number plates

[fruitsalad]

what are the legal requirements for number plates i need to buy some new ones and would like the bmw badge on tjhem, but someone has told me i can only have george cross or euro emblem is this correct?

[Postdog]

Where you get them made will know the legal requirements

[fruitsalad]

i was going to use custom number plates, online.

[Buenchico]

Number plates must comply with the relevant British Standard (BS AU 145d). In order to do so:

1. The numbers and letters must be in the approved font. (You can't have italic letters, curly letters or anything else. There is one, and only one acceptable font).

2. The letters and numbers must comply with precise regulations regarding their dimensions and the spaces between them.

3. The plate must show the name and postcode of the supplier, together with the British Standard mark (who should be properly registered with the relevant authority), together with similar information about the company supplying the component parts of the number plate (if different)..

4. The plate may display the EU flag (together with the letters 'GB'), as long as it's in exactly the correct format, as defined by the European Council.

5. The plate must not display any other letters or symbols (including national flags or manufacturers' logos)

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

Chris

[kempie]

As of 27th April 2009 motorists in England, Scotland and Wales can legally display the Union flag, Cross of St George, Saltire or Red Dragon of Wales on the left hand side of the number plate, provided they are driving in the UK. However, the UK flags will not be recognised by the European Union when British motorists drive to the Continent, and drivers risk a fine.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/si/si2009/uksi_2 0090811_en_1

[New Judge]

The format and content of registration plates is governed by the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001. Regulation 16 states:

�No material other than a registration mark and material complying with the requirements of any of the relevant standards mentioned in Schedule 2 may be displayed on a registration plate.�

(Nothing in Schedule 2 allows the display of emblems such as Playboy bunnies or anything similar).

On 27th April this year there came into force an amendment to Regulation 16. This amendment allowed the display (and associated lettering) of the image of three flags (the Union Flag, the Cross of St George, the Scottish Saltire) or an image of the Red Dragon as shown on the flag of Wales. The size and position of those images and letters are rigidly defined:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/si/si2009/uksi_2 0090811_en_1

Nothing else is allowed.

[New Judge]

Sorry, kempie, I posted the same link as you (shows I do my own research!!!).

[Raleigh]

As a BMW driver you are allowed to have any type of number plate you like, in any size, font or colour. This also applie to owners of Range Rovers and all cars with drain pipe exhausts. At least it does where I live.

[north star]

For you raleigh :-

http://www2.stopillegalnumberplates.co.uk/

[fruitsalad]

thanks all, think i'll stick to the St. George's cross

[Raleigh]

north star

I have seen this site before. There are obviously many people who have these number plates because they think they are being cool, clever and really different.
Others have them because they are not readable by ACR devices and congestion charge cameras. The police have said many times that such devices are a good for crime prevention or detection.
I drive in other European countries and have not seen this farce allowed anywhere else.
It is about time a central agency produced and issued number plates and not the 40000 (not a mistake) shops and other places that do it now.

[Slippery]

I am parts manager at a main dealer and the software on the number plate machine will not allow you to print ANY plates unless they are perfectly spaced with the postcode, sellers trading name and the BS mark. The only additions are the EU symbol and recently the Welsh, Scottish or English national flags if you have to. No car manufacturers or delers logos are allowed as of last September.
To make plates for Joe Public, we also need to record a form of ID and proof of entitlement to the vehicle the plates are for. The next big thng will be tamper-proof plates that shatter when you try and remove them.

(Was that too boring?....)

[DirtyHabit]

This is one of my pet subjects as registration numbers and plates have been an interest of mine for 50 years or more.

I would be the first to admit that our plates are boring and can understand why some people want to be different. I like the U.S. graphic plates with the many different designs, but I live in the U.K. and have to comply with the law.

I think the DVLA need to play the game ! Just look at the lists of numbers they offer at auction. Anything that remotely looks like it could be a name or make of car, and their reserve can be in the �thousands, and who decided to withhold the numbers from normal issue? Even with the current numbers they withhold certain numbers and include them in a future auction.
On the other hand they have the power to revoke any registration number. Just imagine a letter dropping on your mat, informing you that your number has been withdrawn because it is not displayed correctly and instructing you to replace the plates with a new number. It may make some think twice about their plates and how they are displayed especially if they have just spent �thousand's buying it. Remember, you don't own the number, only the right to display it (correctly) on a vehicle.

As for the MOT. It states in the "bible" regarding the font, that a plate fails, if it has a font that is "significantly different" from the prescribed font.