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Replacing Registration Plates: any suggestions?

nutters_uclan
in Skoda Octavia Mk2 (2004 - 2013)

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Hey all

My plates are looking a bit tired and have rust stains from the awful screws that are used.

Does anyone have any recommendations as to where I should get replacement plates from?

Is there anything I need to consider (nothing, with cars, is ever straight forward!)

Cheers

Danny

There's a place on eBay called 'car-plater' I get my plates from. No docs needed. Just e-mail address, home address and phone number. Good prices and can get borders or script put on the bottom or dofferent badges on the left (Note: if you want script on the bottom, they will not put there 'postcode' on the bottom, required in England and Wales). They will only send to the address registered to either the credit/debit card or Paypal address.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Car-Plater

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    Another vote for ebay here. I just ordered a set from a seller called partbuyeruk. Cost £10.99 and free postage. They look good and seem good quality, and were with me in 3 days without having to send any documents off.

    Kirk

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    I bought my plates from EBAY all legally marked and then used plate holders to save the drilling. Easier also for when I take off my private plates.

    Not ordered any for years but used fancy plates who were very good and (at the time) £25 a pair delivered IIRC. This enables minor infringements (such as a skoda badge instead of a GB badge) but will render them technically illegal even if all the fonts, spacing, etc are legal.

    Whilst most police officers have got better things to do that stop you or the above, you might find the MOT tester can be fussy over them. If you put your old, legit, rust stained plates in the boot you have more chance of being able to get the MOT put through.

    Vosa checkpoints will pull you for non legal plates. Not sure if they can tag the PNC, but 3 strikes and you can lose your plate.

    I suggest getting legal plates, badly illegal ones are a pet hate of mine.

    The postcode being missing or similar wouldnt attract my attention but non standard fonts or mis spaced just looks chav and is likely to ge tyou heat from the rozzers lol

    If you're bothered about the legality don't buy them off Ebay, they are not legal. It's unlikely you'll ever have a problem though, as long as the plates show a postcode, maker, and British standars number.

    If you want to bee 100% leagal, but from a number plate suppler registered with the DVLA. As a general guide, if you aren't asked to produce any documents they're unlikely to be a properly registered maker.

    I've found Halfords good for plates in the past. Their logo and postcode is very subtle against the background unlike most other plates.

    Do you have picture of those on the car? I like the idea, but would like to see them on if possible.

    Cheers

    Danny

    I would prefer not to publish my plate on the net. Do a google image search and there are loads of pictures of them though.

    If you're bothered about the legality don't buy them off Ebay, they are not legal. It's unlikely you'll ever have a problem though, as long as the plates show a postcode, maker, and British standars number.

    If you want to bee 100% leagal, but from a number plate suppler registered with the DVLA. As a general guide, if you aren't asked to produce any documents they're unlikely to be a properly registered maker.

    eBay plates can be legal, the seller may commit an offence of supplying them without the supporting paperwork being seen though.

    eBay plates can be legal, the seller may commit an offence of supplying them without the supporting paperwork being seen though.

    Possible I suppose. Norfolk Plates are a registered maker, but in the picture in that Ebay advert the plates don't show their name, so they are not 100% legal as the advert claims. I wonder whether the one they send out are the same?

    I've found Halfords good for plates in the past. Their logo and postcode is very subtle against the background unlike most other plates.

    I agree, I have a Halfords rear plate on the Audi. You cannot see the logo or postcode unless you are really looking for it as its almost completely transparent.

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    Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I'm going to order some from eBay - totally legal ones, of course!

    Why not just go to your local Motorist Discount Shop.

    There is no wonder they are all closing down.

    gel coated plates maybe?

    Just because someone puts "road legal" on the advert, and print the right bits on the plates, it doesn't make the plates legal. The maker must be registered with the DVLA. They should also see the relevant documents, although I'm not sure whether it affects the legality of the plates if they don't.

    Not that any of that is ever likely to make a blind bit of difference of course, since the legislation is a load of bull. The point still stands though.

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    Why not just go to your local Motorist Discount Shop.

    There is no wonder they are all closing down.

    Or is it because they charge more for the same thing...?

    Taken from the following Gov PDF :- http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@motor/documents/digitalasset/dg_067666.pdf

    The British Standard for number plates

    The British Standard sets out the physical characteristics

    of the number plate. This includes visibility, strength

    and reflectivity. The British Standard also requires each

    number plate to be permanently and legibly marked with

    the following information:

    n

    the British Standard number (currently BS AU 145d);

    n

    the name, trade mark or other means of identification

    of the manufacturer or component supplier; and

    n

    the name and postcode of the supplying outlet.

    Why not just go to your local Motorist Discount Shop..

    If they sold them for £12 a pair & brought them to my door.......but they dont.....so I don't! :giggle:

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