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[randycowpoke]

 mini.jpg   47.39K   68 downloadsHi, are door numbers ilegal?

[JohnGordon]

Yes door numbers are illegal for road use unless they have a cross put though them

[THE ANORAK]

but door squares or circles, without numbers, are OK

no, apparently is perfectly legal

Edited by THE ANORAK, 18 August 2008 - 03:48 PM.

[captain kirk]

i didnt know that you learn something new everyday

[midridge2]

can some one point me to a site that states they are illegal and why.

[paulrockliffe]

I now its been said before and I'm not disputing it, but I would like to know why it is illegal? It doesn't make any sense to me, youj're not allowed to race on the roads, regardless of whther you have a number on your doors or not.

Is it illegal to have small numbers on the doors, say 3cm high?

Is it illegal to have these numbers on the front or rear of the car?

Is it illegal to have the numbers not on a white background?

Etc, etc, etc, seems a very ambiguous law as presented here, so I'd expect it to be at least written down somewhere?

[mike.]

ahh! Thats the most ridiculous law i've ever heard. Its so daft it makes me want to break it |

[OJM]

 mini.jpg   47.39K   68 downloadsHi, are door numbers ilegal?

Where are you parked? lol. Looks like you're in a police pound

[midridge2]

posted on a motorsport rally site about this question and they have never heard of it, still need a link to a offical site stating its illegal.

[Ouster]

First I've heard of it too, I doubt it's enforced too strictly.

[Kinjo]

I have had a number on my door for about 3 months, been past lots of police, parked in the police station too.

Not one comment on it.

[discoman14667]

me neither, but apparently it is law. I could ring the traffic police and ask?

It is illegal - but not too strictly enforced. It's hardly worth the paperwork and a lot of police are actually unaware of it! (as they seem to be with most crimes! )

That said, I did get stopped once by one of Gloucestershire's "finest" and was warned that having a number was illegal - unless a single diagonal tape line was put through the numbers. The reason being is that it denotes to the police that you are not taking part in a motorsport event (not necessarily a race) on a public road. The maximum fine (if enforced) is £500

Or at least that's what the plod told me!

[mini-man-dan]

Well how on earth do rally cars 'legally' drive to the next rally stage? I've never seen a WRC stage on TV where they finish the course, take their numbers off then stick them on when they get to the next stage. They don't stick a cross thorugh them either (I dont think, hmmmm...)

True British Health and Safety/ Government law this one

Edited by digi-cars.piczo.com, 18 August 2008 - 11:17 AM.

[mini-man-dan]

Yh, I actually replied to the post before I saw your one about the phonecall you made, left the reply window open too long

But if you look, they never take thier numbers off and I've never seen them with crosses over!

[mini93]

Well how on earth do rally cars 'legally' drive to the next rally stage? I've never seen a WRC stage on TV where they finish the course, take their numbers off then stick them on when they get to the next stage. They don't stick a cross thorugh them either (I dont think, hmmmm...)

True British Health and Safety/ Government law this one

because there competing on a stage rally covered by many ruels governing everything they do, there given road books with direct routes to next stage...when they retire from the stage they HAVE to remove all traces they have been competing, i HAD to when i retired otherwise i could have got a black mark put against my licence effecting who accepts me to rally in what ever event i go for next

ever noticed what numbers WRC cars have too? id like to see you find a moder WRC car that uses door numbers, look on the rear passenger window at the bring iluminious numbers

Edited by mini93, 18 August 2008 - 11:30 AM.