Is this plate MOT legal?
09 April 2009, 12:55 PM
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Plate surround
IMHO, you could add a "plate surround" with a logo that looks like a larger plate, so long as it didn't suggest a means of dodging the ANPR cameras, i.e. no numbers or letters....
dunx
P.S. I fancy a "smug" personal reg., but won't pay £470 for one.
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P.S. I fancy a "smug" personal reg., but won't pay £470 for one.
09 April 2009, 01:03 PM
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09 April 2009, 01:23 PM
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Look I can undersand the letter spacing etc. but wtf does it matter what logo is on there or what it says in the footer text or whether there is a BS kitemark on the damn things?
Unless someone can explain the reasoning to me I can't help but feel it is just another stupid utterly unecessary law to beat the motorist with.
This country is just becoming one big red tape laden mess, more and more laws with less and less sensible enforcement!!
Unless someone can explain the reasoning to me I can't help but feel it is just another stupid utterly unecessary law to beat the motorist with.
This country is just becoming one big red tape laden mess, more and more laws with less and less sensible enforcement!!
On the contrary if it was enforced more you'd see less and less cloned cars.
... and that's not exactly friendly. It's 20 years old and an icon.
09 April 2009, 01:25 PM
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Yes but as long those properties are present what does the kitemark matter? Do someone for not having a plate that has the correct properties rather than just because it does not have a kitemark.
09 April 2009, 01:28 PM
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Hey just teasing my friend. I posted a pic of the rear of my 'never been in an accident in its life' Scoob in here the other day and had some wiseguy tell me it had obviously been in a major rear end shunt LOL 
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09 April 2009, 01:31 PM
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It's really quite simple. The only red tape that's created is by people trying to side-step the what is the law then complaining because they get caught. Footer text is reserved for the company making the plate. The logo is optional if you don't want to put an oval GB sticker on the car when abroad. If you bothered with the earlier link you'd understand that the British Standard mark refers to the visibility, strength and reflectivity of the plate.
On the contrary if it was enforced more you'd see less and less cloned cars.
On the contrary if it was enforced more you'd see less and less cloned cars.
09 April 2009, 01:47 PM
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You do NOT have to have a logo on the plate. However, you have the option to display a GB on the plate in place of a sticker on the car if you take it abroad. I.e. It's removed red tape by allowing freer travel to the continent.
All countries in the EU follow this pattern each displaying their own unique country designated abbreviation. Again it saves all them when travelling too. It's something agreed upon.
So that's the standard. Country logo or none at all. Perhaps to some this seems absurd. However I see driving as a priviledge and not a right. If I can't have a football team on the plate (but can anywhere else on the car) then so be it as I'd rather be driving the scoob under the rules than not at all.
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09 April 2009, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by b13bat View Post
Agreed cant see the problem with the footer text but i think the BS kitemark is to do with the reflection propities of the material so it can be read by Gatso and ANPR in the dark iirc
That is the very point. If it has the kitemark then poor old plod knows 100% that it conforms and contains the required properties.
For example, would you use a skid-lid that was not kitemarked or fit a gas fire in your home that is not kitemarked??
A British Standard Kitemark tells the relevant persons that the item is legal and correct
Originally Posted by b13bat View Post
Agreed cant see the problem with the footer text but i think the BS kitemark is to do with the reflection propities of the material so it can be read by Gatso and ANPR in the dark iirc
For example, would you use a skid-lid that was not kitemarked or fit a gas fire in your home that is not kitemarked??
A British Standard Kitemark tells the relevant persons that the item is legal and correct
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