Cheapest place to get number plates

Post by **cefylgwun** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:42 pm

hi can anyone help on my 15 year old sons xmas list amongst other morris minor parts is a pair of number plates for each car living in north wales i am having trouble finding where to get them someone offered to get them for me but the £50 pair seamed high can anyone help thanks a lot

Post by **PSL184** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:58 pm

Give Claire a ring. Mine were less than £30 pair delivered....

http://www.canleyclassics.com/?xhtml=xh ... mepage.xsl

Post by **samuria** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:13 pm

got a pair of plates off ebay for 19.99 + £3.00 postage the proper pressed ones

Post by **rayofleamington** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:18 pm

The £20ish Ebay black & aluminium ones are likely to be laminated (made of 2 layers). That's not a big problem, but you have to be more careful when drilling through them.

Post by **PSL184** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:20 pm

What was "proper" would depend on the year of registration. Pressed ally ones are cheaper than the raised plastic digits which also come in 2 different sizes ;-)

Post by **samuria** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:32 pm

no the listing states pressed ally plates item no.160387149124. worth a look. and good feedback for these.

Post by **rayofleamington** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:46 pm

Depending on the year, the plastic letters may have been original fit... and the last 3 or 4 years had white/amber plates. In the early 70's the balck plates were still legal, but 'very naff' as they looked old fashioned.

However fashion now dictates that the black/aluminium is more popular.

One thing I forgot to mention - if the plates are for aMinor saloon, the rear plate needs to be a special size (smaller and without the border) to allow it to fit in the bootlid recess properly.

Post by **cefylgwun** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:31 pm

thank you everyone for the help one is a 1956 the other is a 1967
i never realised the rear had to be smaller so am saved a costly mistake there thanks as they are both saloons

Post by **Blaketon** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:35 pm

There are people who obtain them for just the price of a screwdriver (Assuming they haven't pinched that too

).

Can you still get self ahhesive ones? My Midget has one on the (Rubber)front bumper. The reason was that when BL fitted the large bumper, it blocked much of the air intake. The new air intake below the bumper was in turn blocked by the number plate (No wonder 1500s were prone to overheat

). When I fitted mine twenty years ago, I just bought the backing and the letters and made it myself.

Post by **PSL184** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:57 pm

A '56 would have the larger digits and I would assume be 3 letters followed by 3 numbers. The '67 could have originally have been fited with the modern white / yellow plates or if not would have been the pressed alluminium type with the smaller digits. I know for sure you can get the pressed alluminium ones in the smaller sized plate but I'm not sure if the larger raised digit plates are available with the smaller backing. They can, of course, be trimmed to fit with snips and a file though if need be.

Post by **pjh56** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:22 pm

Hi
You could try these, they seem to know what they are talking about.

http://www.pl8s.co.uk/index.php

I changed the original plastic digit plates I had on my 1970 saloon for the pressed aluminum, and I must say they look pretty neat.

Good luck

Peter

Post by **aupickup** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:33 pm

thats where i got mine from

i preferred the white plastic letters

£44.00 all in

Post by **pjh56** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:12 pm

The one's on the car were fairly tatty when I got it, still there in the garage if ever I change my mind.

Post by **aupickup** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:17 pm

just took 4 days to come and when they arrive you then send them a photy copy of car reg doc and or driving licence etc , can all be done on email

very good service from them well pleased

Post by **pjh56** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:18 pm

I second that

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:28 pm

A decent number plate supplier will be able to do the correctly shaped ones for the boot lid (Tippers vintage plates or Framptons for example), but easy enough trim them down if you use a cheaper supplier. Pre 1963 should be 3 1/2" high digits whilst later cars are smaller 3 1/8" digits to get the extra year letter in. No reason why you can't have earlier plates done with later smaller letters though, just depends if you're fussed about it looking correct....
The cheap ebay £20 laminated pressed ali ones are fine, as Ray says be careful when drilling them and they tend to start delaminating if they get bent or knocked, but good value really.

Post by **Kevin** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:25 am

Another well known supplier
http://www.vintage-plates.co.uk/vintage-plates.htm

Post by **PSL184** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:59 am

Kevin wrote:Another well known supplier
http://www.vintage-plates.co.uk/vintage-plates.htm

Now owned by the company that I linked to in the first reply

Post by **Kevin** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:28 am

Really I havent used them for some years but the name just stuck.......

Post by **PSL184** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:12 am

Kevin wrote:Really I havent used them for some years but the name just stuck.......

Yes, Canley Classics bought the rights to the name when that well know supplier of ours was sold off earlier in the year....