Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi,
i own a 1968 morris 1000 and i am confused about which plate style are of that period. i prefer metal ones but i have a bad feeling that i can only use plastic ones according to the DVLA requirements.

cheers

thanks again

tom

Nope, you can defiantly use the tin plate ones! (I think its L-Plate thats the last time you are able to use black + white - M is definatly modern colours)

i had a m reg with black and silver but they was plastic look good tho but carnt find any were to get them nowa days

If it's Tax Free - it can use the early black and white (or silver) plates. So that's all Minors!!

AFAIR, it was '73 that were the last to be allowed legally to use white on black,so yeah, if it's a Minor, you'll be fine.

Indeed - all 73 reg cars can use the old plates - even if they have to pay for their Road tax!!

Do a google for framptons, they are number plate guys on the south coast and have had great advice and service from them in the past.

I believe from '70 or '71 cars were often fitted with yellow and white plates despite no legal obligation. Hence many moggy thousands with those ghastly plates with stuch on 3D letters!

They were - people thought that they were a nice 'new and modern' touch Bet they didn't realise that most people would bin them 40ish years later...

Is there any way of telling whether the number plates on your Minor are original?

Reflective plates were introduced from late 60s onwards. People wanted them as they were the new modern look. By 1970 probably most cars had reflective plates though as has been said its legal to have black/silver or white ones up to end of 73.
If you want really good quality ones, try Tippers Vintage Plates. They have a variety of styles, pressed ally, raised numbers etc.
Some of the cheaper pressed ally plates split if they get bent, and the black 'painted' part peels off leaving a bare ally background. Proper ones are enamelled with the letters then polished up.
Personally I prefer the raised separate letter type, as made by Bluemels, but you could choose any variety really.
I recently had new raised letter reflective ones made for my H reg Panda minor. Well, the fuzz would have had the latest type reflective safety plates on their cars wouldnt they?

I'd second the earlier suggestion of Framptons. Friendly, knowledgeable, and first class service. I've bought loads of plates form them over the years and never had any problem at all. They can supply pressed, clip on letters, plastic, reflective, white, yellow, black, etc., etc. They can even supply wall plates that look like number plates. The great thing about a wall plate is that you don't need to send off documents in order to buy it