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Small front plate
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:50 pm
by james
Kind of a bit late to be asking I guess but I've just ordered a 12"x3" front number plate to replace the standard (20"x4") saves hitting the ground on the way into the office car park
Does anyone else run a smaller number plate and do you get any trouble from the boyz in blue?
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:51 pm
by hiscot
i have but its not fitted i used a home made alloy mount and velco for the plate so mot just swop over or any motor checks in area, or leave off for fast road driving
however since a rabbit hit the clam and bent /twisted the mount i now have a good excuse for not having a plate officer
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:36 pm
by k12chu
logic: if u dont have a reg plate, what r the consequence? fine!? (i dont think u get points on ur license)
probability: in a year how many times would u get stopped for it?
weight: how many plates would u break in a year?
solution: PAY THE FINE! u'll probably end up spending lesser that way.
SAFEST AND LEGAL SOLUTION: CHANGE YOUR JOB, select one where the parking space wont destroy ur plate!
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:13 pm
by r055
NOOPS 160 wrote:I have a smaller plate than that , has been on a year and no probes
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:07 am
by woody
My front plate came off two months ago getting tyres fitted (shug's car fitted on the same ramps - so it should go, but he doesn’t have a plate either
)
Been stopped once, by the traffics, ended up with them apologising for using my time. Very cordial
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:07 am
by tuscan_thunder
where do you guys get small plates made up?
(I'm tempted to get a sticky one on the left side at the front Alfa/Ferrari 599 style - just underneath the left hand headlight)
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:24 am
by ed
http://www.fancyplates.com 
Personally i dont bother, although i have been pulled for it nothing at all was done! He just wanted a chat!
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:44 pm
by Novice Racer
Need to update my plates but worried about how hard they might be to get off. Think they are stuck on my 2002 S2 Elise.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Many thanks
NR
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:08 pm
by simon
Novice Racer wrote:Any thoughts/suggestions?
Pull hard
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:09 pm
by Novice Racer
simon wrote:Novice Racer wrote:Any thoughts/suggestions?
Pull hard
Yes, but what about the number plate
(boom, boom!)
NR
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:40 pm
by gorrie
Are the sticker plates illegal? You know, the ones you can stick on your bonnet?
I had one on a kit car, but they follow different rules to normal cars so I never got pulled (Side exit exhausts on the passenger side aren't allowed either in case you harm a pedestrian, but was fine on a kit... and I was able to polute all I wanted).
If those sticker plates are allowed, I might get one for the front.
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:22 pm
by james
tuscan_thunder wrote:where do you guys get small plates made up?
(I'm tempted to get a sticky one on the left side at the front Alfa/Ferrari 599 style - just underneath the left hand headlight)
That sounds very cool, may have a look at that @ the weekend.
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:38 pm
by simon
That won't really work on an S2 though because of the extra vents.
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:53 pm
by james
simon wrote:That won't really work on an S2 though because of the extra vents.
yeah, wondered about that, hay, ho. Will fit the mini plate in the normal position.
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:02 pm
by james
tuscan_thunder wrote:where do you guys get small plates made up?
http://www.myshowplates.com
was next day service £9.99 (basic type) plus p&p