Reg plate location?

[Hurdy]

Anyone know if it is legal to have the registration on the bonnet as a vinyl strip rather than have it as a plate on the front of the car?

I saw Regal's car at the spring festival and it had its reg number on the front of the bonnet which freed up the front of the car nicely.

[182_blue]

look here http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/leaflets/v796.pdf

they need to follow those requirements, and also need to be able to be seen face on

[182_blue]

ps, is it because you spotted those mountless numberplate GTi fronts on ebay ?

heres the regs on placement (and i think these will be the ones to get you in trouble if the law see fit to go that far)


 (3) This paragraph requires the plate to be fixed -

      (a) vertically or, where that is not reasonably practicable, in a position as close to the vertical as is reasonably practicable,

      (b) in such a position that in normal daylight the characters of the registration mark are easily distinguishable from every part of a relevant area having the diagonal length specified in paragraph (4).

[2007GTI]

I dont think it technically is legal, but you can get away with it.  A mate of mine had an old mini with the a vinyl numberplate on the bonnet and it was fine.  however that was a classic car and if you have a space for it on a modern car, such as the GTI, then you might not get away with it.  those Alfa's get away with not mounting in the middle, but thats about it.

[neg]

too much of a risk if you ask me, it would be obvious on the GTI too if not in the normal place so would draw attention to it.

Then again it is just as bad as the pressed german style plates and people gamble with those.

[joesgti]

i might get some black plates for shows, they look really good pressed  i dont think you have much trouble with it mounted on the bonet as a vynal but it depends what the 5 0 are like in your area, they dont seem to be botherd abount my pressed plates. 

[RedRobin]

....The potential problem is not so much the question of getting pulled just because of the bonnet 'plate' but if you are stopped by the police for something else - Even just a standard roadside check - You are likely to get the offence added to whatever else. On the GTI it clearly is breaking the law to have your only number 'plate' on the bonnet.

[john_o]

I reckon too thats really pushing it with the old bill. Besides it would cover about £50 worth of CF 

Just get a 3/4 sized one  they look fab

Or maybe its time to create discrete plate flipper that flips out during normal running but hides away behind an OE looking flap when reqd 
James bond stylee
You could even have the other 'sides' of the spinning plate as show plates 'HURDY' or blank

  Ive just lost the plot 

[Hurdy]

I reckon too thats really pushing it with the old bill. Besides it would cover about £50 worth of CF 

That's just it. I was wondering about a CF front section and removing the reg mount, so I'd just be revealing one part and covering another

[whitegtidriver]

plus you would then end up with screw hole where the old number plate was unless you are going to replace it with more carbon fibre.