Smiley Plates

[CJHYBRID]

Just taken no of retention as paper work arrived over the weekend.

Fitted smiley plate to the rear which in my opinion finishes the rear of the car nicely

Chris

[DanD]

What is a smiley plate?

[TigerFish]

Ditto Dan.

[CJHYBRID]

Rather than just an oblong strip the plate actually fits the recess they are a popular fit

on range rovers which have a similar recess.

They look like a smiley face and seem to be known as this in the motor trade.

As said Finnish the look nicely

Chris

[jonthebarber]

Are they curved at the bottom of the plate to fit the rear shape of the rx ?

Jon

[CJHYBRID]

Yes Jon they look rather nice

Here is an example. www.motoshowplates.com

Type your reg in and see what it looks like.

Chris

[Duncan Roberts]

They seem willing to supply plates with illegal fonts, badges and without documents - also illegal.

[CJHYBRID]

This is just to show shape of plate Duncan mine was provided by supplying dealer and is euro gb style in legal format including bs no and suppliers name. There are several suppliers who will provide the style and meet the legal requirements.

Chris

[Duncan Roberts]

This is just to show shape of plate Duncan mine was provided by supplying dealer and is euro gb style in legal format including bs no and suppliers name. There are several suppliers who will provide the style and meet the legal requirements.

Chris

I am sure that there are - it struck me that the one you referenced was way wide of the law.

[TigerFish]

This is just to show shape of plate Duncan mine was provided by supplying dealer and is euro gb style in legal format including bs no and suppliers name. There are several suppliers who will provide the style and meet the legal requirements.

Chris

I am sure that there are - it struck me that the one you referenced was way wide of the law.

They aren't wide of the law, they are a show plate company so no such laws apply. Only someone buying them and using them on the public highway are breaking any laws.

quote from their website:

"Show registration plates are manufactured and supplied for 'off road'

use only, rally days, car shows, exhibitions and use on private land

where the law does not apply. Due to stringent restrictions of trade

placed upon the 'Company' by the DVLA, all registration plates, legal or

otherwise will be sold to the customer on the basis of being for show

use only and the customer may risk prosecution if the registration

plates are used on the UK highway."

[Duncan Roberts]

This is just to show shape of plate Duncan mine was provided by supplying dealer and is euro gb style in legal format including bs no and suppliers name. There are several suppliers who will provide the style and meet the legal requirements.

Chris

I am sure that there are - it struck me that the one you referenced was way wide of the law.

They aren't wide of the law, they are a show plate company so no such laws apply. Only someone buying them and using them on the public highway are breaking any laws.

quote from their website:

"Show registration plates are manufactured and supplied for 'off road'

use only, rally days, car shows, exhibitions and use on private land

where the law does not apply. Due to stringent restrictions of trade

placed upon the 'Company' by the DVLA, all registration plates, legal or

otherwise will be sold to the customer on the basis of being for show

use only and the customer may risk prosecution if the registration

plates are used on the UK highway."

As they always aren't! It seems odd to reference a show site when writing of road legal plates.

[DanD]

See last Fake Britain TV show where two chaps were arrested for supplying illegal plates that showed car manufacturer unapproved logos etc etc. Apparently, you need to have a DVLA licence to trade plates...

[Duncan Roberts]

See last Fake Britain TV show where two chaps were arrested for supplying illegal plates that showed car manufacturer unapproved logos etc etc. Apparently, you need to have a DVLA licence to trade plates...

You do indeed.