As above really. I picked this up yesterday, and I'm not sure if it's legal or not. (I'm err-ing towards no)

 

If it's not, it's a good excuse for some pressed plates at least!

 

Yes, perfectly legal. There's a minimum gap between letters and numbers but you can have it wider if you like.

Cool. Thanks. I knew there was a minimum gap, but wasn't sure if there was a max too.

Think the gap looks odd myself personally, but at least I don't need to rush to replace them.

I thought that width between character groups is fixed at 33mm. IIRC, for an MOT it is only a fail if it is clearly wrong without measuring it and that is clearly more than 33mm.

The margins must be a minimum of 11mm but can be greater so the plate can be bigger.

The requirements below are for the NI number plates displayed on the BMW

 

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/displaying-your-registration-number

 

Your number plate should show the correct:

• character height - 79 millimetres
• character width - 50 millimetres (except the figure 1 or letter I)
• character stroke - 14 millimetres
• space between characters - 11 millimetres
• space between groups - 33 millimetres
• top, bottom and side margins - minimum 11 millimetres
• space between vertical lines - 19 millimetres

 

The requirements below are for the NI number plates displayed on the BMW

 

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/displaying-your-registration-number

 

Your number plate should show the correct:

• character height - 79 millimetres
• character width - 50 millimetres (except the figure 1 or letter I)
• character stroke - 14 millimetres
• space between characters - 11 millimetres
• space between groups - 33 millimetres
• top, bottom and side margins - minimum 11 millimetres
• space between vertical lines - 19 millimetres

 

 

This.

 

Looks like the gap is too wide to me.

 

Also that car looks amazing and leaves me slightly aroused :love:

**** the plate, more pictures of the car!! Looks beautiful! 

I thought that width between character groups is fixed at 33mm. IIRC, for an MOT it is only a fail if it is clearly wrong without measuring it and that is clearly more than 33mm.

The margins must be a minimum of 11mm but can be greater so the plate can be bigger.

 

That was my understanding too.

Cheers all

I don't think it's an ni plate, it's a private one I think. (service history shows it was registered in London)

So 33mm for the groups, which that's clearly larger than, so it will need replacing. I might just swing by the police station on the way home.

There's a thread in the non-skoda journals section with a few more photos.

Cheers all

I don't think it's an ni plate, it's a private one I think. (service history shows it was registered in London)

So 33mm for the groups, which that's clearly larger than, so it will need replacing. I might just swing by the police station on the way home.

There's a thread in the non-skoda journals section with a few more photos.

 

It's an Irish plate though, you can buy them just the same as you can buy UK ones

So the irish laws apply, despite being in the mainland?

Either way, it seems like it contravenes those laws anyway

No, if it's a uk car, uk laws apply. Doesn't matter if it's a Irish plate or not.

Technically the plate is illegal due to font and not details on where the plate was made ie postcode.

That said, would you be stopped and done for it? I highly doubt it.

Would it pass a MOT? Almost 100% yes.

If it were my car would I replace it with a legal one? Nope, close enough for me.

Sorry but the car is making me moist.. More pictures needed

More photos:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/312440-joes-e30-325i-sport/?view=getnewpost

Cool. So it does need changing at some point to be legal. I've never had issues with the police before, and it's not miles out, so I doubt it'll be an issue, I just wanted clarification.

It's MOT'd til March anyway, so plenty of time to do something, assuming it were to fail.

It is illegal but you may not get done.

You may get a pull if you are followed by a traffic car as due to the spacing their ANPR cameras may flag it up.

No, if it's a uk car, uk laws apply. Doesn't matter if it's a Irish plate or not.

Technically the plate is illegal due to font and not details on where the plate was made ie postcode.

That said, would you be stopped and done for it? I highly doubt it.

Would it pass a MOT? Almost 100% yes.

If it were my car would I replace it with a legal one? Nope, close enough for me.

Isn't the post code and newer font rule only after a certain year? Before then a missing postcode and older font are ok. Or am I forgetting?

Isn't the post code and newer font rule only after a certain year? Before then a missing postcode and older font are ok. Or am I forgetting?

 

That came in in 2001.

Who's going to stop you ? I've seen loads of show room plates being used and never get stopped ! I'd not worry about it

Where things might tighten up soon enough on Show Plates and Plate Spacing is the scrapping of Tax Discs.

So from October it is ANPR on VED, Insurance & MOT.

& thats going to have to have lots of ANPR's installed.

 

So lets see if the Boys in Blue are instructed to look at mis-spaced Registrations on behalf of HMG Executive Agency DVLA.

 

Already plenty of Forces around the country have time to stop cars with Show Plates as an in to check out other things, car, driver or occupants.