Pressed or normal?

[joshhgee]

Had my private reg for my birthday and carn't decide wether to have pressed plates or normal ones, and wheres the best place to get them from

Thanks guys

 

[aucky]

Fancyplates, normal.

 

[SC03OTT]

Normal, with no s**t border or symbols.

 

[Gally]

Plain..

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Normal plain ones, look nice and clean

 

[JackJack]

Normal plain

 

[Bux]

Normal plain

 

[Cub.]

I agree, plain and normal. And although I agree with Gally, those in the photo would fail an MOT now (unless they have the sneaky 'ghost' type writing, can't tell 100% from photo) as they need to have the issuing garage details on the bottom in small black print.

 

[Gally]

Lols. You need to find a nicer mot garage my friend.

 

[Fletcher]

Plain for me.

 

[Cub.]

Lols. You need to find a nicer mot garage my friend.

​I'm with you there Kev, and I have one, but the OP may not.....

 

[Gally]

Lols. Of course. He just shakes his head when I turn up in the Frp. It hasn't really passed an emissions test since it left the factory!

 

[Cub.]

Lols. Of course. He just shakes his head when I turn up in the Frp. It hasn't really passed an emissions test since it left the factory!

FLOL - emissions? What emissions?

 

[Spinksy]

Pressed plain

Excuse the dirt... Car is in dire need of a clean lol

 

[Gally]

Plate screws make me sad.

 

[Spinksy]

Plate screws make me sad.

Lol I had to have them to stop people pissing about and putting my plates upside down etc...

But on topic: still say pressed plates! Far superior IMO!

 

[joshhgee]

Where can i get some?

 

[Dave..]

What's wrong with a normal number plate? Why do people feel the need to mess with fonts and sh*t?

 

[SC03OTT]

Looks sick bruv.

 

[Spinksy]

Where can i get some?

Il find out the link in a bit mate

What's wrong with a normal number plate? Why do people feel the need to mess with fonts and sh*t?

They are standard font... They are exactly the same as clean plastic plates but pressed into metal.... Which is what keeps them legal

Looks sick bruv.

Thanks <3

(I am aware you were being sarcastic but meh)

 

[Gally]

Pressed plates aren't legal iirc.

 

[Cub.]

Pressed plates aren't legal iirc.

This. Spinksy, I think you're wrong as its not just font size etc, but reflective etc etc.

 

[Spinksy]

Pressed plates aren't legal iirc.

Yes they are mate

One second il find the link to the thread about it

Edit:

Right! Finally got this sorted! There is no mention of there being a problem with pressed metal plates having raised letters on the DVLA site so the officer was just trying to give me a ticket,But for anyone that has or gets pressed metal plates there are conditions they must meet!

First and foremost they must be standard colours (white/yellow with black letters)

Second they must be Charles Wright font, be the correct size and spacing,

Thirdly they need the company's name and postcode that made the plates,

Fourthly they MUST have this BSA 145 AUD number printed on them, (this signifies that they meet the british standards association's tests for reflectivity etc so they can be used for road use,

They also must be the normal size and carry the normal rules for plates aswell, so if it is missing any of those listed above they aren't legal!

Luckily mine have all of those so please check before buying if your's meet all of those and an officer tries to give you a ticket do not take an attitude with him, just explain that it meets those, and that they are perferctly legal for road use,

if it does go further I would advise to take up a case against the points and fine, but again only if it meets all of those rules and saying some guy on CS told you will not suffice sadly so please have a read around yourself to confirm all of this before putting the plates on the car! That is all

Taken from my thread: some people -.- (police) rant then question

 

[Bux]

You can get legal pressed plates however the police don't like them as so may try and fine you for them even if they are legal. Lots of people end up taking them off because it's not worth the hassle of arguing with the police.

 

[Cub.]

Well you learn something new everyday. However;

a) I couldn't be assed with getting grief or attracting police attention to the car
b) pressed plates look s**t.

​So...my initial response of 'get normal plates' seems to stand.

 

[scott.p]

Standard plain from fancyplates with a 90mm front plate

 

[Dave..]

They are standard font... They are exactly the same as clean plastic plates but pressed into metal.... Which is what keeps them legal

So why bother if they're just normal plates pressed into metal?

 

[Spinksy]

So why bother if they're just normal plates pressed into metal?

IMO they look better and they wouldn't shatter like plastic plates do if some t**t hits them

 

[Harpham]

If someone is going to hit your car, I think you'd have more important things to worry about than a number plate shattering.

I'm with the "standard plate" people. Clean & plain ftw.

 

[ThomasBrentnall]

I like pressed plates, but they don't suit clio's so I'm with everyone else on this one!

 

[Leeshez]

A bit crowded but i have pressed on mine. Never had any problems with MOT or the police.

 

[Austin-182]

Normal plain, ebay is cheapest by far £11 posted a set (front and rear)