stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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Right. I have a private numberplate with 5 digits. Its the legal font etc, the only thing that is not legal is the fact that there is not a space where there should be.
Car is a standard Leon.
Should be - S* ***
However its spaced - S****
It's been on the car 4 months, but got pulled the other day and given a £60 fine. The officer said I have 28 days to pay the fine, but didn't say how long I have to get legal plates made.
I'm not sure whether to bother getting it changed. I'll happily pay the fine and will pay a fine again if I get one. However if I do get one again I'll get it changed then. Has anyone had anything worse given to them? Points? DVLA action etc?
I've heard you get 3 strikes before the DVLA take action.
[Edited on 19-06-2010 by stubbsy05]
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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I just paid the fine and kept mine as it was tbh  Only happened the once tho.
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stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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I got pulled by a traffic cop, they took photos of my plates etc? Same with you?
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Yeah, but I'm guessing that's in case you contested it maybe?
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philo1983
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Registered: 11th Feb 10
Location: Stoke-On-Trent
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i have been done for the same thing but as it was my first time he let me off if its your first time been pulled you should of questioned it he just told me go home and put the old ones back on and took a photo saying if i got caught with them on again he will fine me
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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I got pulled for my 3/4 plate and was charged £60. The bloke said that they are cracking down on numberplates and they had all been issued with guidelines on there spacing e.t.c.
I had my 3/4 plate on for over a year with out any problems until a few months back.
He said I would be reported to the DVLA and that if it happend more than 3 times they could remove my registration. Im guessing he ment that for personalised numberplates.
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Archie
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: South Ayrshire
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No they can remove any registration, meaning you could end up with a Q plate.
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