Import Plates

Technical Area Body, Interior & Styling
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Evening all…

I need to get a new front number plate  - an 13"x6.5" import plate.  I have found several suppliers however whilst I know that legally you must have the plate suppliers contact details on the bottom edge along with some other EU waffle does anyone know who supplies plates which twitch has the smallest type face on their bottom edge.  I am ok about the font size of the actual plate numbers and letters it the other text on the bottom edge I am concerned about as I find it to be a distraction from a private plate.

Any thoughts wise people!

M 

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I get my Import UK Legal plates from

https://www.craigsplates.com/import-number-plates

Bottom mounted

 

If your private plate has two numbers it’s even smaller.

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Thanks Ian for this…a saw a photo of your car somewhere on the net this evening whilst trying to solve my issue.

I have a the import 13" x 6.5" number plate plinth fitted to the bumper and it will leave quite mess if I take it off and anyway quite like the quirkiness of having it. So it is not so much about the plate size but size of the font i.e where “criagsplates” is written on the bottom edge. On their site the plate generator makes it this font look huge…

Perhaps I will contact them directly and find out the font size used on their plate as your’s is quite subtle.

Thanks for your advice…

M

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Thanks Ian for this…a saw a photo of your car somewhere on the net this evening whilst trying to solve my issue.

I have a the import 13" x 6.5" number plate plinth fitted to the bumper and it will leave quite mess if I take it off and anyway quite like the quirkiness of having it. So it is not so much about the plate size but size of the font i.e where “criagsplates” is written on the bottom edge. On their site the plate generator makes it this font look huge…

Perhaps I will contact them directly and find out the font size used on their plate as your’s is quite subtle.

Thanks for your advice…

M

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Just had mine done by GelPlates, think the mandatory makers and BS mark are pretty much standard size. Just wish I could find a rear plate that fits the void properly;

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Hi Big Mick - for the front plate I prefer the ‘legal one day a year’ option 

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For the rear - I hated the vast expanse of yellow plastic plate - so hit upon the solution of masking the plate up, and prepping and painting it body colour/lacquer.  Luckily I could use the alignment of the inner edges of the lower retaining tabs, so successfully disguised those as well.  This rear plate option passed an Mot - at a very stringent garage - last week.  (The matching, massive, front plate was also temporarily affixed in place as well, of course).

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Really happy with this ‘mod’. 

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Its not MOT garages, but police. I went 8 years blissfully unaware, until pulled and fined on the spot for this

It was ok on the 1991 Roadster registered in 1997, but not ok on the 1996 Roadster when the registration was transferred in 2005.

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A1 Showplates allow the option of font size for the smaller text, if in fact you want it.

You can’t be that far from me, I have a MK2 Import as well, so if you wanted to pop over to see what I have then you are more than welcome.

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Thanks for this…having looked they don’t appear to stock the 13"x6.5" plates I need to fill my front plinth … ??

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Fancy Plates based in N.Ireland are another option (http://www.fancyplates.com). They can produce pretty much anything you want by way of font type, arrangement etc and according to their website will cut down standard plates for Japanese imports. They are not particularly cheap but provide a great service by return of post.

EG

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They do 13 x 6 and 13 x 7

 

 

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^ as above I have a 13 x 6 plate from Fancy plates and rear plate as well no probs