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[Waverider]

I've inherited a 5 digit number plate which I was considering putting on one of my bikes, not the 10 as I'm sticking with my 6 x 4. My thinking was I could make it smaller and still be legal, so I read through the dvla's regulations and taking into consideration the font sizes and borders etc. I worked out it could be 7 x 6.5.

As the plate has to be made by a registered supplier to be legal I had a phone round and no one I can find will make anything smaller than a 9 x 7.... The plate has to have the BS number and also the suppliers name and postcode so that kind of rules out a show plate.

I'm afraid there isn't really a point to my post I just needed to express how f**kin pi$$ed I am that legally I can make my plate smaller but I can't legally get one made. Just seems stupid to me.

[Pewters]

Just curious as to why your do against using a show plate ? Mine is 8x6 and never had any trouble.

[Waverider]

I'm not against then, all my bikes have show plates but after hearing that the fine for a dodgy plate has gone up to 1000 quid I thought I'd try and be fully legal on my slower bike. As far as I can tell this means having the plate made by a company that is registered with the dvla. I may be wrong on this but I don't want to go to the trouble of getting it legal then getting some petty rozzer nicking me anyway.

On the first day of owning my ten I got pulled and after exhausting all avenues to nick me, insurance, me admitting to speeding, tyres etc. the rozzer claimed he had to do me for something and pulled out a regulation bike number plate and as mine was about 5mm smaller did me for that. Back then I only got a £30 fine but it pissed me off enough to get a 6 x 4 and not stop anymore. Anyway waffle over I think I will end up with a show plate as it does seem the only option.

[Chappo]

I always run a 7x5 and never had any issues with it, even got pulled over once but didn't even spot the plate so can't be that bad lol

[NinjaPaul]

Could you get a plate made on a 9"x7" but ask the supplier to centralise everything (keeping within the regs) and then get it trimmed down to size afterwards? 

[Waverider]

Could you get a plate made on a 9"x7" but ask the supplier to centralise everything (keeping within the regs) and then get it trimmed down to size afterwards? 

Yeah that may be a solution, I'll have to check it out. Cheers

[michael4012]

i got a 4 x 6 show plate i got a £100 fine a couple of months ago iv still got it on so i will let you know what the second - third & so on fine is 

[Chappo]

i got a 4 x 6 show plate i got a £100 fine a couple of months ago iv still got it on so i will let you know what the second - third & so on fine is 

  

[michael4012]

If you really wanno take the urine  http://www.speedflip.com/motorcycle.html

[BladeRR8]

I have a 5 digit reg on my bike.

As far as I'm aware and I could be wrong the plate size is not what matters it's the font, character sizing and spacing which have a legal requirement.

If a particular police officer is too lazy to know the law and just wants to simply  measure your plate and then say it's illegal I would seriously challenge him as I think there is a very good chance he is wrong.

[HammyUK]

It is the font, stroke, spacing and border that is the requirement - NOT the size of the plate.
My 5 character plate is bang on legal size for what is on there but doesnt conform because of the lack of postcode.
HOWEVER it has been on there since before the regs changed about the makers postcode so technically is perfectly legal.

[Waverider]

It is the font, stroke, spacing and border that is the requirement - NOT the size of the plate.
My 5 character plate is bang on legal size for what is on there but doesnt conform because of the lack of postcode.
HOWEVER it has been on there since before the regs changed about the makers postcode so technically is perfectly legal.

What's the overall size of your plate Hammy?