Every day is a school day...They do look nice Louis but sad to say that metal pressed number plates are in effect illegal as they do not conform to BSAU145D standards. I would consider changing them back come MOT time.
Guidelines for the display of number plates for vehicles registered from March 21st2001 are detailed under British Standard BS AU 145d. As per these guidelines number plates must be made of reflective material (not retroactively made reflective by treatment). Aluminium, which traditionally makes up pressed number plates, does not meet this standard.
Another standard requires the material to be flexible, and must be able to spring back to its original shape if bent. Metal plates cannot do this.
These two requirements means that pressed metal number plates are effectively illegal for any modern vehicle.
That’s a good thing right?Hi all unfortunately Boris is sold pending collection
No I’m going to cry ?That’s a good thing right?
Yes they probably would if they want to “scratch their pad” because they have nothing to do ?Not all MOT testers check, but the pressed ones are illegal on 2 counts. more chance "Old Bill" will give the car a pull for no other reason.
I got pulled over on my way to work at midnight last year, immediately I thought it was to do with my pressed plates but it turned out he wanted to talk about my A2...Not all MOT testers check, but the pressed ones are illegal on 2 counts. more chance "Old Bill" will give the car a pull for no other reason.
It's difficult to know what you're on about. Where the manufacturer of the plate is also the supplier (as is the case here), there is no need for their name or logo to appear a second time* It must say "BS AU 145d" on it bottom right corner (not necessarily bottom right but that's where it usually is) - It must also have next to this a small company name or logo (it is the name of the manufacturer of the plate)
All plates fitted from 1st Sep 2001 are required to have the information, regardless of the age of the vehicle (there's an exemption for vehicles registered in the historic tax class)Pre Sep 1 2001 cars do not need the info on the plate.
As I've pointed out earlier in the thread, the over-prescriptive law on number plates in the UK is a mess. The counts that (theoretically) make pressed plates illegal also invalidate laminated acrylic plates. Louis' plates are fine (but would be better still in a holder).Not all MOT testers check, but the pressed ones are illegal on 2 counts.
And this is the relevant law: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/561/pdfs/uksi_20010561_en.pdfNot my quotes but from MOT testers book. Yes it is a mess. That is why you see lots of illegal plates especially italics, spacing and bunny symbols. but it only takes one over worked plod or MOT tester to ruin your day...