Stick on number plates
Discussion
You have to do it yourself.
They are not strictly legal, but I've never had any problems. Just buy a piece of white reflective plastic sheet, print some letters and numbers out on your computer and transfer them to a piece of black Fablon, cut them out and stick them on. I think it's best to put the white background onto the bonnet first, then stick the numbers/letters on.
Any good sign company can obtain the white reflective 'Fablon' type sheet for you and will cut out the letters and numbers if you ask. For them tomake the entire plate for you is illegal.
They are not strictly legal, but I've never had any problems. Just buy a piece of white reflective plastic sheet, print some letters and numbers out on your computer and transfer them to a piece of black Fablon, cut them out and stick them on. I think it's best to put the white background onto the bonnet first, then stick the numbers/letters on.
Any good sign company can obtain the white reflective 'Fablon' type sheet for you and will cut out the letters and numbers if you ask. For them tomake the entire plate for you is illegal.
Cooperman said:
You have to do it yourself.
They are not strictly legal, but I've never had any problems. Just buy a piece of white reflective plastic sheet, print some letters and numbers out on your computer and transfer them to a piece of black Fablon, cut them out and stick them on. I think it's best to put the white background onto the bonnet first, then stick the numbers/letters on.
Any good sign company can obtain the white reflective 'Fablon' type sheet for you and will cut out the letters and numbers if you ask. For them tomake the entire plate for you is illegal.
I think only 'E' Type Jag's have special dispensation to have a bonnet mounted number plate. Any other car is illegal which is unfortunate as some cars benefit from not having the plate blocking cooling air to the radiator. TVR Griffith springs to mind.
Take no notice, just do it. All my Minis since 1963 have had stick-on plates on the bonnet and I only ever had one Mr. Plod tell me it was illegal and he did nothing about it as it was just a comment in-passing when one of my rally cars was on display at the Met Police Driving School at Hendon!
The "not strictly legal" comment is actually not strictly true! 
The DVLA's website states that stick-on 'plates are not legal because they are "unaware" of any that meet the British Standard for number plates.
BiB are highly unlikely to question the plate as long as it looks right (font, size, spacing etc) and is legible from the front of the car. Same at MOT time I'd imagine.
>> Edited by pdV6 on Tuesday 2nd August 09:57
The DVLA's website states that stick-on 'plates are not legal because they are "unaware" of any that meet the British Standard for number plates.
BiB are highly unlikely to question the plate as long as it looks right (font, size, spacing etc) and is legible from the front of the car. Same at MOT time I'd imagine.
>> Edited by pdV6 on Tuesday 2nd August 09:57
They don't have to meet the current British Standard if they are already fitted on a classic car , but beware if you try to renew classic number plates through the right channels , ie at a recognised dealer ( who will require Passport and other ID including home utilities bill ) they are unlikely to give you a number plate that matches your old one ,just a current BS standards one .
Make he classic ones yourself or buy from classic no plate dealers , who often do stick on ones .
Make he classic ones yourself or buy from classic no plate dealers , who often do stick on ones .
My Ultima GTR passed the SVA with stick on front and rear plates, that was in May 2000 though. Have the rules changed recently? (I follow this forum because I also run a Swiftune engined Scamp - the two extremes of the kit car industry! Oh, and the wife has a Paul Smith and the daughter a Mayfair)
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