23 replies to this topic

[carts60]

I'v got a sump guard thats due to go on, but its being obscured and covered by the number plate (its fluorescent orange so i cant be having it covered)

Before i go taking the number plate off though, has anybody got any pictures of their minis with the number plate on the bonnet?

Pics of both a square and rectangular number plate would be brilliant.

Cheers

[maggies_minder]

i dont no if they are entirely legal as the arent vertical?? im fairly certain they are meant to be vertical.

i thought about putting one on my min, but i found something out...


...at my work the car parks are patrolled by parking wardens (from the council i think) and our passes dont come into effect until 5.30pm, when sometimes we start at 8am (a joke i no).

anyway, to be given a ticket they need a picture of the front of the car, basically the windscreen displaying wrong or no pass and the front reg plate.

ive found that by parking in a bay front first they cant get the reg plate and windscreen in the pic as its too low!

how about that?? (complete randomness).

[m_brady15]

 Track.jpg   39.76K   37 downloadsThey are legal to have. I had mine for a year and it passed the mot fine

[minimadjonesy]

word of caution. Passing the MOT does not mean it is legal! I'm sure one of the guys who knows the legalities will advise why you need a proper number plate

[xtr hardcore]

As long as its facing forward its legal. so it can be on thefront of the bonnet, in the window on the grill, ect ect.

[mini danny]

someone will come a long in a min and prove to wroung i last herd that a reg plate and to be flat (on a bonnet it wont be ) and has to be reflective (which is wont because it a sticker so there actully illegal from what i was told before

[ma11b]

what about post 1972? they will have to be reflective

are the sticker's reflective becuase i cannot see how it would be legal otherwize?

[mini93]

As long as its facing forward its legal. so it can be on thefront of the bonnet, in the window on the grill, ect ect.

thats not correct actualy, it does have to be on a flat surface. There are no stick on number plates which reflect the light correctly either

[danrock101]

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item230a2a4e8a

[pikey7]

regulations:  uksi_20010561_en.pdf   146.07K   11 downloads

snippets are:

Must be mounted vertical
Must be to BS AU 145a (basically, this means reflective.. but MARKED with that standard )
Must be fitted to the front of the vehicle. i.e. not half way along it in the windscreen
Must not be obscured for photos. i.e. not mounted behind anything.. including glass (this can reflect photo flash as to count as "obscuration")

There are slight difference to plates FITTED before 2001, but how you prove that....?

[leaky]

Theirs 2 in this pic.



Legal or not I think they look cool.

[Chris_R]

regulations:  uksi_20010561_en.pdf   146.07K   11 downloads

snippets are:

Must be mounted vertical
Must be to BS AU 145a (basically, this means reflective.. but MARKED with that standard )
Must be fitted to the front of the vehicle. i.e. not half way along it in the windscreen
Must not be obscured for photos. i.e. not mounted behind anything.. including glass (this can reflect photo flash as to count as "obscuration")

There are slight difference to plates FITTED before 2001, but how you prove that....?

You don't - it's up to the court to prove your guilt. They could do this quite easily of course if they referred to topics like this or on-line photo's

[1977 Loud_Mini]

Heres my mini, can get a better front on view if required.

[Ken555]

Edited by Ken555, 08 October 2010 - 08:21 PM.

[Midas Mk1]

Nice GTM

Im going to mount mine across the front bumper, slightly above the normal postion to avoid it being bent by rocks etc..