Does anyone make these? Apparently my 2002 car won't be legal if I put metal ones on.

Kinda deciding whether to just get normal ones or not, but if they do pressed acrylic (reflective) ones, I might consider it..

The dubmeister/metal ones are illegal on anything thats post '02 for anyone who doesn't know..

bugger !!! i thought they were legal as long as they followed the BS regs.

was looking at ordering some up

The dubmeister/metal ones are illegal on anything thats post '02 for anyone who doesn't know..

Say what?! I thought they were ok as they were reflective, BS marked, correct font and spacing etc.

Oh well gives me an excuse to ditch them as some "insert expletive" shoved a tow bar into my front one

Really?

I got pulled for a random check in my Felicia and the officer commented on them that he was impressed that they were all marked up properly and reflective etc.

Can the OP provide evidence of that illegallity?

I was just reading this rather lengthy thread:

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/general-discussion/113434-warning-pressed-metal-plates.html

I'd saw draw your own conclusions, as I always thought dubmeister plates were fully legal, however after reading through this thread, I just thought the Acrylic pressed ones might be a safer bet!

There is no law at all in the UK regarding the material from which a plate must be manufactured, however

SCHEDULE 2

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION PLATES

PART 1

VEHICLES REGISTERED AND NEW REGISTRATION PLATES FITTED ON OR AFTER 1ST SEPTEMBER 2001 (MANDATORY SPECIFICATION)

1. The plate must be made of retroreflecting material which, as regards its construction, colour and other qualities, complies with the requirements of—

Steel is not retroflective..

Regardless of legality, apparently ANPR will not detect raised letters, so you run the risk of being pulled over more I guess..

The only way around this on a post '02 car would be to get retroflective pressed plates?

Edited 21 December, 201114 yr by zowow

My old vRS passed two MOT's with them on and they were strict ones too. They picked up on other small things. Threads like this come up every once in a while and I'm sure someone posted a link to the Dubmeister site stating how and why they were legal. It's got the BSAU number and I xcan't see any company putting this on if the plate wasn't legal. They'd be in major crap if they did.

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My old vRS passed two MOT's with them on and they were strict ones too. They picked up on other small things. Threads like this come up every once in a while and I'm sure someone posted a link to the Dubmeister site stating how and why they were legal. It's got the BSAU number and I xcan't see any company putting this on if the plate wasn't legal. They'd be in major crap if they did.

It has been commented on in other threads that the MoT is not a full legality test. It stipulates a number of standards that the car or vehicle must achieve, there are however further requirements under law. So while the plates passed the MoT check it does not strictly mean they are fully legal.

In addition to the above, I think it's a fairly recent change to the law - I think on a pre-2002 car, it's a grey area, and on post 2002 cars, it's a no go (but it can still be argued as a bit of a grey area)..

Personally, it's probably not worth the hassle - I don't enjoy being pulled over (even though my car is fully legal!)

I think it's the recent pre 2002, post 2002 change they put into the law regarding this..

the bit about it being made from a reflective material - they need to clear it up really..

These metal pressed plates are legal!

http://www.dubmeister.co.uk/uk-legal-plates/

You have to provide documents, they have a postcode, BS mark, reflect the correct amount of light and they are UK font.

I have them on both my cars and have never had any trouble with MOT's or the plod.

cant see the point myself.

There is no law at all in the UK regarding the material from which a plate must be manufactured, however

SCHEDULE 2

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION PLATES

PART 1

VEHICLES REGISTERED AND NEW REGISTRATION PLATES FITTED ON OR AFTER 1ST SEPTEMBER 2001 (MANDATORY SPECIFICATION)

1. The plate must be made of retroreflecting material which, as regards its construction, colour and other qualities, complies with the requirements of—

Steel is not retroflective..

Regardless of legality, apparently ANPR will not detect raised letters, so you run the risk of being pulled over more I guess..

The only way around this on a post '02 car would be to get retroflective pressed plates?

Metal pressed plates are perfectly legal as long as they comply with the specification of, and are marked with the BS AU 145d mark.

The retroreflective material is what is stuck to the plate - either a metal plate or acrylic one - not the plate itself.

ANPR is perfectly capable of reading raised letters!

cant see the point myself.

I'm struggling to see the benefit here too.

OK, I've had water ingress on a standard plastic plate before which eventually over time left a black line from top to bottom but this was after being on the car for almost 10 years.

Is there a more obvious benefit I'm missing for metal plates or is it for cosmetic purposes only?

I think the point is some people prefer them, simples as that.

Is there a more obvious benefit I'm missing for metal plates or is it for cosmetic purposes only?

Purely cosmetic. Personally I like the way the letters really pop out at you when illuminated by my LED number plate lights.

It is a subtle difference. One of those things you do thinking that no one else will ever notice, that said I have had several people comment on them (in a positive way)

I had to change my plates anyway as they were delaminating and had a gash red border round them.

I think they are worth the premium over standard plates anyway even if my front one is a little rippled now :(

Does anyone make these? Apparently my 2002 car won't be legal if I put metal ones on.

Kinda deciding whether to just get normal ones or not, but if they do pressed acrylic (reflective) ones, I might consider it..

The dubmeister/metal ones are illegal on anything thats post '02 for anyone who doesn't know..

Incorrect. The Dubmiester plates meet the BS specifications, and thus are completely legal.

We've been over this many, many, many times before. Even last week ffs!

There is no law at all in the UK regarding the material from which a plate must be manufactured, however

SCHEDULE 2

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION PLATES

PART 1

VEHICLES REGISTERED AND NEW REGISTRATION PLATES FITTED ON OR AFTER 1ST SEPTEMBER 2001 (MANDATORY SPECIFICATION)

1. The plate must be made of retroreflecting material which, as regards its construction, colour and other qualities, complies with the requirements of—

Steel is not retroflective..

Regardless of legality, apparently ANPR will not detect raised letters, so you run the risk of being pulled over more I guess..

The only way around this on a post '02 car would be to get retroflective pressed plates?

1 - neither is plastic

2 - 3D or raised letters are permitted,

As per my posts in the last thread, see these two pages:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/PersonalisedRegAndNumberPlates/DG_181503

http://www.bnma.org/bsaua45d.htm

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