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:D

From this.....

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To this.....

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( spells citroen 16v bx ) i wont display it illegaly though as i dont want to loose the plate or be fined.

Sorry about the quality of the last two pics its very sunny down here today and the cameras not realy a posh one.
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robin hughes wrote:: i wont display it illegaly though as i dont want to loose the plate or be fined.

Is that not an illegal type face? I thought they had to be flat and match a very specific font now?
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Post by robin hughes »

as far as i know uk 3d text is still legal. Not sure about the euro tag though but being a french car i thought i might as well. What i meant by displaying it illegaly was putting the V next to the 16 and spacing BX like this... C 16V BX as far as i know its a grand fine for misrepresenting your numberplate.
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nice touch matey,
the french euro symbol is illegal on a uk car from what i remember! yes the car is french but no the car idsnt french if you know what i mean! but doubtful it will get noticed unless you get pulled and they have a look!
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Post by Simran »

That font is legal, flat, carbon effect, 3d and lined are all legal. We do them all at work and we're only allowed to make legal plates.
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some years ago I was looking for A16 VBX,but its on,or was on another 16v
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Its still owned by Rene (on a retainer after his BX was stolen) so its not totally lost at least!
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I havent heard from rene for a long time. I wonder if he will ever get another 16v? I tried to get that plate off him ages ago but give up. Would be nice to see it back on a 16v again.
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Nice one Robin 8)
You gotta be carefull with plates though the coppers round here will pull you for any litle indescretion with number plates

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The coppers round here pull you just for having a BX.
I kid you not.
The latest plan to pi$$ me off is saying I have no insurance, so I now carry the document in the car.

I rather like your plates, I still want CBX 16V...
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i still want ynn 4v but they wont let me have it and wont give me a reason why not!
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Post by docchevron1472 »

Surely V4 NNY would be more appropriate??
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Post by Adrian E »

There's no minimum plate size, but there is a dictated letter size and spacing.

We've moved the plate I bought for Jane from our Xsara VTS, onto the Leon Cupra R we bought new, and now it's on our Audi A6 Avant Quattro Sport. On both the Xsara and the Leon we had the correct size and font letters, but the group spacing was altered so the first half of the plate was further away from the 2nd group (100mm IIRC) complete with a legal GB emblem

Never had an issue with the Xsara, either with the police or MOT. The Leon was sold before it needed an MOT, but again never raised any interest from police at all. The front plate was MUCH smaller than a full size one as with only 5 characters plus the GB emblem I could legally make it that way. I was fully expecting to have my collar felt by someone who didn't know the law inside out, but it never happened!

I think so long as the plate is legal font and an ANPR camera won't struggle to read it then you wouldn't have an issue moving the groups about if you wanted to. A non-legal emblem on the left of the plate should however fail an MOT, as my neighbour found out when he took his 406 Coupe in with Union Flag stickers on both sides of each plate - they made him take them off! They looked nasty, so I think they did him a favour :lol:
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