black and silver reg plates

**adfrodsham** · 15th January 2009, 18:42

are these now legal for cars after 1976 or whatever date?

**Robbie69** · 15th January 2009, 18:44

in a word..............NO!

**Guyver1** · 15th January 2009, 18:45

Nope

**adfrodsham** · 15th January 2009, 18:46

because i saw an advert in tv last month from legal saying now road legal???

**Robbie69** · 15th January 2009, 18:46

BUT you do see lots of people who think they don't need to comply with the law like the rest of us, the threat or issue of a £30 ticket usually gets them changed pretty quickly though.

**Robbie69** · 15th January 2009, 18:48

to quote the law,

Number Plates Law

U.K. Number Plates Laws

The number of laws governing Number Plates has increased of the last few years. Here are some of the main rules which apply .

Pre-January 1973

Vehicles first registered before January the first 1973 have the option of using the white on black or silver on black number plates. These are made either from pressed metal or plastic digits riveted on a metal plate. Occasionally an adhesive black vinyl background with white letters is more suitable.

Post- January 1973

Number Plate characters can be either 89mm by 64mm or 79mm by 57mm gaps between characters must be 13mm for the taller characters and 11mm for the shorter. The gap between the two "parts" of the number plate must be 38mm ( 89mm tall characters) and 33mm for the shorter ones. No definitive font is given but styled characters ( for example italics) are forbidden. Note these regulations govern number plates FITTED after Jan 1973 but before September 2001, they do not relate to the year of the car.

Post September 2001

Characters must be 79mm high and 50mm wide with a stroke of 14mm.Inter-character gap is 11mm and the space between the two parts of the registration number is 33mm.The only font allowed is based on the "Charles Wright" font.

Once again these regulations apply to number plates FITTED after September 2001 .So your car could be 1974 but it would still need to comply IF THE NUMBER PLATES ARE CHANGED.

It has never been legal to use screws etc to alter the appearance of the characters on the plate and the only other option when buying them is the EU emblem with a national flag e.g. Saltire.

To make all this enforceable every number plate suppliers must be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and must show his name and post code on each number plate he supplies.

In addition you must supply proof of I.D.when buying plates ( preferrably a photocard driving licence ) and also proof that the number is yours( V5 registration document ( log book) , V750 (pink) or V778 (green) certificate for the registration number, V11 vehicle licence renewal, or V948).

The supplier must keep records of all the above and make them available to the police if requested.

**big rich** · 15th January 2009, 18:48

you will get stopped and fined and made to swap to normal plates m8, my friend had them on his beetle and got in trouble

**adfrodsham** · 15th January 2009, 18:49

soo i dont think ill bother, alot of places dont do anything other than standard now because they have to put there details on botom of plate or something like that