new german plates arrived

[Neaty]

i have never had any bother in Lancashire with mine, had them on for a good three months.

I did get stopped on the M62 though on the way to Leeds and got a fine for them, still haven't taken them off though. Until i get stopped round my way then I will change them

[RedRobin]

i have never had any bother in Lancashire with mine, had them on for a good three months.

I did get stopped on the M62 though on the way to Leeds and got a fine for them, still haven't taken them off though. Until i get stopped round my way then I will change them

....I've heard that since a few weeks ago, the police have got much stricter and harsher on any number plate 'offences'.

[joesgti]

i have never had any bother in Lancashire with mine, had them on for a good three months.

I did get stopped on the M62 though on the way to Leeds and got a fine for them, still haven't taken them off though. Until i get stopped round my way then I will change them

....I've heard that since a few weeks ago, the police have got much stricter and harsher on any number plate 'offences'.

just leave my normal plates in my spare tyre under the carpet........get pulled over.......

officer "do you know these plates are illegal"
me "oh sh!t i forgot to change them, ive just been to a car show officer"
officer "OK dont let me see them again or itl be 9 points and a 500quid fine"
me "oh im so sorry officer, thankyou sooooooo much for pulling me over for some daft plates and not taking me to jail. its good to know that the police, including yourself, are doing such a good job stopping crime  (big cheesy grin)".........................

get round corner and off they come 

[Neaty]

i have never had any bother in Lancashire with mine, had them on for a good three months.

I did get stopped on the M62 though on the way to Leeds and got a fine for them, still haven't taken them off though. Until i get stopped round my way then I will change them

....I've heard that since a few weeks ago, the police have got much stricter and harsher on any number plate 'offences'.

so its more than just a £30 fine?

i have never had any bother in Lancashire with mine, had them on for a good three months.

I did get stopped on the M62 though on the way to Leeds and got a fine for them, still haven't taken them off though. Until i get stopped round my way then I will change them

....I've heard that since a few weeks ago, the police have got much stricter and harsher on any number plate 'offences'.

just leave my normal plates in my spare tyre under the carpet........get pulled over.......

officer "do you know these plates are illegal"
me "oh sh!t i forgot to change them, ive just been to a car show officer"
officer "OK dont let me see them again or itl be 9 points and a 500quid fine"
me "oh im so sorry officer, thankyou sooooooo much for pulling me over for some daft plates and not taking me to jail. its good to know that the police, including yourself, are doing such a good job stopping crime  (big cheesy grin)".........................

get round corner and off they come 

ha ha yeah, know what you mean. I still had my other ones in the boot but had no way of actually attaching them to the car!

[RedRobin]

....I've heard that since a few weeks ago, the police have got much stricter and harsher on any number plate 'offences'.

so its more than just a £30 fine?

....I don't know the detail but it might even be £60+points in some cases such as illegibly altered/spaced.

[Neaty]

well can't afford to have any more points on my license so I will have to do my homework before i put my car back on the road

[T88OMM]

I have run german plates for a while now and have had a few problems a couple of fines but refuse to take them off. I know for a fact that ANPR (automatic numberplate recognition) can read 'German Style' number plates. I have heard this from a friend who is a Police Officer and a relative who owns an MOT testing station. It is just another unfortunate situation of the state trying to rob us for money again  However be aware guys that if caught a numerous amount of times displaying illegally spaced plates or get an awkward policeman they have the power to have your numberplate withdrawn resulting in your vehicle being put on Q plate by the DVLA or slap you with a fine up to £1000  however this only happens in the most extreme cases which I seem to see every day. WHAT IS WRONG WITH GERMAN PLATES!!!!!!

[RedRobin]

....F*cking bureaucracy gone mad!

I don't have a spaced or 'illegal' style plate but I would have thought that it helps and doesn't hinder a car's individual identity for recognition.

[KentBladeboy]

Yeah, it's such a 'crime' to have set of metal plates with legible numbers and letters.

The simple issue is that our finest boys in blue don't seem to have the intelligence/interest or effort to stop all those t*ssers who speed down side roads at 60+, tailgate, lane swap, or drive around  on foreign plates year after year, often with dodgy tyres, brakes , no insurance and tanked up on their cheap Polish spirit, when the fully taxed/insured Brit is an easy nick cos his number plate clearly identifies him.

Feeling sore........you bet I am, its a war out there and we are being persecuted for being totally paid up and legal except for an iffy number plate,   next time some piece of scum drives into your pride and fully insured joy, see how interested plod is to sort it out    but have a number or letter a few mill out and its £30, just tax collectors no more no less.

By the way Joe, think they look well sorted mate.

[DrT]

It's all a bit rubbish really.

Those geman plates easy to read, yet look a bit nicer.

I am all for safety and don't see a problem with them. Just a way to rob our hard earned cash for more doughnuts for the rozzers.

Aren't they fat enough already??