i know this is stupid

[bobbieboy69er]

and the average speed cameras

[houston]

its reflective no no lights needed, reason the lights are needed on rear is cos plate isnt reflective (for obvious reasons)

bikes got away with having front plates cos of crash regulations, lucky gits, means they get away with congestion charge too cos of it

[james2]

it wrong there not needed on front.I swear they dont have front reading speed cams ,if your going to fast they wont have time to catch you/iv never seen one if i see one facing me i wont slow down its for the other lane.

[trog_nfs]

it wrong there not needed on front.I swear they dont have front reading speed cams ,if your going to fast they wont have time to catch you/iv never seen one if i see one facing me i wont slow down its for the other lane.

It is impossible for you to travel too fast for a speed camera. ANPR cameras use front number plates to see if you're dodging your tax or insurance too.

And there are normal speed cameras that take a front picture, mainly as many people used to say they weren't driving to get off speeding charges amongst other measures.

[The Mighty Elvi]

Yes. It is a stupid question.  And yes, there are front facing speed cameras. 

http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/truvelo.htm

Plates:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/contents/made#

 

[golf-sib]

Newish police speed guns read your speed as your coming up and they look through the lens and able to take a front facing picture, then theres the one with the violet/indigo filter with the 3 lines that uses the average speed between the lines to work out if your speeding, then junction camera's like the ones you find near the south circular they take a picture regardless at what angle as long as you go through the red after a timeout period is met... so on and on.

Plus don't regs state the number plate must be on the furthest front point on the car?

[The Mighty Elvi]

 

Why don't go you up a bit ^ and read them?

Enlighten yourself.

[golf-sib]

What happened to Wayne's post 

[AaronGS]

it wrong there not needed on front.I swear they dont have front reading speed cams ,if your going to fast they wont have time to catch you/iv never seen one if i see one facing me i wont slow down its for the other lane.

 
Good god man. They are not just for speed cameras - and as already pointed out, there are indeed front reading cameras and lots of them!
If you don't like it, take it up with the powers that be and in the mean time use a plate or risk 3 points/fine.

If it really upsets you so much have a good look into it as there are folks who have a little flip up/down device so its legal on road and slides away when you don't want to see it...

[Wazzzer]

rear plates are also reflective...