Finally...

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:23 am

got pulled for my German plates! The cops were hiding in their Volvo in a dark opening on the dual carriageway on a tight bend, no idea how they saw me. As I passed I saw them pull out and instantly knew they were after me, even though the reason wasn't too obvious at the time. Came up quickly behind me so I pulled over when they put the lights on. Cheeky copper said "You know these are illegal don't you" and "Maybe we should get Swedish plates for our car" lol. They proceeded to check the clearance of my wheels, checked my spare, check my insurance, checked my details, checked my car details, just looking for an excuse! Just got a warning to change the plates.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:08 pm

I can sympathise with you Mouse, although we know when we put illegal plates on it's going to happen at some point.

Cost me Â£60 in total and 3 different sets of plates

I'd love them to ask to see my spare

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:14 am

Lol

I might change them, dunno if I can be bothered. Pisses me off though, you get all these twats with silly 3D illegible number plates yet mine are fine!

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:57 pm

Thats what I was gonna say. They can't be arsed with chavs driving around with italic/3D wierd font plates but as soon as they spot a plate with german font they pull u up asap and try finding every excuse to make a bigger deal out of the misery they cause you. Don't even know if I have a spare

Never even saw my boot mat since the day I bought it 8 months ago.

mk4 glx 1.6 · Post by **mk4 glx 1.6** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:18 am

Mouse_GTI wrote:Pisses me off though, you get all these twats with silly 3D illegible number plates yet mine are fine!

In the eyes of the law there is no difference between yours and those plates, both are illegal, so I don't understand your grievance.

1der · Post by **1der** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:13 am

think mouse was meanig his were legible whereas the 3d ones arent as legible

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:09 pm

mk4 glx 1.6 wrote:
Mouse_GTI wrote:Pisses me off though, you get all these twats with silly 3D illegible number plates yet mine are fine!
In the eyes of the law there is no difference between yours and those plates, both are illegal, so I don't understand your grievance.

Yeh but they dont EVER get stopped! So in there eyes there is a difference!

The amount of people i am seen on the roads with dodgy spacing etc etc. Its just s illegal as pressed german

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:44 pm

Dee-vub wrote:
mk4 glx 1.6 wrote:
Mouse_GTI wrote:Pisses me off though, you get all these twats with silly 3D illegible number plates yet mine are fine!
In the eyes of the law there is no difference between yours and those plates, both are illegal, so I don't understand your grievance.
Yeh but they dont EVER get stopped! So in there eyes there is a difference!

The amount of people i am seen on the roads with dodgy spacing etc etc. Its just s illegal as pressed german

i know what you mean but in all fairness they may get pulled just as much as us for them!

Mine have a GB band not the D du rekon i'm less likely to get caught for them?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:22 pm

Probably a little less likely but they are still illegal because of the font

Post by **alexperkins** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:58 pm

The reason is because they dont reflect like normal plates - i think thats the issue due to it being pressed metal

These awful fonts with the italics and 3d still reflect properly unlike pressed plates

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:21 pm

This has come up several times before.....

Provided the plate was made before 2001 (Sptember from memory) the rules changed then the font only has to be not substaintaly different from the original font.

Obviously if after 2001 you are stuffed completely as the number plate wouldn't have existed or been issued therefore it can only be the "new style font" and new style rules.

The problem will always be it's hard to argue the toss with the officer "discussing" your plates without winding him up

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:05 am

alexperkins wrote:The reason is because they dont reflect like normal plates - i think thats the issue due to it being pressed metal

These awful fonts with the italics and 3d still reflect properly unlike pressed plates

well thats not entirely true alex cos my german plates reflect, as seen in photos i have taken at night with the flash on.

Its all s**t in my eyes. Mines are reflective and much more readable than these italic plates and ones that read words by people sticking a screw in to make an R look like a B for example.

Rant over, its just cos i got caught and pulled like 3 days in 4 days. No longer run german plates