Number plate position !

[Will B]

Right can anyone help me, what are the legal places to place your number plate,

Obviously middle of front bumper,
What about on the side of your bumper like a lot of jap cars does it matter which side ?
What about in your windscreen or on your dash are they legal i have seen quite a few, they make the front end look great but surely there not legal ?

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

I think it has to be;

Standard size plate
Standard size text
Standard font
E marked
Place where it was made displayed
No pictures of borders except country marks
Standard black text

I also think its illegal to move the plate from the front bumper but maybe wrong

 

[Will B]

i know you can have it on the side of your bumper just no idea if which side matters some cars are made with it on the side.

 

[clayton6]

I remember having a conversation with a Traffic cop about this when I 1st started driving.
He told me you could attatch a square number plate on the n/s of the bumper and it would still comply with the law, but obv would be frowned upon. Aslong as it's attatched to the BUMPER and the plate is visible it's ok

 

[Da]

I always though off side was the law and so long as it was standard text/font/spacing then it'd be fine.

Inside the windscreen is NOT legal.

 

[JCC]

I think pretty much as long as it's legal size/spacing/font and clearly readable you can have it anywhere on the bumper. In the windscreen etc is a bit of a grey area, will all depend on what the coppers are like where you live.

 

[m0rk]

Also needs to be as near vertical as possible

Jap imports (like my Maz) can get away with a lot more than UK cars