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19th January 2022, 13:46 | #21 |
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Interesting about the reading of what's in the regs. I was chatting to my local MoT tester back last year and number plates came into the conversation. He told me that as long as a vehicle has a legible registration mark, even if it's written on cardboard, then they can't fail it. However, if driven on the road, then it instantly becomes illegal even though it's just passed the MoT test. If it's illegal, it should be an MoT fail and if it passes, it should be legal. Bonkers if you ask me.
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The requirements are in line with the current legislation on number plates, and states what the tester should look out for depending on whether the plates have the BSAU 145D or BSAU 145E standard code on them. Surprisingly they are not required to check that the BSAU code and the supplier's postcode are displayed on the plates, which is required legally but not for a MOT it seems. Relevant extracts from the test manual for this thread: Registration plate characters: may contain grey, possibly to achieve a 3D or highlighting effect (only on vehicles first used before 1 September 2021) may be raised or 3D must be the correct size, stroke width and spacing must not be italic, sloping or formed using broken or multiple strokes must be laid out in the correct format for the age of vehicle must be formed using the prescribed font or be substantially similar to the prescribed font - as shown below Registration plates fitted to vehicles first registered on or after 1 September 2021: must be a single shade of black may be raised, but the entire surface of the characters, including the sides, must be a single shade of black may have an integral raised or depressed border around the number plate periphery, not more than 5mm wide and 2mm high But reading through the full current up to date requirements, there's no way you'd get through an MOT with your Reg written on a piece of cardboard aha |
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19th January 2022, 14:11 | #23 |
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All I would add to this is -
For who knows how many years, the stanndard format of number plates was deemed as acceptable for the masses. The now situation lends itself to allow individualism and gross chavvyness to extremes in a wealth of areas of vehicle modifications for countless reasons. We have as a majority seen so many who focus more on themselves and how they appear when they travel or arrive, they put the fear up you when driving within speed limits with tailagting, then overtaking at the most dangerous point possible running uncalculateable risks to everybody on that stretch of road. The noise and awful attitudes they seem to enjoy so much is both far from legal or responsible behaviours. So chavving up your car with chavvyness is a personal thing and up to the individuals, their concience and their insurance companies. |
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I don’t know about cash cows, I think that the police are not doing their job with regards to number plate’s being legal or illegal, even no number plates fitted. I do not cover many miles now, but it makes my blood boil when I see vehicles with either no number plates, or what I call ‘bastardised’ registration plates. I can guarantee that everytime I go out, there are vehicles with either of the above. The child like mentality of people makes me wonder if the police are even bothered to uphold the law.
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The law only seems to catch those of us who bother to register our vehicles now ! |
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The one I saw was tweeted at 5:08 on the 11th January. Can't work out how to link from twatter.
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Here is the tweet you reference. https://twitter.com/SurreyRoadCops/s...49688731947010 To me, it's still pretty clear what they are saying. Post #2 from myself applies.
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