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[marksmini]

now im not sure,

whats the year they become ok to have on your mini?

mines a 1982 mini and is defo not aloud black plates any ideas why?/??

also


is there a web site that anyone no's of where i may be about ot get some made up for me?

becose of me not driven her much when i do drive her it will be nice to have them on.

[Jordie]

early 1970's. Pre 73/74 i think.

Go here mark,

http://www.fancyplates.com/ Then click constructor and old style plates.

The constructor is really good, getting some black ones myself soon. Keep ya standard plates in boot.

[P91MER]

ok, i know i am being really anti TMF here, but there was a really good thread about them on minifinity, do you mind if i post you the link up? or shall i PM it to ya?

Rich

[Darren]

Black/silver pressed number plates are pre '72.

I don't see anything wrong with posting the topic link about it to Minifinity. We're all one big community of Mini owners really! :grin:

[Madmax]

they are indeed PRE 72

mines one of the last 72 minis to have black and white plates, it is also the cut off for Tax Exemption

im afraid if you want to have B+W plates on your car mark you'll have to reshell the car and get a pre72 V5 (also known as ringing) police dont tend to like it....

[Dan]

any ideas why?/??

Because that's not what number plates look like any more. They used to, but then someone invented reto-reflective plastic and so now they don't (they used to be polished alloy as it's so shiny and stays shiny with little cleaning, but plastic is brighter). The plate format changed when the suffix plate came in (I think but they are definitely not allowed '73 onward) as in ABC 123A. Then there were the prefix plates as in A123 ABC. Now we have a different plate format and the layout and spacing and everything have changed again.

[marksmini]

ok, i know i am being really anti TMF here, but there was a really good thread about them on minifinity, do you mind if i post you the link up? or shall i PM it to ya?

Rich

na post it here,
end of the day we are all chating about the same things

make good reading

[marksmini]

do they realy pic up on the paltes?

i mean if i was to get them done, do you reckon its high on there list of things to pick up and stop?

if i used it everyday then i wouldnt think twice about it,

when i do the london to nerbg.... run will it be ok to drive over there with black plates or is that a defo no no?
because i thinl im going to go for it and just keep the white ones in the boot

this is the correct font aint it?

[Madmax]

in europe i have no idea what their stance is on BW numberplates

however in the UK they do regularly pull people over, when they have nothing better to do

[marksmini]

thanks for all the info everyone....

im still going to do it, even if i just use them for show,


i want them lmao

Subtotal  £ 20.00 
Postage & Packaging  £ 2.94   
VAT @ 17.5%  £ 4.01 

Total  £ 26.95 

does that seem step!

seems alot to me....
i may rethink,

maybe able to get them at work a bit cheeper

[P91MER]

I am going to get a set made up at the next show i go to, just with PALMER on, get some velcro and viola, show plates!!!

If i start coming to shows with u lot then i want my baby to look the part :cheese:

minifinity

Rich

[P91MER]

It is worth while reading through all the post, as there is somebody that puts them on in the morning, and gets pulled over at the nite!

[Madmax]

at work we charge 26.95 A PLATE to be made up legitematly

that is in pressed metal

[TimS]

and pressed ally plates tend to peal after a couple of dents9happens espeically on the front of a mini) and as madmax said thats a good price halfords is even more expensive

[marksmini]

(most people don't know that you never OWN a plate, you just have the right to use it and the right can be taken away)

well i didnt no that!

that post on minifinity has lots of good points



and this is good to no too.



Schedule 2 of The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 wrote:
http://www.legislati...01/20010561.htm

REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION PLATES

PART 1

VEHICLES REGISTERED AND NEW REGISTRATION PLATES FITTED ON OR AFTER 1ST SEPTEMBER 2001 (MANDATORY SPECIFICATION)

1. The plate must be made of retroreflecting material which, as regards its construction, colour and other qualities, complies with the requirements of -

(a) the British Standard specification for retroreflecting number plates published on 15 January 1998 under number BS AU 145d[13], or

(B) any other relevant standard or specification recognised for use in an EEA State and which, when in use, offers a performance equivalent to that offered by a plate complying with the British Standard specification,

and which, in either case, is marked with the number (or such other information as is necessary to permit identification) of that standard or specification.

2. Where the registration mark is displayed on the front of the vehicle, it must have black characters on a white background.

3. Where the registration mark is displayed on the back of the vehicle, it must have black characters on a yellow background.



PART 2

VEHICLES REGISTERED ON OR AFTER 1ST JANUARY 1973 AND BEFORE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2001 (OPTIONAL SPECIFICATION)

1. The plate must be made of reflex-reflecting material which, as regards its construction, colour and other qualities, complies with the requirements of -

(a) the British Standard Specification for reflex-reflecting number plates, published on 11 September 1972 under the number BS AU 145a[14], or

(B) any other relevant standard or specification recognised for use in an EEA State and which, when in use, offers a performance equivalent to that offered by a plate complying with the British Standard specification,

and which, in either case, is marked with the number (or such other information as is necessary to permit identification) of that standard or specification.

2. Where the registration mark is displayed on the front of the vehicle, it must have black characters on a white background.

3. Where the registration mark is displayed on the back of the vehicle, it must have black characters on a yellow background.



PART 3

VEHICLES REGISTERED BEFORE 1ST JANUARY 1973 (OPTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS)

A. Requirements where the vehicle carries a registration plate which is constructed so that the mark may be illuminated from behind by virtue of the translucency of its characters.

1. The registration mark must be formed of white translucent characters on a black background on the surface of that plate.

2. When the registration mark is illuminated during the hours of darkness, the characters on that plate must appear white against a black background.

B. Requirements where the vehicle carries a registration plate which is not so constructed.

Either of the following is permitted -

1. A plate made of reflex-reflecting material complying with the requirements of the British Standard Specification for reflex-reflecting number plates published on 31 October 1967 under the number BS AU 145[15] and which displays black characters on a white background where it is fixed on the front of the vehicle and black characters on a yellow background where it is fixed on the rear of the vehicle.

2. A plate displaying white, silver or light grey letters and numbers on a black surface having every character indelibly inscribed on the surface or so attached to the surface that it cannot readily be detached from it, which may either -

(a) be made of cast or pressed metal with raised characters, or

(B) consist of a plate to which separate characters are attached, or

© consist of a plastic plate having either reverse engraved characters or characters of a foil type, or

(d) consist of an unbroken rectangular area on the surface of the vehicle which is either flat or, if there is no flat area where the mark is required to be displayed, an area which is almost flat.

whahahahahahahaha

what a unlucky bloke!!!!