number plates

[sparco_321]

so one of my friends has been asking on what is the law on number plates; what text can it be in, size, and if you can have it in italics?

[Jay_]

so one of my friends has been asking on what is the law on number plates; what text can it be in, size, and if you can have it in italics?

Has to be specific standard font, size & spacing. Italic will be illegal I imagine.

[Ross]

so one of my friends has been asking on what is the law on number plates; what text can it be in, size, and if you can have it in italics?

When replacing your number plate you should make sure that the correct material has been used to manufacture the plate. It should be made from a reflective material. Front number plates must display black characters on a white background and rear number plate must display black characters on a yellow background.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is not aware of any self-adhesive number plates that meet the British Standard requirements.

Characters on a number plate can be 3D, providing they meet all the other requirements, but honeycomb or other background patterns are not allowed.

Also, the characters on a number plate need to be a standard height and width.

Your number plate should show the correct:

character height - 79 millimetres
character width - 50 millimetres (except the figure 1 or letter I)
character stroke - 14 millimetres
space between characters - 11 millimetres
space between groups - 33 millimetres
top, bottom and side margins - minimum 11 millimetres
space between vertical lines - 19 millimetres

[saxo_beno]

My mate went to Halford and got a plate made and it wasn't legal what would you expect from halfrauds

[sparco_321]

thanks for the feedback! This will help a lot