Cans and Plates

Does anyone actually get nicked for having "not for road use" cans on their
bikes or for number plates that are small, do not have the makers/suppliers
name on them or have slogans on them?

David

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, David Thomas said:

I've never been warned / nicked for having a noisy pipe but I've had
many 'chats' about the state of my filthy number plate and been told to
clean it more times than I care to remember. I've also been issued a
ticket for an obscured number plate but that was by the parks police
(lol).

IME, they're far more interested in nicking you for speed / jumping red
lights / driving on the pavement etc ;o)))

 

I've had a fixed penalty of £30 for sporting a small plate.

 

In the past I've had a rectification certificate for a small plate (6x4).

As to not having the suppliers name this only applies to new plates. By
which I mean there is no requirement for you to posess a plate that has a
makers name/number, only that the makers of new plates can't supply them
without. IYSWIM.

This may help,
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regmarks/reg_marks_current_requirements.ht
m

 

I got ticketed in Wales (quelle surprise) one year for an undersized
'plate on the Gixxer 750. They made no mention of the fact that the
letters were in blue, and completely ignored the Micron can.

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I've been pulled over and given a warning for having a loud can.


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I've never been stopped about my can.

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Never stopped for loud can, but I was thinking of swapping the
registration numbers between my pickup and the GSX, because the pickup
is only 6 characters, which means I can have a slightly smaller plate,
but is it worth the £80.

 

you can't. Or rather, you can't put the GSX's reg. on a car.

 

I thought the regulations, proscribing this, had been changed?

 

oh. Maybe they have. I can't say for sure.

 

They are both 'G' reg, and I can't see anything else on the web site
that says you can't.

 

It is/used to be the case you couldn't transfer down a vehicle
classification i.e. you could take a reg from a bike onto a car but not a
car onto a bike.

This was to prevent fraud, apparently...

The rules preventing giving a vehicle a more recent registration to make
it look younger than it is still apply

 

I thought it was the other way round; ie a bike reg can
become a car reg, but a car reg is a car reg forever.

But, wibble flip dibble do.

 

No, I'm fairly sure that darsy has the right of it.

Indeed.

 

Having just downloaded the .pdf that explains all, it answers this
point:

"Are there any special rules for motorcycles/mopeds?

No. On 1 October 2001, the rule that previously restricted the
participation of motorcycles/mopeds in the number transfer
arrangements was lifted. This means that motorcycles/mopeds can now
participate freely in the number transfer arrangements provided they
meet the normal requirements which apply to all vehicles."

So there you go.

 

<mode=I've read it on the web so it must be true>

http://www.1stcarnumbers.co.uk/faqs.html#7

and also
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/n1tro/nitropg2.html

mentions new rules in 2001...

So I'm going to keep saying wibble flip dibble do.

"wibble flip dibble do"

 

Further to my (now, thankfully snipped) post, I consulted the dvla
website and the answer appears to be that since October 2001 numbers
can be transferred between cars and bikes freely (although incurring a
charge of eighty quid along the way).

Carry on, son. Carry on ...

 

Did you try revving the engine and shouting 'WHAT?! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!' ?

or

What make was it? Fanta? Pepsi?

or

Actually no I'd better stop now.

Otherwise I'd be opening a can of worms....

 

So, no one actually nicked for a non legal can then.... that's encouraging
init.

D