Just found this through Google:

V informative on the subject of legality. Follow the link:

http://www.craigsplates.com/self-adhesive-number-plate?gclid=CP-S7d3soI8CFRIrlAodXyA8eg


Gary

this is interesting though, look at many new(er) cars, and you'll find that after a year or so, the number plate starts to bubble from its backing in the middle. i'm talking factory plates too. my dads do it on an 03 plate

I suspect that (assuming you are not using dodgy fonts, etc.) the main reason why plod doesn't like stick-on plates on our type of cars is the position they are fixed: facing more up than forward means that it is difficult for speed cameras to get a good shot...

Actually, if you were to mount a normal plate vertical and forward-facing but right under the nose cone, the only cameras able to see the plate would have to be about 3" above the road surface

I have always believed that a number plate must be fixed to a flat vertical surface and it has always surprised me that Jaguar managed to get away with it on the E Type.

This really confirms that there is one law for the manufacturers and another for Joe Public. Another example is the Spacesaver. What would the Police say to one of us if we were running with 3x205s and and one 135? No problem for a volume produced car though.

p.s Thank you Gary for the link. Once the Phoenix is registered, I am going for a stick on plate and was wondering where to get it from so your post is very timely and much apppreciated.

stick on plates here

offer £ 6

Doesn't say if these are reflective to BS or not, When I get my number I will get Craigs plate ones made!

Caber

...just had another thought (dangerous, I know...) for the more adventurous fibreglassers amongst us: you could make a recess the size of a standard plate on the top of the nose cone, then use a normal reflective acrylic plate. Might make plod and MOT stations a bit less arsy!

[Edited on 22.10.2007 by Humbug]

... and another thing. I just found this:

http://www.uk-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2001/20010561.htm

including:

"Fixing of front registration plates: vehicles registered on or after the relevant date
...
(5), a registration plate must be fixed on the front of the vehicle in the manner required by paragraph (3).

(3) This paragraph requires the plate to be fixed -

(a) vertically or, where that is not reasonably practicable, in a position as close to the vertical as is reasonably practicable,

(b) in such a position that in normal daylight the characters of the registration mark are easily distinguishable from every part of a relevant area having the diagonal length specified in paragraph (4).

(4) The diagonal length of the relevant area is -

(a) in the case of a mark having characters the width of which is at least 57 millimetres, 22 metres,

(b) in the case of a mark having characters the width of which is 50 millimetres, 21.5 metres,

(c) in the case of a mark having characters the width of which is 44 millimetres, 18 metres."

I think that means that it has to be near vertical and legible from 20 meters or so away (not sure that "diagonal" means in this context)