Number Plate Laws

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

Can anybody point me in the direction of the laws on number plates, mainly typeface/font required?

 

I've had a browse at this but its a bit simplified:

https://www.gov.uk/displaying-number-plates/overview

 

much appreciated

John

[Anthony 1,003]

This link, whilst not the actual legislation, does explain things quite well.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

cheers, that helps a little, but as usual trying to find out what the law actually is, proves quite tricky!

 

As far as I can tell, if the font is not the new type, it has to have been on the car since before 2001, and has to be 'similar' to the current font?

[GLPoomobile 958]

Ahhh, so this is one of those motoring laws where the only clear answer is that which comes from the nice traffic officer when he tries to book you on an ambiguous offense.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

hit the nail on the head there GLP, the police dont like another aspect of my car (which after spending hours sifting through construction and use acts etc, is not in breach of any laws), and have failed on many attempts to scare me into changing it, so are now trying another method!

[Anthony 1,003]

The actual legislation is here:

 

The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001

 

Happy reading. The superceeded legislation is towards the end of the document.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

thats a bit of a mouthfull but seems to clarify what I thought, cheers anthony

[omega 82]

so what upsets the boys in blue about your car?

not a big cannon of a exhaust is it?

[dave richards 26 1 Cars]

Probably the arches on his vehicle, Are you having difficulties with Derbyshire's finest?

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

nah not with my pea shooter

Yeah it's my wheels/tyres/arches that they have an issue with

 

I've only been pulled over the once in belper, its the leicester police which keep bothering me as I work there. Last week they made me park my car up at work and get a train home!

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

I've only been pulled over the once in belper, its the leicester police which keep bothering me as I work there. Last week they made me park my car up at work and get a train home!

 

Now I'm all for being different, and fair play to you, your car is different to the rest of them out there, BUT, when it comes to grief like this and you are using it as everyday transport to work, surely it is not worth the hassle, and you would be better off changing whatever is upsetting them for an easy life? Nothing to say you can't alter it back for going to shows or whatever, but personally getting pulled over on the way to work is not what I would call fun.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

I agree with you there tom and I have changed several things to 'comply' with what they want. But the things that they have asked to be changed, after reading up on the laws of it, arent illegal. So they seem to be employing the tactic of inconveniencing me as much as possible because the cant do anything about it in a legal sence

 

And to make matters worse, the last time when they made me get the train was after a 12 hour nightshift!

Edited December 17, 2012 by johnnyboy666

[welshpug 1,657]

perhaps they have taken on the role of the taste police as well as traffic

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

yawn

[Tesstuff 222]

John, you know I love you(not in a gay way) but mate, is all this really worth it?

[dcc 855]

no homo.