German Plates and the Law

[Diamond Hell]

A private plate avoids "keeping up with the jones's" and prevents people from judging you on how new your car is.

Funny, in my eyes it marks you out as thinking you're ahead of the Jones's.  As an example there was a family going through school about roughly the same time as I was and as each of them turn 17 they got a new car, with a private plate, with their initials on it.

I think what I found offensive in that situation was the psychology of not having to work for anything - stuff just being handed to you on a plate.

Oh and the fact that you need to stamp you initials on a car.  Does your Mum still stitch in labels in your clothes with your name in, too?  Or have you moved on to getting your initials monogrammed on to your shirt pocket.  The Golf club is thatta way (and yes, I've probably ridden over the greens with my mountain bike).

[JC]

each to there own - dont like it - oh well. 

[Ant]

The previous owner of my car put german pressed plates on my car.

I like the pressed plates, but don't want to run the risk of being fined for the german bit, does anyone know if there are any 'GB' stickers that I can put over the 'D' just to save me buying new pressed plates?

[Martz]

The previous owner of my car put german pressed plates on my car.

I like the pressed plates, but don't want to run the risk of being fined for the german bit, does anyone know if there are any 'GB' stickers that I can put over the 'D' just to save me buying new pressed plates?

Halfords?

[Ant]

Might need to clarify, not looking for the oval GB stickers but if there are any blue ones that go on the number plate (to cover my german ones), not see these around.

[filthy]

I thought that "german plates" were now "euro plates" because the europeans all use the same font these days....

Well, why is it, when the government are telling us we're europeans, can't we use "european plates"?

[BobbyT]

i have pressed metall plates on the VR and the Bora, i have passed a few trafic cars with these on both cars and had no problems, i guess it depends what sort of copper you get, mine are correct spacing and have the GB logo on, got an mot on the Bora soon so will see how they get on then 

ran black and silver plates on my mk1 gti for over 2 years, only ended getting pulled by some anal arse in Yorkshire 

[Hurdy]

Anyone know if their is a law against having reflective vinyl strip plates on your bonnet instead of the front of the car?

[JC]

i have pressed metall plates on the VR and the Bora, i have passed a few trafic cars with these on both cars and had no problems, i guess it depends what sort of copper you get, mine are correct spacing and have the GB logo on, got an mot on the Bora soon so will see how they get on then 

ran black and silver plates on my mk1 gti for over 2 years, only ended getting pulled by some anal arse in Yorkshire 

mine passed the MOT with Full german plates on - MOT regs and oad traffic regs are different - had the same on my Bike.