short plates..yay or nay (PS)

[ColinG]

ok s**t pic first of all..but just fitted my private plate...it looked great on my old silver v6..but i think on the black one, with all the excess white...the plate looks odd...

but..ive done a very rough chop of the short plates..and cant decide?!?!?!

opinions

 

[Adamhodg]

Yes do it

 

[Renault_Boy01]

short

 

[Capture_db]

short

 

[Rob's172]

size matters, in this case the smaller the better

 

[BrianR]

Be careful, they need to be full size to comply.

 

[ColinG]

they will still be legal height,

i think short plates are perfectly legal

 

[Peperami]

Dont like em short

 

[BrianR]

No I'm afraid there are not, I have a 4 digit plate and I would love to get rid of 2/3 of it...but.

 

[Rich]

Being as there is a recess for a full sized plate I think they look silly

 

[ColinG]

the only other worry i have is the vee has a angled mount on the front..and the long plate can bend round it and still use sticky pads..

short plates would need bolted on as not enough to bend

 

[DH_GTI]

long imo

 

[BREMBO]

Short, looks really good, would look good on the rear aswell

 

[ColinG]

arrrrrrggghhhh lol

 

[Ryan k]

I find long better

 

[ColinG]

I find long better

so does my missus

 

[BrianR]

the only other worry i have is the vee has a angled mount on the front..and the long plate can bend round it and still use sticky pads..

short plates would need bolted on as not enough to bend

Technically the plate should be flat and vertical according to the regulations, in reality most cars have a slight bow in the front bumpers or panels although you will see more manufactures complying by fitting a plinth that follows the contours of the car but is flat on the face.

All these regulations are simply to ensure that NPR and speed cameras can read the plates.

 

[dick]

long coz the recess looks retarded if not filled.

 

[Gary-Lew]

long plates for me. being cheaky whats in the bubble cover??

 

[DH_GTI]

long lol

 

[CH33MA]

think it looks gd, or get one of them plates with the black background and the white font, that old cars used to have.

 

[Rob's172]

I find long better

so does my missus

yer i know, she loves it!!!

sorry had to be said

 

[Ryan k]

Lol oops

 

[ColinG]

long plates for me. being cheaky whats in the bubble cover??

my dads prototype triumph TR5, completely re-built now and almost finished

doesnt really interest me much, but AFAIK its one of only about 3 original pre-production prototypes left, so will be worth ££££££'s when re-done to original standard

 

[Gary-Lew]

tr5 wow what a classic