Opinions on Plates

Sanchez · 12 Jul 2007 at 01:40

I'm looking at getting some show plates for my 205 GTI and I've been deliberating over getting some plates legally UK spaced or some that aren't. Basically my choice is G815 BHN or G81 5B HN (correct spacing and font for French plates). The plates will be on authentic French aluminum plates from Craigsplates.com. Obviously with the F EU logo etc. What's everyone's opinions?

I'm leaning towards the French spacing but I'm a little concerned about a) people thinking I'm trying to make up some kind of crap personalised reg b) getting pulled by the police. A friend has Wolfsburg plates on his dub but obviously there's a little more too them than spacing :S Opinions?

I've attached 2 rough examples.

UK plate

French plate

Mr_White · 12 Jul 2007 at 01:46

100% Legal plates, anything else looks ****

Clarkey · 12 Jul 2007 at 02:03

Imitation foreign plates do kinda suck :/

Sanchez · 12 Jul 2007 at 02:37

Fury ****, I have no objections, just looking for opinions

pinkaardvark · 12 Jul 2007 at 03:03

I hope you don't want french plates because your car is french... that's just too sad.

whitecrook · 12 Jul 2007 at 03:06

That's not a french plate. It's a UK plate spaced wrong.

Sanchez · 12 Jul 2007 at 03:09

pinkaardvark said:
I hope you don't want french plates because your car is french... that's just too sad.

Quite a few of the Euro cars have Euro Stlye plates on them. Many of the cars you see at FCS and Edition 38 have Euro stlye font on. It's more of a styling thing rather than a simple just wanting to have French plates because your cars manufactured is France thing

Sanchez · 12 Jul 2007 at 03:26

whitecrook said:
That's not a french plate. It's a UK plate spaced wrong.

At first I was quite annoyed at your comment. Having read it, you think my reg plate looks like a UK plate made to look like a French plate. Fair comment

whitecrook · 12 Jul 2007 at 03:46

Sanchez said:
At first I was quite annoyed at your comment. Having read it, you think my reg plate looks like a UK plate made to look like a French plate. Fair comment

Indeed

I realised after I posted it could have a double meaning.

A french plate has a different typeface.
A french plate is made from stamped metal.
The french are changing the style of their plates next year.
You can't legally put a french plate on a UK registered car. Not that that has any bearing on 'the look'

I realise you said they are rough examples, but so is this:

F G81 5B HN

Burnsy2023 · 12 Jul 2007 at 09:59

Just stick with UK legal plates, sometimes simplicity has it's own rewards.

Burnsy

[TW]Fox · 12 Jul 2007 at 11:24

They really look silly, it isn't a French plate, it'll never be a French plate, and thats why it looks daft.

Isn't there some legal thing relating to displaying the wrong countries symbol on your ple anyway?

Stellios · 12 Jul 2007 at 11:34

Im curious, whats it meant to say anyways? Ive spent a while trying to figure out what words your trying to display by fiddling the plate, but i still cant notice anything obvious.

divine` · 12 Jul 2007 at 11:38

Stellios said:
Im curious, whats it meant to say anyways? Ive spent a while trying to figure out what words your trying to display by fiddling the plate, but i still cant notice anything obvious.

He's not, he's just using 'UK Spacing' in the top one and 'French Spacing' in the bottom to try and achieve a look. He's not attempting to form words.