illegal without a front number plate ?

tonksy26 · Apr 4, 2009

Is it illegal to drive without a front number plate ? Is it alright to have it in at the bottom of the front windscreen ? I know its asking to be pulled over but cnt get a new plate till next week and my current one is nearly in half n bent to f**k.

Didnt know were to put this so move it if need be.

tyranical · Apr 4, 2009

Its illegal to drive without one, driving with it in the windscreen is still illegal. Its got to be in clear view and easily readable.

Why can't you just get a new plate tomorrow? take your log book etc down to halfrauds, show it them, 10 mins, job done, new plate.

tonksy26 · Apr 4, 2009

I had/have on the back, 3D carbon fibre plates and the only place i can find that do them isnt open on a sunday. and im not paying a tenner now and then another £xx next week.

tyranical · Apr 4, 2009

tonksy26 said:
I had/have on the back, 3D carbon fibre plates and the only place i can find that do them isnt open on a sunday. and im not paying a tenner now and then another £xx next week.

Cheaper than paying a fine when you get caught driving without 1 tbh.

tonksy26 · Apr 4, 2009

thats why i was checking to see if its illegal or not ? i just wont drive it till next week.

tonksy26 · Apr 5, 2009

So is it defo illegal to drive without 1 even if its in the lower part of the windscreen ?

123stevevw · Apr 5, 2009

correct

tonksy26 · Apr 5, 2009

Didnt dutty_112 not have a number plate though and just had it in the window ? or did he just take it off for the million pics that he's took ?

W111ALG · Apr 5, 2009

Why don't you just tape it together for a few days?

jesus · Apr 5, 2009

A lot of the euro boys do it. It's illegal, but whether you drive it or not depends on how risky you're feeling.

tonksy26 · Apr 5, 2009

Because the plate it bent like mad and nearly in 2 peices.

Old man stalling + me not concentrating = number plate hanging off after hitting tow bar

gaz44 · Apr 5, 2009

Common sense applies here. Pick one...

The reason for the number plate being placed out on the front of the car is;

A) It looks cool,
B) It helps with aerodynamics,
C) It catches flies and saves the engine from insect fail, or
D) It makes the identity of the car clearly visible.

Your time starts...now!

quikshine · Apr 5, 2009

I did it.. I was in the middle of fitting the RS Kit on the REP and didnt have the new pressed plates.. I didnt want to stick the old ones to the freshly painted bumper so I just put it at the bottom of the windscreen on the drivers side. Passed a few police and wasnt stopped.. All I would have said to them was that it fell off during the day when I was out and when I get home I was going to stick it on again.. Number plates fall off all the time so I think they should be fine with that.. In your case its broken so obviously you cant stick it on. i would think if its only for a day or two then it will be ok, but just get the others made up asap!

Beef-Mc · Apr 5, 2009

It's not illegal unless you get caught

tyranical · Apr 5, 2009

Beef-Mc said:
It's not illegal unless you get caught

Cool, i've always fancied Anally intruding Angelina Jolie against her will, now that i know its legal, i might just do it.

Marky_ · Apr 5, 2009

tyranical said:
Cool, i've always fancied Anally intruding Angelina Jolie against her will, now that i know its legal, i might just do it.

Don't forget gloves and a mask.

Sam · Apr 5, 2009

Do it, and if you get pulled over, just say you hit a bollard in a car park and its just fell off.

Your gona stick it back on when you get home!!

tyranical · Apr 5, 2009

Marky_ said:
Don't forget gloves and a mask.

I'll ask andy_con if i can borrow his driving gloves.

jesus · Apr 5, 2009

Bonxy said:
Do it, and if you get pulled over, just say you hit a bollard in a car park and its just fell off.

Your gona stick it back on when you get home!!

Or just tell them the truth.

Marky_ · Apr 5, 2009

tyranical said:
I'll ask andy_con if i can borrow his driving gloves.

He obviously hasn't got any YET.

Waiting for the "Driving mask for clio" thread.

sideways danny · Apr 5, 2009

tyranical said:
Cool, i've always fancied Anally intruding Angelina Jolie against her will, now that i know its legal, i might just do it.

just shout surprise first IIRC

ash197 · Apr 5, 2009

tonksy26 said:
I had/have on the back, 3D carbon fibre plates and the only place i can find that do them isnt open on a sunday. and im not paying a tenner now and then another £xx next week.

Arent 3D carbon fibre plates illegal themselves? I thought anything other than normal was illegal?

tonksy26 · Apr 5, 2009

Nope, totally legal

Beef-Mc · Apr 6, 2009

sideways danny said:
just shout surprise first IIRC

So true

Gstar2006 · Apr 6, 2009

tonksy26 said:
Nope, totally legal

So so incorrect.

Worried about not having a plate on the front but happily driving round with illegal plates = FAIL

tonksy26 · Apr 6, 2009

Well i got stopped friday night (before the number plate fell off), car fully checked over and no problems, just got my tow eye removed as he said that was illegal to have if not being tow'ed. We had a full blown conversation about my name being on the bottom of the number plates so would think he would of said somthing if they were illegal.

Android · Apr 6, 2009

i drove with mine off for about 2 weeks

Christopher · Apr 6, 2009

Retarded question. :S

Chesh · Apr 7, 2009

illegal plates suck balls

Gstar2006 · Apr 7, 2009

Englebert · Apr 7, 2009

If you are a dirty looking chav, then you might bolloxed over it, but as far as i'm aware you get a correction notification if you say "Oh, it must have fallen off."

P.S. '3D Carbon Effect' plates sound pants to me...

Peperami · Apr 7, 2009

Lol, you cant really have the carbon fibre plates either.

Whether the guy checking decides to pick up on them is up to him at the time. (a bit like 3/4 plates, but a few people have those fitted... )

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/displayofnumberplates.pdf

A quick rundown of the rules relating to plates fella.

White16valver · Apr 7, 2009

£30 + zero points iirc.

Gstar2006 · Apr 7, 2009

White16valver said:
£30 + zero points iirc.

correct but if you've a cherished transfer plate and have misrepresented it in any way and get done a couple of times the DVLA will happily sell the plate to someone else who perhaps will display it as intended.... Or not and then they can sell it again. Think they're onto a winner to be fair.

Tyler UK · Apr 7, 2009

Chances of getting done for a front one missing are way less than if your back one is awol. My theory being that the cops have to be going the other way to spot it and then be arsed to turn around and come get ya. I'd like to think they have got better stuff to do.... but....

White16valver · Apr 7, 2009

Gstar2006 said:
correct but if you've a cherished transfer plate and have misrepresented it in any way and get done a couple of times the DVLA will happily sell the plate to someone else who perhaps will display it as intended.... Or not and then they can sell it again. Think they're onto a winner to be fair.

This is indeed true, well pointed out!

cat171 · Apr 7, 2009

Gstar2006 said:
correct but if you've a cherished transfer plate and have misrepresented it in any way and get done a couple of times the DVLA will happily sell the plate to someone else who perhaps will display it as intended.... Or not and then they can sell it again. Think they're onto a winner to be fair.

Agreed, some of the ones they sell though they'd need to be misrepresentd to work, they know this so they are on to a winner.

I hate misrepresented number plates.

ChrisLu · Apr 7, 2009

i had mine on the front windowscreen..for about 3 days and drove past police all the time.

illegal without a front number plate ?

North East

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