pressed plates

[Len]

One moid not worth doing!

[Deano2711]

I have been running Ebay pressed plates for a few years now and passed mot with them on and been followed by Police with no problems. I carry the original plates in the boot so IF I Was stopped I could change them at the roadside which most police officers would be happy with. I think if you have a standard pressed plate you will be fine but when you start having the badges in the middle thats when the old bill take interest.

[Dan_GTi8v]

One moid not worth doing!

worth doing, but only worth doing properly 

I have been running Ebay pressed plates for a few years now and passed mot with them on and been followed by Police with no problems. I carry the original plates in the boot so IF I Was stopped I could change them at the roadside which most police officers would be happy with. I think if you have a standard pressed plate you will be fine but when you start having the badges in the middle thats when the old bill take interest.

you've been lucky, my MOT tester wouldn't even pass mine a few years ago when I left my old show plates on. regular old bill probably wont notice but when I get stopped by proper highway police (happens a few times a year as I work at heathrow cargo where they set occasional 'random' checks) my plates are one of the first things they look at

[murraymint]

I have been running Ebay pressed plates for a few years now and passed mot with them on and been followed by Police with no problems. I carry the original plates in the boot so IF I Was stopped I could change them at the roadside which most police officers would be happy with. I think if you have a standard pressed plate you will be fine but when you start having the badges in the middle thats when the old bill take interest.

I was had the originals in the boot too

[FlashRedThree]

I got my plates from that seller too. Didn't know you needed to provide docs, thought as long as they had that mark they were legit :s woops. Theyre quite a shallow press tbh, not very noticeable that theyre pressed unless u look at them from quite a sharp angle. Can the police find out if docs were/weren't provided then?

[Wayne]

I got my plates from that seller too. Didn't know you needed to provide docs, thought as long as they had that mark they were legit

Yes approved number plate suppliers have to see ID and proof etc before issuing number plates.

Can the police find out if docs were/weren't provided then?

Yes if they want to, as all they will do is check to see if the supplier is appoved.

[shelaghmk3gti]

fecking do it!! with all due n all... do it

[67buggers]

I am yet to meet a police officer with that much of an interest in number plates that they would know to do anything about it....... As long as the letters are readable and you aren't displaying symbols other than your country flag/letters then you are complying with the RTA.....I can't see the issue

[Edwh0re]

But doesn't having the original plates in your boot then appear to be an admission of guilt?

The whole "I am sorry officer, I did not realise they were not road legal" kinda looks a bit moot when you follow it up with "but I have the originals in the car, I will change back now".

I bought my pressed plates from a company called Cottage Promotions/Europlates in Middleport, Stoke on Trent.  Went in with my documents and driving licence and picked them up the next day.  They are UK legal, reflective in the correct font, and more importantly they have the suppliers postcode and the correct BS (British Standards) mark on them.  You also get a handy little card giving you the details to hand to any officer/vosa officer if they question the number plates legality.



67buggers: I know of plenty of people who have been stopped and warned because of their plates.  My friend Amy has been stopped and warned with similar UK Legal pressed plates on.

[Deano2711]

I carry my original plates just in case I meet an arsey police officer who wants to be strict. Saying that I have been followed many times by a police car and never had any grief. If the arsey one doea happen to stop me they are usually happy enough to see original plates going on. Also when my car went for mot in January I took it to the strictest place I know as I only bought the car in October and wanted to know the car was right. I asked the tester who said as long as the letters were clear and readable they pass and he also agrees that the plates do not attract Police attention USUALLY !!!!!!!!!