old style number plates

Post by **Pascal** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:56 pm

Hello,

I've seen a good Moggy for sale but it has modern black on white/yellow number plates. Do you know a place where I could have old style chrome on black number plates made?

Regards,
Pascal

Post by **Onne** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:59 pm

Most Morris Minor places can help you. You will need your documents for it.

Even your local motorfactors should be able to help you

Post by **grahamt7** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:23 pm

Try this one - excellent service and great quality products, you can order over the phone and you dont need your documents. All they do is then put a sticker on the rear of the plate that says "these are not road legal". Sticker off and Bob's you auntie's next-of-kin. They even did custom size ones for my Rover P4.

http://www.craigsplates.com/latest.php?page=262

Post by **Welung666** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:28 pm

I use Framptons (do a google for it), they do next day delivery on all plates. I've had nothing but excellent service from them.

Post by **Jay-Minor** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:46 am

try framptons http://www.pl8s.co.uk/page3.html

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:14 am

Does anyone know if the 'old style' number plates can be read by the automated average speed camera systems ??? I imagine the silver embossed style might be quite difficult - the raised white plastic letters on black background may be more easily read. Just a point to consider! After all, we wouldn't want these cameras getting all confused, now would we ?

Post by **grahamt7** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:15 pm

Got done for speeding at 38mph in a 30 zone, in my rover with raised plastic lettering.

Had only owned the car for 35 1/2 hours!!

Post by **Rob_Jennings** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:42 pm

Chances are if you can read it easily then you will find the images processing software can too, its pretty good stuff. If the image processing software has a hard time trying to read it, then it would get passed on to a human to work it out and you're just as likely to be done for any offence.

All these gadgets and magic sprays to 'hide' you number plate are a waste of money, and driving around without a plate or one that is illegal should eventually get you noticed for a traffic offence.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:54 pm

Aye - but the average speed cameras rely on reading the plate and calculating the average between two cameras. I just wondered if it could read the silver on black easily - they are not that obvious - and it's the front plate which sometimes gets to be angled slightly downwards I find - dunno how !! Probably the force of the air ??

Post by **Matt** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:19 pm

ahh so if the plates at the wrong angle we can blame the RAF?? ;)

Post by **Matt** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:19 pm

sorry... i'll get me coat

Post by **paulk** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:32 pm

Dunno about speed cameras but I do know that the automatic Number plate recognition at some of the garages near here can't read the black ones cos it takes twice as long to get the pump released if I'm in the Minor.

Post by **SteveandWilliam** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:08 pm

They are probably just admiring the telecoms yellow- I used to have one like that.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:44 pm

Excellent news - I see that one looks like it is angled down slightly too !!

Post by **Chris Morley** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:47 pm

I've seen a good Moggy for sale but it has modern black on white/yellow number plates.

If you're thinking about buying a minor you really need to concentrate on the condition of the underfloor, not the colour of the numberplates!

Post by **minor_hickup** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:10 pm

BMC, Im sure if the plates were THAT angled (ie. perpendicular to where they should be) you'd have no worries on the average speed cameras

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