Front plate came off
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CatmanV2
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iainw
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Just get a garage to make up a small plate and bracket. It's legal and you can see the grill and lines of the car so much better
outrun
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That's not legal Iain. I believe the number/letters have to be of a precise size and font, anything else is not legal. You'd be unlucky to be stopped and they only issue a ticket so I wouldn't care! I take mine off entirely then put it on for MOT day etc!
Doohickey
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That's right. There are precise rules about size, font and spacing but none about the size of the plate. I had a smaller front plate on my old car but it was still legal; need to sort it out for my new one.
outrun
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Agreed, I have smaller plates fronts and back but with the correct font size and spacing. Iain's is clearly smaller font though.
iainw
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I will see Dick lovetts in court then! I would have hoped a main ferrari dealer would know their beans?
It really sets off the GTO grill and makes a big difference to the front end.
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Number Plates Fitted After 1st September 2001
Number plates fitted after 1 September 2001 must display characters that meet the dimensions shown below.
Characters
Group 1
Height
79mm
Width (except Number 1 or letter I)
50mm
Stroke
14mm
Space between characters
11mm
Space between groups
33mm
Top bottom and side margins (minimum)
11mm
Space between vertical lines
19mm
Number plates fitted after 1 September 2001 must display characters that meet the dimensions shown below.
Characters
Group 1
Height
79mm
Width (except Number 1 or letter I)
50mm
Stroke
14mm
Space between characters
11mm
Space between groups
33mm
Top bottom and side margins (minimum)
11mm
Space between vertical lines
19mm
Does it show the postcode of the plate maker? They need that too.
Easy solution for you Iain, buy a more expensive plate with fewer characters. Then they can make it narrower but taller to meet the requirements.
mjheathcote
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I have a smaller plate on the front of mine, the same number and actual plate I had on my Elise
A common size is the 3/4 of original, but that to me was just too small and obviously illegal, so I had one made that nicely covered the plinth on the Elise.
It is still illegal, but not being obviously smaller, just right!
A common size is the 3/4 of original, but that to me was just too small and obviously illegal, so I had one made that nicely covered the plinth on the Elise.
It is still illegal, but not being obviously smaller, just right!
Apparently if you put a compliant plate on the dashboard, have a straight through exhaust and a baseball cap on backwards then the police won't stop you....unless they have a Sky camera crew in the back and you are in Slough.
MrMickS
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It looks so much better with no plate at all.
(much better now that the sticky is off but I've not taken a picture since)
I'll probably just put the standard plate back on though I could get one that's a little narrower and without the GB on it I guess.
Edit: Flipped the picture
iainw
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That would be a good idea - but its the height that we were trying to cut down not the width.
I did consider the plate 'F1' but the APR was too high on the 1.7 million. If they could have squeezed it down to 4% I would have snapped it up.