French Pressed Plates - Fine :(

[adam_saxo]

On the way home from work tonight and got stopped by traffic police. Gave me a fixed penalty notice for french pressed plates! :( Look really good on the car and only had them on for about a month now! Policeman said that he could have give me 3 points as well as they are having a national crackdown on plates that don't conform to the standard.

Just a warning to the rest of ya with french plates!

Now gotta order some with GB font and GB strip, more money on top of the fine :( :wall:

[craig180]

Sold as show plates for a reason mate;)

Bad luck though. I've not been pulled for my plates. Rear one is legal, front one is chopped but legal font/spacing. I'm sure all new plates have to have the British Standards stamp on them

[Ge0_Ge]

can you have pressed plates with the GB marks on them and they be legal?

[Kelly]

can you have pressed plates with the GB marks on them and they be legal?

No, I'm pretty sure Baz got fined for his. Don't think pressed plates are legal here as they aren't as reflective as normal plates also

[MikeCracknell]

I keep on telling people these plates are illegal......

[djshongo]

Im not sure i know what French Plates are...?

I just got mine made from a local wee dodgy garage that cost me a fiver.. lol

Most likely illegal, but the way i look at it, surely they're bound to stop the tractor in front of me first which is half on, half off the pavenent.. which happens every day!

[Kelly]

I keep on telling people these plates are illegal......

It's the fact people buy them knowing full well they are illegal then cry about getting a fine. Yes, I know mine are illegal but if I ever get a fine I'll pay it and have them changed :)

[MikeCracknell]

It's the fact people buy them knowing full well they are illegal then cry about getting a fine. Yes, I know mine are illegal but if I ever get a fine I'll pay it and have them changed :)

Its when they playa ll innocent thats when I laugh lol!

[Kelly]

Its when they playa ll innocent thats when I laugh lol!

Like i'd be 'trying' if I got pulled for my plates... :oops:

[craig180]

Like i'd be 'trying' if I got pulled for my plates... :oops:

You wouldn't need to "try" if you got pulled. You have 2 certain assets that would more than likely get you off the hook

[jaybiss]

You wouldn't need to "try" if you got pulled. You have 2 certain assets that would more than likely get you off the hook

Me and my get away driving skillz

[craig180]

Me and my get away driving skillz

Exactly what I was thinking of. You'd lead the coppers around every street in the west mids before losing them at the 4783589734945604782047591741024610th pub you pass;)

[jaybiss]

Exactly what I was thinking of. You'd lead the coppers around every street in the west mids before losing them at the 4783589734945604782047591741024610th pub you pass;)

but it was outside my house. a quick text to my mum and she had a brew ready for when i crossed that busy road...

[teeach]

theres also a crackdown on foglights being on.

i travelled over a mountain and put them on as there was low clouds/fog amd forgot to turn them off at the bottom of the mountain which i promplty got pulled and fined 30 smackers, he told theres a big active crackdown on plates, fog lights, lights and anything else they see like tints et...

[Elliott]

Thats abit gay as i was going to order a set of dubmiester, ummm!

[S70KES]

love the pressed french plate they look really good. think they fine you for anything now

[JonB]

i got a warning for mine in feb i was lucky because it was the day the law had changed, mind you he was busy fining me for no seatbelt and giving me a producer for driving without due care

[lyndon]

i got a warning for mine in feb i was lucky because it was the day the law had changed, mind you he was busy fining me for no seatbelt and giving me a producer for driving without due care

You sound like a twat. In the nicest way.

[JonB]

not when you take into acount i was driving 2 minutes down the road and had to swerve to miss an old bloke who doesnt know what indicators are for

but do fel free to judge me :)

[adam_saxo]

Not really bothered about the fine tbh! Just warning other people who may get pulled and not be so lucky!

I asked the officer who stopped me if it mattered if the plates were pressed and he said no as long as they were standard uk font with a gb strip!

[Hanuman]

tbh it should be a case of no different lettering other then what is standard and a straight fine for anyone who does it, saves alot of hassle then also people trying to break the barrier very slightly

[JonB]

its the banding thats the main problem

[LinfeildFc4Life]

dont know what french plates are but they sound nice

[Hanuman]

very nice french plates here
budum tshhhhh

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6835/platesug3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Hanuman]

2......666 posts FTW ^

[JonB]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h78/GT_Jon/Picture016-1.jpg

for everyone that says they dont know what they are