Game over :(

[vtrowland]

on my way to the mrs house 2nite and the police have decided to pull me...
been told by the jobs worth copper that im commiting a fraud offence by having french pressed plates, so they have to come off, and iv got to ring my insurer 2moro to check all my mods are listed on policy... which they aint... so zorst has gotta be added... do my tints? and he also said iv got to inform them of wheel colour change =@

i also have a vacum pressure gauge on dash which he is convinced is a boost gauge 4 a turbo =@

[Giraffe]

Shame that

[Morgzc]

French plates are illegal btw, you should be happy you didn't get an on the spot fine like my mates.

[badasssaxo]

feckin 5o !! they got nothing better to do

how is it fraud, when the french drive thier own car over here theyre not made to change to our style plates so whats the damn difference, or are they just worried they wont show up properly on speed camera so they miss out on a few quid

[Nik_L]

Why do you have a vacuum pressure gauge??What is the point in it??

[cloke]

feckin 5o !! they got nothing better to do

how is it fraud, when the french drive thier own car over here theyre not made to change to our style plates so whats the damn difference, or are they just worried they wont show up properly on speed camera so they miss out on a few quid

Well if they're French, they ain't committing fraud lol

[badasssaxo]

Why do you have a vacuum pressure gauge??What is the point in it??

to make sure the dyson is sucking properly

[Meto]

Although the po-po pulled you, sounds like he was being lenient tbh. If he was in a bad mood he could have done worse.

[badasssaxo]

Well if they're French, they ain't committing fraud lol

i guess but still dont see what the problem is

[vtrowland]

had them on for 5 months now, been pulled quite alot and every other copper has said how good they look, even traffic cops... :(
i can tell this 1 means buisness tho, mrs only lives in a tiny village wiv like 5 coppers so i no iv gotta change them because he will see me again, he said he has the right to seize car and strip it to look 4 turbo =@

[swampy]

If the plate is french style with an f at the start they are illegal.

If they are pressed plates with an e mark on, with a gb badge and gb lettering then they are legal.

If you cant afford to be insured with your mods on the car then dont fit them!

[Rudpud]

on my way to the mrs house 2nite and the police have decided to pull me...
been told by the jobs worth copper that im commiting a fraud offence by having french pressed plates, so they have to come off, and iv got to ring my insurer 2moro to check all my mods are listed on policy... which they aint... so zorst has gotta be added... do my tints? and he also said iv got to inform them of wheel colour change =@

i also have a vacum pressure gauge on dash which he is convinced is a boost gauge 4 a turbo =@

Basically inform them of everything that has changed its the only way to be properly insured. Even then they'll do their best to find something that wasn't so they can get out of paying out if they need to.

Edit, if he wants to strip it. Tell him to pay for the labour and the lost time he's caused you.

[shannon-ob]

Why the colour of the wheels?

[Tom]

Lol strip it to look for the turbo. Where does he think you've got it, under the seat?

[TomT]

had them on for 5 months now, been pulled quite alot and every other copper has said how good they look, even traffic cops... :(
i can tell this 1 means buisness tho, mrs only lives in a tiny village wiv like 5 coppers so i no iv gotta change them because he will see me again, he said he has the right to seize car and strip it to look 4 turbo =@

lmao like that's neccersary.

[vtrowland]

Why the colour of the wheels?

my thoughts exactly, i understand the plates, the zorst but y the colour change, altho, my red standard wheels do add 10bhp ;) lmao

[TomT]

an the declairing wheels is just because that's the law.

Pain in the arse though, I know someone who's insurance went up more for changing the color of the wheels then it would of for getting new rims.

[Morgzc]

I doubt tints, wheels and exhaust will add much.
Im 18 and delaring non standars alloys, exhaust, gearbox change, interior changes and lowering kit added about £150

[TomT]

I doubt tints, wheels and exhaust will add much.
Im 18 and delaring non standars alloys, exhaust, gearbox change, interior changes and lowering kit added about £150

Depends on the insurer, who you with ?

[Morgzc]

Admiral ftw.

[dave_1]

Are you sure the fraud wasnt to do with not declaring mod's on the insurance.

[vtrowland]

im with admiral aswell :) gonna ring 2moro...

[TomT]

Ahh kool, cheers :)

And good luck OP

[Giraffe]

my thoughts exactly, i understand the plates, the zorst but y the colour change, altho, my red standard wheels do add 10bhp ;) lmao

They might argue that it makes it more desirable for thieves to target your car or leave it on bricks.

I think it's a bit silly personally, but that is what they may argue.

[vtrowland]

Are you sure the fraud wasnt to do with not declaring mod's on the insurance.

no i asked that, he explained that having french plates means im a french person visiting the uk, or the car is reg to a permenet address in france... which neither is thue so therefore im pretending to be french, so therefore its fraud appently... f**king idiot...

[Morgzc]

How is pretending to be someone fraud, you can't commit fraud unless money changes hands.
Fraud = obtaining money by deception, so unless french people get free money for driving...

[dave_1]

stupid bloke who in their right mind would pretend to be french

[vtrowland]

i might keep them on and next time i get pulled just put on an accent... bonjor... wee wee...
tell him i dont carry my licence lol

[Giraffe]

How is pretending to be someone fraud, you can't commit fraud unless money changes hands.
Fraud = obtaining money by deception, so unless french people get free money for driving...

Negative. Fraud is simply deception or trickery etc, not necessarily for financial gain, although more commonly for some form of gain.

[DundeeUnited]

on my way to the mrs house 2nite and the police have decided to pull me...
been told by the jobs worth copper that im commiting a fraud offence by having french pressed plates, so they have to come off, and iv got to ring my insurer 2moro to check all my mods are listed on policy... which they aint... so zorst has gotta be added... do my tints? and he also said iv got to inform them of wheel colour change =@


how will they know that youve rung your insurer,

[Furio-Gazza]

£60 fine for french plates, i have them on my car as well :/

[Liam_]

Was 'fraud' not mentioned regarding your undeclared mods? If you're being sly and not declaring mods, then the last thing you want to do is attract attention with bright coloured wheels and illegal plates. If you've been pulled before and got away with undeclared mods, you should have declared them.

I'm pretty sure pressed metal plates are fine if they have the correct font and a postcode at the bottom. Number plates are never going to look pretty - I don't get why people spend so much money on fancy ones.

[Liam]

I couldn't help but laugh at the turbo statement.

[Bound]

he said he has the right to seize car and strip it to look 4 turbo =@

- He doesn't have the right to do that, has to be the DVLA.
- French plates are illegal, you can get legal metal pressed plates from dubmiester
- You won't get done for having different coloured wheels. So what about the decorators van that has some red paint up the side? :S.

What a load of shit.

[Nik_L]

Why do you have a vacuum pressure gauge??What is the point in it??

As above??

[wolf_gsxr]

cant a vaccum gauge act as a rough fuel economy gauge? also if wheels r standard but painted i dont c the problem.

[Aly]

I got done for my French plates too.
Best not for people to use them now Police are onto them in seconds.

[phunkymonkey]

lol at the wheels!! dose that mean when u put the space saver on that you have to tell them u have one red wheel???lol

[vtrowland]

i have a vacume gauge purely because it was in when i bought it, it looks kinda cool and yehh i use it as a rough fule economy gauge, the closer it is to 30 the less your revvin lol when its on 0 your foot is slammed lol

[Saxovch22]

Shouldn't add too much, but save yourself sone money and rip the tints off because tints look crap anyway

[outrage_uk]

Traffic get a hard on about number plates because their ANPR cameras don't read them. Thats probably where the fraud(?!) comes in to it?

If your driving with undeclared stuff then you need to make your car the least conspicuous on the road, not paint the wheels and have pressed plates.

"he said he has the right to seize car and strip it to look 4 turbo" <--- what a tosser. Didn't he think to take the 20 seconds at the road side while you were there?

[moggyvtr]

gutted mate could of been worse tho

[Bound]

They might argue that it makes it more desirable for thieves to target your car or leave it on bricks.

I think it's a bit silly personally, but that is what they may argue.

Agree with you entirely, it's ridiculous, I hope I don't leave my car next to a green Saxo because blue is 'more desirable' and they might steal the whole car! I would argue that my STANDARD wheels are no more desirable because they are standard.. It's a joke, like fuck I'm going to declare my smoked headlights. Or my white interior or red brake callipers.

[Saxovch22]

Your supposed to declare things like de-wiper and debadge and also when you unplug your pretentionsers

[Giraffe]

Agree with you entirely, it's ridiculous, I hope I don't leave my car next to a green Saxo because blue is 'more desirable' and they might steal the whole car! I would argue that my STANDARD wheels are no more desirable because they are standard.. It's a joke, like fuck I'm going to declare my smoked headlights. Or my white interior or red brake callipers.

Money makes the world go round though eh, and it's their way of raping you a bit more...

[Lionsden]

You should always declare your mods, I nearly learnt the hard way. Fortunatley I managed to convince them I had informed them (when I actually rang them just to find out how much they would all cost) but they had just not added them. I ended up paying the differnce from the date I'd made the call to the end of the policy before they would cover my claim. I knew what was coming as I'd taken it to their recommended body shop to have an estimate for a new door and repairs to paint around the door, and they just took a couple of photos of the damage, then loads of photos of my wheels, exhaust, manifold, etc...

[yorkie]

he said he has the right to seize car and strip it to look 4 turbo =@

or he would open bonnet it be pretty obvious!!! lol he pulling your chain, talking shit to you lol

[vtrowland]

QUESTION...
my french plates are illegal fact
pressed plates with euro E are legal fact

if i change my F to an E will they b legal??

pics of my plates are on progress thred on first page :)

cheers

[Morgzc]

No, because you also need the manufacturer info on the plate for them to be legal. Since yours are french they will have no info about who made them on the plate.
Buy some new ones from dubmeister.

[MartiVtr]

You got declare every piece of paint wprk .. wont make much of a change to the price of your policy (i shouldnt think) but tis just for the fact that .. if you claim on your insurance for a smash up.. they'll just put it back to totally standard .. but if say you told them the specific our of your wheels they have to put them back to that colour.

[Morgzc]

You got declare every piece of paint wprk .. wont make much of a change to the price of your policy (i shouldnt think) but tis just for the fact that .. if you claim on your insurance for a smash up.. they'll just put it back to totally standard .. but if say you told them the specific our of your wheels they have to put them back to that colour.

Not true at all. They only have to replace the item with standard parts unless stated otherwise i.e you pay extra ontop of declaring mods to get like for like replacements on them. I tried to get this but I was too young so they wouldn't let me.

[MartiVtr]

Hmmm well they been telling me different then :/ ... Or thats just how I've taken it.

[jonathon5]

Colour change = no
gauge = hell no
tints = no

The rest = yes

[CHIP]

I got done for my pressed plate's too. But they cost me nothing and i knew the risk i was running. Went for 6 month's or so without being pulled, then they got me.

I just paid the fine and swapped them, i'd been expecting it anyway.

[stevie_m]

I've had mines on for close to 9months and haven't been pulled once. I think it is because you are a young fellow

[dave_1]

how will they know that youve rung your insurer,

More than likely got a producer as well