. When he got it he had it as P6LL B, and had a non-standard 6 that didn't have the top bit so it looked like a 'b' he then put a screw through the bottom of it and as if by magic 'h'. Then he put a screw through the bottom of the first L to make it look like an 'i'.
Therefore PhiL B.
his name Phil B. 
First time there was a copper behind him he got pulled and got a Vehicle Rectification Order.
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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i've had this on for a year and is still ok (touch wood)
its S20 VXL
[Edited on 23-02-2007 by Tomnova16]
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burgess
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Registered: 22nd Feb 04
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most of the time you wil get a rectification notice but if you continue to space it illegally
then the dvla can revoke the number
loads of mulah to be wasted imo
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
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Plus failing your MOT every year.
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
i've had this on for a year and is still ok (touch wood)
Thats not obviously wrong though, until you get stopped in which can you are basically on false plates. You would just assume that is 220 and drive past it unless you knew otherwise.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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pmsl @ 220 VXL - I reccon you would be major fucked if they run the plate & pullled you!!
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
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should of just got any letter, then the 220 VXL
eg A220 VXL
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nickyboy01
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
Location: Oxford-ish
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I drove round with C2 0XE spaced as C20XE for 4 years with no probs.
Drove to Cornwall to get new car and transfer reg and got pulled and a £60 fine 2 days before taking it off the car.
Whether you get pulled or not depends on the force normally
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
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i have B5 NMJ spaced as B5N MJ, for mot i have just stuck the original over the top. all the writing is standard font and legal so i doesnt stand out as much.
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