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7th February 2008, 22:24
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French Pressed Plates - Fine :(
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 
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7th February 2008, 22:26
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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
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7th February 2008, 22:27
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can you have pressed plates with the GB marks on them and they be legal?
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7th February 2008, 22:30
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Originally Posted by Ge0_Ge
can you have pressed plates with the GB marks on them and they be legal?
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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
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7th February 2008, 22:30
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I keep on telling people these plates are illegal......
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7th February 2008, 22:30
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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!
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7th February 2008, 22:32
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I keep on telling people these plates are illegal......
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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 
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7th February 2008, 22:37
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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!
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7th February 2008, 22:38
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Its when they playa ll innocent thats when I laugh lol!
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Like i'd be 'trying' if I got pulled for my plates... 
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7th February 2008, 22:41
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Like i'd be 'trying' if I got pulled for my plates... |
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
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7th February 2008, 22:51
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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
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Me and my get away driving skillz
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7th February 2008, 22:52
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Me and my get away driving skillz
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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
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7th February 2008, 22:58
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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...
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8th February 2008, 07:43
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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...
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8th February 2008, 08:14
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Thats abit gay as i was going to order a set of dubmiester, ummm!
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8th February 2008, 09:00
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love the pressed french plate they look really good. think they fine you for anything now
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8th February 2008, 09:15
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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
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8th February 2008, 09:17
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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
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You sound like a twat. In the nicest way.
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8th February 2008, 09:19
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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
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8th February 2008, 09:25
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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!
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