Online place to buy 99.9% legal plates?

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I'm currently awaiting my V750 form with a new reg on it for transfer to my car.
At the current time the car log book is not in my name, so I need to get it sent away etc.
In preperation I'd like to get some plates printed up.

When I say 99.9% legal I mean I'm looking for:

UK Standard Size
UK Standard Font
Euro (GB) Badge (In blue) on left side of plate

Basically legal plates in every respect, however I'm not too fussed about the bits of writing you are supposed to have at the bottom of the plate (and to be honest I'm not convinced the police are either).

Anywhere got any recommendations of an online store to order from?
I found these guys:
http://www.platesforcars.co.uk/
Although they will happily print you up "anything" it looks like they can also do fully legal.
 
Due to the age of your new car won't it fail its mot if you don't get plates with the makers postcode etc on? With this in mind i don't think fancyplates is good enough.
 
Firestar_3x said:
Due to the age of your new car won't it fail its mot if you don't get plates with the makers postcode etc on? With this in mind i don't think fancyplates is good enough.
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Nope, according to DVLA there is no set requirement for the producers name/details. Obviously there are 100&1 fine details, but the main importance is the typeface and reflection.
 
The British Standard
The British Standard sets out the physical characteristics of the number plate. This includes visibility, strength and
reflectivity. The British Standard also requires each number plate to be permanently and legibly marked with the
following information:-
1. The British Standard number (currently BS AU 145d)
2. The name, trade mark or other means of identification of the manufacturer or component supplier
3. Name and postcode of the supplying outlet
 
Yes there is - read the PDF again. For context, here is the relevant section:

1. The British Standard number (currently BS AU 145d)
2. The name, trade mark or other means of identification of the manufacturer or component supplier
3. Name and postcode of the supplying outlet
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As of September last year, MOT stations were instructed to enforce this - if you had a 51 plate car or newer and it had numbplates WITHOUT the BS AU 145d mark and the supplying dealers potcode and name, the car would FAIL the MOT.

This was subsequently suspended in October for administrative purposes - I have no idea if it's been put back into force again or not but even if it hasn't it's logical to assume it will soon.

For the sake of a few bits of tiny text why take the risk?

Oh and guys - remember that this is all based on NUMBERPLATES made after 1st Sep 2001 and NOT cars. Effectively this means you can 'get away with it' on an older car becuase it cannot be proved that the plate isn't older than Sep 2001 but if you've got an obviously recent plate, even on say a T registered car, expect to have MOT trouble.
 
That was the impression I got.
I know that to be 100% legal there are requirements for the plate.
However I felt that if I stuck to the Standard UK size, Standard UK font and the only badge was the Euro GB one then those are the important bits all legal.

The fancyplates plate looks good, however if you want the Euro GB badge you have to have a border.
Whereas at the platesforcars site I can have the Euro badge but no border - it's possible that looks slightly cleaner.

I'll have to play a little more I think.

*EDIT*

OK, is there anywhere online that can supply me 100% legal plates then - or am I going to have to pop into the likes of Halfords etc?
 
I make road legal plates at work and the amount of hassle I get from customers when asking for customers documents, advising that the shops postcode must be on the bottom etc. We try to make the postcode as small as possible but people still complain.

We got a letter last week informing us that we still must put the postcode etc on all plates we make. I can see why they do it, but tbh its right pain for us.
 
Just answered my own question actually:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motorin...cle/PersonalisedRegAndNumberPlates/DG_4022573

Acceptable documents to establish entitlement to the registration mark

  • Vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI) - these are the preferred documents
  • The tear off slip V5C/2 or V5C/2NI (section 10) of the V5C or V5C/NI
  • Certificate of entitlement to a mark (V750)
  • Cherished transfer retention document (V778) (not applicable in Northern Ireland)
  • Vehicle licence renewal form (V11)
  • Temporary registration certificate (V379) (not applicable in Northern Ireland)
  • Authorisation certificate (V948) with an official stamp from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver and Vehicle Agency or Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
  • A letter of authorisation from a fleet operator (including lease/hire company) (not applicable in Northern Ireland) - the letter must quote the document reference number from the V5C, not the vehicle identification number
 
IIRC craigs plates are 100% legal, need proof sent to them before they are printed (log book etc), so kinda defies the object if you can pop down to your local halfords.
 
I can understand them wanting to lose these obviously stupid fonts and spacing, but this as a measure to stop cloning and tax evasion is a complete joke. Is a tiny poscode on a plate really going to reduce crime? Is a criminal likely to put there car in for an mot if it's to be used for criminal purposes. People who want fancy plates can easily remove and replace for the mot.

All the time shops are allowed to produce show plates this really will make no difference. Unless there is another reason and I can't think for the life of me wht it is.
 
Didn't realise they had to have all that tripe on them.

I'll just continue to take my car to an MOT tester that prefers to look for actual stuff which compromises the performance and safety of my car, and furthermore overlooks pathetic crap such as british standard signs and er, emissions
 
I don't think MOT is really a problem, mine passed fine with a plate which doesn't conform to the law in any way other than the font style. The tester even asked me if it was an import, to which I said no.
 
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