NovaGTE2
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Registered: 26th Sep 06
Location: Peasedown St John, Bristol Avon
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Looking into getting a slightly shortened front number plate for a 6 chanarcter plate so X11 XXX; got a few questions...
- Are they legal?
- Where can I get them from?
I want something like Eck has on his Leon
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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The plate can be any size, as long as the digits are the legal size with the correct spacing.
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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Glad this has popped up, I'm after the same. Yes they are legal but not sure what the correct size is for a 6 digit plate.
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Kyle T
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Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Providing the font is legit, you need only a 11mm border around each letter or number.
My 7digit plate for example is perfectly legit, and could obviously be shorter if I had a 6 or 5 digit plate:
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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BluKoo
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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
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Most the cars in the family have shortened front plates.
You just need to make sure there is an 11mm gap between the edge of the letters and the end of the plate.
My dad just makes his himself by cutting the plates down and rounding the corners with sandpaper. Easy job.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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Don't like them myself. Look odd with the small surround. Much prefer a 3/4 size one. Illegal but look better cos every things in proportion.
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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slightly smaller text on mine too so illegal..but you wouldn't tell by eye
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NovaGTE2
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Great thanks; where's best to order one from; as if its cut down it removes the legal stamps so would rather buy one and get it done fully legal
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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Got mine from number 1 show plates or something.
Decent quality
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Missing a porsche from that photo
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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What the hell you on about taylorboosh/johnd?
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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His brother now a new porsche nathy, assuming that.
No offence Murray, but the pisrat /leon/ibiza spoil the pic 
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
His brother now a new porsche nathy, assuming that.
Oh yeah, that slipped my mind. Cheers Whittie.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
His brother now a new porsche nathy, assuming that.
No offence Murray, but the pisrat /leon/ibiza spoil the pic
They were never there to make the picture better Just to be a part of the family fleet picture.
And it's a Leon. Shame on you for not knowing that. Also, it's a 225 LCR, so it doesn't ruin the picture as much as the passat
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Its his dads run about iir...
Nathy put the handbag down
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Also i quite like the passat, w8 isnt it
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Also i quite like the passat, w8 isnt it
No, it's not the W8. It's the 2.8 V6 4Motion. It's amazing in the snow. Proper 4WD system like the old audi Quattros. None of this haldex shit.
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
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I'm going to be a nosey bastard now blu, what do those plates stand for?
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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One would assume JYA is his dads initials or something along those lines.
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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Had one on my Corsa for years, normal plates cut down with a hacksaw and filed smooth.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87
I'm going to be a nosey bastard now blu, what do those plates stand for?
Absolutely nothing.
My dad got 111 JYA probably about 30 years ago. One day he spotted H1 JYA so he bought it. Then when he bought the RS500 he wanted a similar plate so he found C1 JYA. He kinda liked the fact that one is like HIYA and the other is C YA.
The AEZ 5112 and ACZ 1152 are just cheap northern Irish numbers that are kinda similar.
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Originally posted by Brett
One would assume JYA is his dads initials or something along those lines.
His initials are JA. I think he liked the plate more because it was short and different rather than featuring 2 of his initials.
[Edited on 28-03-2013 by BluKoo]
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nathy_87
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Aah righty You couldve told me to fuck off
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Dissappointed in the passat now, w8 is special, not even sure why i had that impression
[Edited on 28-03-2013 by taylorboosh]
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Dissappointed in the passat now, w8 is special, not even sure why i had that impression
[Edited on 28-03-2013 by taylorboosh]
I wouldn't like to run a W8. The V6 is bad enough on fuel
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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The nouse though
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