Pressed metal plates! - UK Legal?

[lunalupi]

I'm getting mine on Monday
I was planning to get the today but they are busy getting ready for Bristol Volksfest, so Monday it is.

And Josh, if you have the GB band then in most of europe you don't need a separate sticker, although I believe there are one or two obscure places that require it...

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Looks like i was the first on here to get them woohoo lol

 

[lunalupi]

I got mine today from Dubmeister - look cool. Just waiting for my surrounds to arrive so they can be fitted to the car.

Went for GB banded as I only have 2 numbers on my plate so it fits nicely, and got to see them making them cos I am nosey and wanted to see all the machines

 

[Mat]

lol

you're like a big kid in a sweet shop

 

[lunalupi]

It's cool - first the yellow or white unpressed plates go in a laser etcher to put the markings in, then they have a press to put the letters and numbers into it, and then a printer to put the black on the high points like the letters and border

 

[Aimez]

oh yes i guess you have to buy the surrounds/backings as they are pressed metal, you got them from dubmeister too, how much did it all come to in total?

 

[lunalupi]

I've actually ordered two from The Plateman - £4.99 each, and plain black which is just what I wanted

 

[Aimez]

ah cool thats what i want as the other ones have German crap all over them and i dont get why people with Seats buy them when the car is more Spanish?!
hmmm i have to drive through a town that does the plates im tempted now!

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Aimez you can get seat sport ones aswel which look quite nice, seen some whilst at volksfest for £18 a pair

 

[Aimez]

cool thanks for that, but the plain ones are cheaper so id get them if i ever decide to get plates. Trying to sort out a flip key and front bumper and fog lights first then i will get some i think now.

 

[LEE69]

I got these of ebay correct font, reflective (as you can see in the pic) £20 ish of ebay

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Have they got all the appropriate markings tho lee?

 

[lunalupi]

I want my surrounds, I want to be able to put my plates on! C'mon postie

 

[LEE69]

Have they got all the appropriate markings tho lee?

No but tbh the police are only interested in if they are reflective, and they have the standard font, i had the german fonted ones on my last car and they don't like you having them as the ANPR cameras can't read them, but they can my new ones.

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Hopefully you'l be alrite lee and wont have some jobsworth copper have a good look at them. But for the sake of £25 id get the legal ones or you'l be paying £30 each fine you get

 

[LEE69]

Yeah hopefully, this car doesn't get looked at like my last thankfully.

 

[monkee]

I want my surrounds, I want to be able to put my plates on! C'mon postie

they arrived yet? do they look good on the car?

 

[lunalupi]

They arrived a week or so ago - went straight on the car, but I forgot to put photos up

 

[Aimez]

looking good

 

[lunalupi]

Front was a bugger to fit (excuse my language) because the Arosa front bumper is curved, even the numberplate recess!

But that will change