Is this Romahome number plate legal?

4T5 · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:10

The plates may be legal but it would be a Crime to buy that thing.

Amoeba · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:10

[TW]Fox;19971968 said:
Thats the one I keep seeing. Far too many of them to just be a chav thing. Pretty sure I've seen it on police vehicles etc as well.

Well that's the font I have on my plate, the nice police man who stopped me explained it was illegal and I would need to change it.

Regarding the MOT - the car has had its last 2 done in England and it wasn't mentioned here either, so that means nothing.

Amoeba · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:11

4T5 said:
The plates may be legal but it would be a Crime to buy that thing.

I was just thinking it looked quite fun for 2k!!

Scuzi · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:14

[TW]Fox;19971968 said:
Thats the one I keep seeing. Far too many of them to just be a chav thing. Pretty sure I've seen it on police vehicles etc as well.

I had that font on one of my cars and it was the original plate from the VW dealer. There are loads of NI cars with that font and it is perfectly fine.

Amoeba · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:20

Actually, I retract my statement. According to Wiki any sans-serif font is ok. Wish I had known this at the time I was drilled by the policeman

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Cob · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:23

Amoeba said:
Actually, I retract my statement. According to Wiki any sans-serif font is ok. Wish I had known this at the time I was drilled by the policeman .

You'll have to learn not to just bend over and take it.

Scuzi · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:24

Amoeba said:
Actually, I retract my statement. According to Wiki any sans-serif font is ok. Wish I had known this at the time I was drilled by the policeman .

Was it a car registered at an NI address? If you have an NI plate registered at a GB address, it must conform to GB standards.

Amoeba · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:28

It wasn't at an NI address, but then he didn't know that as he didn't take my registration details.

Just checked DVLNI and apparently since 2008 the plates need to conform to the same standards the rest of the UK have had to apply to since 2001...

Al Vallario · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:29

Amoeba · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:29

Cob said:
You'll have to learn not to just bend over and take it.

To be fair I was quite grateful he was just talking to me about my plate and nothing more severe!

Amoeba · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:30

Al Vallario said:
That is incorrect. It is in the Republic of Ireland where there is no standard font specified.

The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 statutory instrument applies to both Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It replaced the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973 instrument that formerly applied to Northern Ireland.

Indeed, I just realised the same...

I hereby remake my original statement

whitecrook · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:34

Amoeba said:
Actually, I retract my statement. According to Wiki

Source?

Amoeba · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:37

whitecrook said:
Source?

Amoeba said:
I hereby remake my original statement

I misread the article title

. That was for the Republic of Ireland, not Northern Ireland. Ironically I saw a lot fewer random fonts in the Republic than I did in NI... ho hum.

act smiley · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:47

Amoeba said:
I was just thinking it looked quite fun for 2k!!

Fun? While its probably the vehicle I've spent the most time on 3 wheels in, they're painfully slow due to the weight of it, and you won't get more than low 30s MPG due to the thrashing it takes to get anywhere and as a result it also means that parts can wear out quickly. Over 60mph is an effort and the brakes are rather concerning. The electrics can get damp due to it all being under the passenger seat, which means it sometimes needs a blast of WD40 to get started in the winter. Rust is also an issue.

The key thing really in terms of living with it isn't just the height, or even the visibility out of the back - its how much longer it makes journeys.

Having said that, unless they've depreciated massively in the last few years, £1800 seems reasonable.

Amoeba · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:52

act smiley said:
Fun? While its probably the vehicle I've spent the most time on 3 wheels in, they're painfully slow due to the weight of it, and you won't get more than low 30s MPG due to the thrashing it takes to get anywhere and as a result it also means that parts can wear out quickly. Over 60mph is an effort and the brakes are rather concerning. The electrics can get damp due to it all being under the passenger seat, which means it sometimes needs a blast of WD40 to get started in the winter. Rust is also an issue.

The key thing really in terms of living with it isn't just the height, or even the visibility out of the back - its how much longer it makes journeys.

Having said that, unless they've depreciated massively in the last few years, £1800 seems reasonable.

Yep all that sounds like it would make quite a fun adventure to me!

wesley · 1 Sep 2011 at 22:20

970cc ouch!

0-60 and top speed?

Fluke? · 2 Sep 2011 at 17:22

wesley said:
970cc ouch!

0-60 and top speed?

0-60?? That's a bit keen isn't it?

Oh, and thanks again for all the replies folks. Interesting to gauge the different perspectives.

woodpigeon4 · 2 Sep 2011 at 18:20

I seriously would avoid that like the plague, regardless of the numberplate. Obviously none of the vehicles in that class are going to be fast, but a 970cc engine???? :eek:

I'd feel terrified driving that thing.

loltim · 2 Sep 2011 at 18:23

paradigm said:
The nearest hotel to whatever camp site you were going to drive one of these to?

lol

Fluke? · 3 Sep 2011 at 13:09

Auction finished with the missus wimping out again. Believe it or not it went for £3,575.95 in the end, so clearly a lot of peeps still like em!