Sponge Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I took off the little black strip with the dealer's name on it under my number plates (you can just about make it out in my sig below). They now look too high, as they were attached taking into account the extra height of the plate and name strip. So, I'm thinking of getting some new ones. It means I can also get rid of the dealers name from the plate and maybe add something else, like www.tyresmoke.net What are your thoughts on things like borders and flags? For all other purposes, they will be totally legal plates. No chavvy fonts here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustynuts Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Fancyplates for me. Dead easy, and loads of custom options. Ooh, look at this one. web page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsar68 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 How about good old Halfords!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Halfords for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveiow Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 work or gtgraphix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Any plate ordered over the Internet will not be a legal plate. The law regarding number plates became much stricter from 1 September 2001. Any legal plate supplier will have to see proof of ownership of the vehicle and photo identification of the owner - the V5 and a photocard driving licence are the most obvious. Adding 'www.tyresmoke.net' will, in itself, render the plate illegal! A summary of the current regulations can be found on the DVLA site. There is a register of number plate suppliers, which can be searched here. Added: I went through all this when obtaining new plates for the MR2 last weekend, adding the Euro flag in preparation for my trip to Belgium. I ended up going to Halfords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustynuts Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 The regulations only apply to number plate suppliers based in the UK. Fancyplates are based in Ireland, so the requirement for showing ID etc. is not relevant to them. Their plates are legal if you order standard spec ones. [ QUOTE ] Any plates ordered through our fancyplates section are for off-road use only, i.e. track days, shows etc. They are designed for this purpose only and may not fully comply with requirements for use on public roads. We accept no responsibility when using any of the plates from our fancyplates section on public roads. Number plates ordered from our Standard UK Plates section are manufactured to BS AU 145d standard and comply with UK legislation [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Whilst not 100% legal I have bought plates from EU Tags, they are pressed metal and last far longer than the plastic ones we get in the UK. Whilst not UK font, they are German font, they look very similar and I think that the police see far worse examples on the roads to worry. In any case the plastic versions are in the boot if they want them changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Again, another Irish web based company that I have used many times: http://www.4plates.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson_R32 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I make my plates myself at work. I had to remove the company logo on the last one I made as it didn't fit my German spec plinth anyway (the German spec plinth makes the UK plate approximately 1cmX1cm smaller If I ever want any special making (like the one I had made for the American plinth once) then I use www.craigsplates.co.uk Either way, I don't think any of you would actually believe the margin on Numher plates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 gt grafix (halfords seem to perish quickly and don't give you anything like the options of an online store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 No I bet I would! So for example £24.99 for a set. Plastic must cost at most £1 per plate. Machine costs per plate must be minimal as would be the labour. I guess £3 at most to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson_R32 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 [ QUOTE ] No I bet I would! So for example £24.99 for a set. Plastic must cost at most £1 per plate. Machine costs per plate must be minimal as would be the labour. I guess £3 at most to make? [/ QUOTE ] Approximately £2.60 inc VAT to make a set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Not wishing to defend the profit margin, but aren't we forgetting the initial tooling up costs of necessary manufacturing equipment? - Surely quite a few £grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson_R32 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 It cost £600 for our license and equipment and obviously you've also got the hassle of taking V5 copies etc etc. So yes allot of profit for a allot of hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs32 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 have found the Halfords ones quite good as they print their postcode (new legal requirement) in a way that doesn't show from a distance - it is etched into the plate rather than printed on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I get mine through my dealers. £15 printed and fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I got mine from my dealers too, but without charge - Must be because I've got a GTI . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_the_great Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I wanted some german style plates, where the numbers/letters stick out from the number plate, where can i get these from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I got my German style trackday only plates from www.dubmeister.co.uk HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Fancyplates for me. Dead easy, and loads of custom options. Ooh, look at this one. web page [/ QUOTE ] I've used FancyPlates a few times - for both normal plates and the mini front plate I had for my VXT - the delivery can be a bit hit and miss but still somewhere I'd use again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewcam Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I also use www.craigsplates.co.uk I allways get legal spacing and letters but with no borders, logos or anything. Totally blank with the letters and numbers. But ofcourse with no postcode on the plate they are not legal. There are much worse out there !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Whilst not 100% legal I have bought pressed metal plates from EU Tags. [/ QUOTE ] Any pictures of the results? German plates must really look the part on a German car! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted July 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 How much are the Halfords ones? Internet plates all seem to be in the region of £40 sometimes more. I'm not paying that much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I paid £28 for a pair of plates at Halfords, standard fonts, no borders but with Euro emblem. I think they're a couple of quid less without the emblem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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