Are pressed plates legal?

Quinnaay

Quinnaay

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The gov website says characters can be in 3D, needs to be made from reflective material but doesn't state what. They look great and was considering getting some made up if there legal but it seems a bit of a grey area.
 
Not sure, I have gel domed plates (google it) which are completely legal... but I don't think metal pressed ones are equally as reflective
 
Technically (and legally) no, unless you're putting them on a car which could have had them originally - i.e. was registered before 1/1/1973 (don't think that's changed in line with the tax changes).

You're unlikely, judging by the number around, to have any problems, however. That said, sods law would dictate that you'd immediately get pulled and fined the moment you put them on.
 
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Lashout_UK said:
Technically (and legally) no, unless you're putting them on a car which could have had them originally - i.e. was registered before 1/1/1973 (don't think that's changed in line with the tax changes).

You're unlikely, judging by the number around, to have any problems, however. That said, sods law would dictate that you'd immediately get pulled and fined the moment you put them on.
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Given the Police CBA to pull over the idiots with stupid fonts and illegal spacing I very much doubt they'll give two ***** about the plate construction. Don't send me any fine you receive though obviously...
 
Quinnaay said:
are you sure they are legal? cant find much info on if they are or arent. Look better than stock though!
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As far as I know they're legal (and they're equally as reflective as normal plates, as they're identical material except the lettering) I got them from the below site who assured me they are legal.

http://www.dmb.uk.com/cat/30/road-legal-number-plates

See quote from website below. They DO make illegally spaced plates etc, but on those ones they miss out there postcode etc so they're not responsible for any issues... My gel plates I've had from them have all the correct details, postcode etc so they wouldn't risk it putting the info on the plates if they weren't legal ones as I believe (not 100% sure) that they can lose their status/licence as registered plate makers?

Please Note:

We require proof that the number plate you are ordering belongs to you.

We need to see the V5 Registration document that relates to the plate or V948 from the DVLA for proof of purchase

NO plates will be 'made up' until this proof is sent to us. No exceptions.

Sorry for any inconvenience but this is a legal requirement by law.



ALL of our road legal number plates will have our supplier name in the middle at the bottom of the plate and also the British Standard number is the lower right corner. This will be in a light grey colour.
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If they're not made of (or covered in a) retroreflective material (i.e. they're just plain, matt or painted) then they're not legal for used on a modern car.

*Apologies for the edit, was trying to phrase it in the correct fashion*
 
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If they're not made of (or covered in a) retroreflective material (i.e. they're just plain, matt or painted) then they're not legal for used on a modern car.

*Apologies for the edit, was trying to phrase it in the correct fashion*
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They are reflective, construction and material is exactly like a normal plate, except for the gloss black reflective lettering 'on' the plate... :) See below:

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My pressed metal ones were covered in reflective coating which made them really reflective, more so than any plastic plate I've seen. I did about 50k miles with them on and they were never questioned (even when stopped by the police for something unrelated!).

I liked them at the time but the more of them I see on various sheds the less I like them. I don't think you can get better than a new, completely plain plastic plate (apart from the necessary ID and postcode) on any car.
 
azibux1 said:
As far as I know they're legal (and they're equally as reflective as normal plates, as they're identical material except the lettering) I got them from the below site who assured me they are legal.

http://www.dmb.uk.com/cat/30/road-legal-number-plates

See quote from website below. They DO make illegally spaced plates etc, but on those ones they miss out there postcode etc so they're not responsible for any issues... My gel plates I've had from them have all the correct details, postcode etc so they wouldn't risk it putting the info on the plates if they weren't legal ones as I believe (not 100% sure) that they can lose their status/licence as registered plate makers?
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I get mine from there too ;) Great quality plates.
 
I think pressed metal plates look naff on most cars. There are only a few which carry them off well. Mostly old German stuff like MK2 Golfs. :)
 
Perhaps I stand corrected! Always assumed it was out of spec. Truth be told, given that people still get pulled and fined for it, presumably there's enough confusion to cause that to still effectively be the case.

Personally, I don't think they look that good on modern cars - but then it's not my car :)
 
Not the greatest photos but I thought these looked alright when I had a Mondeo. Obviously personal preference plays a part but I think it depends a lot on the type and colour of car they're going on.

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I quite liked my ones, looked especially good on the back with LED numberplate lights.All BS marked and legal.

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Front one got quite a few stone chips but must have been on for around 60k.
 
If you have pressed aluminium plates they need to go in a holder frame to look right.
When I had some German style ones about 10 years ago from plateman, the Police stopped me on the motorway and gave me a slip to get them replaced and MOT tester to check the new ones and sign them off. Their ANPR couldn't read them as it had IR illumination and the black letters appeared light grey and it couldn't read them. I should add, I used yellow NL style plate on the rear.
 
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the port police i had ongoing troubles with never bothered with my pressed plates , seen them giving them a good lookover but they where all stamped up etc and as far as i know totally legal as the law just states reflective material.
 
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