RedRobin Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 The subject of how UK plates in particular, being so fecking large, spoil the beauty of a good looking car keeps coming up in threads and irritating some people. So I thought I would start a separate thread. There seem to be an increasing number of cars that look gorgeous but which haven't accommodated a position for UK registration plates. The result is a tacked on plate which frankly interferes with the aesthetics of a machine of great beauty. The new Maserati, Evo X, Alfa, are just a few examples. Now that ANPR technology exists surely the plates need not be so huge. I expect that it's like British Summertime being a hangover from WW2 and numerous other pieces of UK legislation which are well out of date - I shan't be holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Good thinking RR, although I doubt any official body would support your view, I always thought plates were ugly myself.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 If we're all going ot have to have road pricing anyway, regardless of public opinion, rather than spend lots on money on number plate reading cars, then having to prosecute people with non-standard plates, why not just scrap plates and have transponders fitted to new cars at manufacture and older cars at MOT. Within three years, nobody needs numberplates, and inductive loop RF readers in the road have got to be cheaper than millions of cameras and GPS units... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 BTW, that was a slightly tongue-in-cheek post; I know all the reasons plates will stay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 If you're not keen on the big front number plates in the UK then just put a smaller one on - I did for my VX220 Turbo, it was perfectly legible, just smaller and fitted the look of the car much better And not so much as a sniff from a traffic warden or officer in the year I had the car, I really think they have bigger fish to fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Trouble is Baz, it's alright until they stop you for something else (speeding maybe) and decide to get picky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntW Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Trouble is Baz, it's alright until they stop you for something else (speeding maybe) and decide to get picky... [/ QUOTE ] Just keep you normal plates in the boot and swap there and then if they complain, not much they can do then is there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Yes, they can do you for displaying an illegal number plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 And as posted earlier, if a policeman stops you for something they'll rightly take the opportunity to check everything that's practical to check as legal - It's their job to do so. Tyres and number plates included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Trouble is Baz, it's alright until they stop you for something else (speeding maybe) and decide to get picky... [/ QUOTE ] If you don't give them any reason to pull you over then there's no chance for them to get picky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 With APNR becoming more popular now, how do the readers get on with Alfa's and Evo's that have them offset to one side rather then centrally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 The software in these systems has no problem finding plates on Alfas, or trucks, or bikes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 [ QUOTE ] With APNR becoming more popular now, how do the readers get on with Alfa's and Evo's that have them offset to one side rather then centrally? [/ QUOTE ] There's no law against this though is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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