Very dark tinted number plates - is this a new "thing"?

Haggisman

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In the last couple of months I've seen quite a few cars with VERY dark tinted number plates (to the point where they are barely readable).

Surely this is a) not legal, and b) so blatant that it's just asking to be pulled over :confused:

Here's an example of what I'm talking about:

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Surely when it gets to the point you're tinting it that dark, you might as well just not bother having the plate on there? :p
 
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Terminal_Boy said:
a strong Traffic Unit magnet.
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MooMoo444 said:
It's just going to get you pulled infinitely and be a nuisance.
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This is what I'm thinking... so it (subjectively) makes your car look 0.05% better and every time you drive it you're going to waste 20 minutes apologising to a traffic officer and ending up with a £60 fine? Seems totally worthwhile :rolleyes:

On the plus side, the cars I've seen these plates on look like they're probably driven by "interesting" characters anyway, so surely they'd want to avoid police attention, not draw it to themselves?!
 
Haggisman said:
Well, yeah I can see how a £60 fine for invalid plates is better than £100 + points for speeding, but then why not just take the plates off completely?
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Taking plates off is more blatant with no excuses and probably has other penalties involved.

Can't see any other reason why someone would do this, it looks **** for starters.
 
lemonade said:
Taking plates off is more blatant with no excuses and probably has other penalties involved.

Can't see any other reason why someone would do this, it looks **** for starters.
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Someone nicked them, they fell off are both much less blatant than basically fitting an unreadable black plate.
 
lemonade said:
Taking plates off is more blatant with no excuses and probably has other penalties involved.
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Apparently not, a quick google suggests that the penalty is the same

Edit: Interesting: http://www.nopenaltypoints.co.uk/number-plate-offences-punishments.html

Suggests that deliberately altering the plates could be construed as perverting the course of justice... In which case as above "they fell off" is surely a better excuse than "I deliberately stuck a black tint over the top"?

Janesy B said:
Scenetards.

Of course the example would be an Audi...
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Well... the other cars I've seen it on have both been Audis as well :p
 
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Quick googling seems to suggest this is a styling exercise rather than getting round speed cams or anything of that nature. Whoever came up with this needs shooting, seems quite popular amonggst the essex chav Ford scene.
 
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