reg plates?

What is the deal if you need a new one[1] these days.

I have to take a certified dna sample or something if I want a new one?


[1] Some scrote[2] broke the front one on Snowflake in half.

[2] It must've been either a scrote or a tow ball as the plate is well
behind the line of the front bumper.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, steve auvache said:

V5 and relevant docs to a plate maker.

Nope. If you don't have a V5 you can buy one of the many show plates
that are sold nationwide.

<snip scrotery>

 

V5 and proof of identity iirc.

 

Doesnotcompute wrote

Right, ta.

 

No one seems to be inforcing this. There's a plate place at my local
market, all you need is the cash and the ability to remember the
number plate.

 

Mark W wrote:

rubbish. try getting anumber plate out of halfords without said documents.

 

All the bike places (and motor factors) round here are as keen as
****, the conformist bastards. You can't even buy stick-on plates,
nor even the self-adhesive digits any more, the cunts.

 

Conform or lose your licence to make them. It's not worth the aggro to
make 'illegal' plates

You can still get stick-on letters, if you know the right place
<coughStNeotscough> to shop!

 

Worserer than that - the boy in Biker's Den told me that their records
can be examined by The Men From The Ministry at any time, and if they
don't all tally, then the establishmant could lose their leave to have
unregistered (brand new) bikes in the showroom. That would **** them
right over, having to register every bike and then try to sell them -
so they comply.

Draconian, not?

Fucking excellent.

I need ... no, hang on, I'll get back to you ;-)

 

You can get self-adhesive digits* at B&Q - they are a reasonable
size and font.

Maybe you can still get stick-on plates at a caravan equipment shop.
The last time I bought a "trailer board" it had one.

 

Pip was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Na, it's all so terrorists don't buy bikes, right?

 

Doesnotcompute says...

Oh, not really rubbish. Depends who you know.

--
Lesley
ZXR400SP
SBS#11[with oak-leaf cluster]
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18

Un-cork me to reply

 

I bought a self-sticky plate and digits for my trailer a few weeks ago
- when I went back for another the other day, they'd had an edict that
stopped trade in them a few days before.

 

A sign makers may be able to laser cut you the digits to appropriate size
for you.

 

www.malplates.co.uk

HTH.

 

If only we knew someone who could produce a near-endless supply of
custom-made plastic stickers.

 

OK I'll admit "no one seems to be inforcing this" is maybe not quite
right, but there seems to be plenty who aren't. I got mine last Autumn
and had NO proof of ownership, address etc , just handed over (~£15
IIRC) and it came through the post about 4 days later.

<mutterBlackbushMarketmutter>

 

You know, that would be so handy - especially if they could do them in
black.