hi guys, just wondering seeing my car is 95, could i cheek some self adhesive plates? ;D
Charlie
Shouldn`t cause a problem, my MOT man is very particular and I pre-checked with him as to whether he would pass the front plate (reflective, proper letter spacing and sizing) fine he said, as long as it is readable its ok.
Dr. Eunos
alright cool, yeah i orderd mine from there! i hope the holes from my current plate arnt too unsightly
Charlie
i have the standard mazda number plate plinth, and think that when removed, prior to fitting a stick on plate, there will be a bit of chaffing to the bumper paintwork, the paintwork is clear over grey metalic, will this chaffing, polish out, if so, would it be rubbing down compound then polish. or why.
another thing is, what to do about the existing bumper plate screw holes, other than fill and paint, would small screw caps look good, what have you done, thanks.
Am afraid your car as it is post Sept?? 2001 would not be able to run stick on plates as it has to display the BSAU…number and the dealer name/postcode, unless you can order some somwhere with all the relevent data on them, possibly?
I have fancied fitting one of these for a while. Mine is Y reg’ so pre September 2001, even though it is a mk 2.5. I have doubts though as to whether it would manage to mould around the contours under the front badge.
Also, how is the plinth fixed to the car. If screwed, how would I get access to them.
Since you raise the legal pov Taff, the DVLA website says that it doesn’t know of any manufacturer that can make a conforming stick on plate. Year of manufacture is irrelavant. All stick ons are illegal, if you guys do a search on the forum you will find an extensive thread about this. To be honest it’s down to the driver if he’s prepared to take a chance with being stopped and fined. With my other hat on, I had stick ons on a number of cars, including my MX5 and happily flouted the law, never stopped etc etc. The MOT tester only has to check things like correct colour plates fron and back, but there is a line in the testers manual that says :
"2. On Vehicles first Registered on or after 1 January 1973, Check
. the colour of the characters and background
. that the registration plates are fixed vertically, or as close to vertical as is reasonably practical"
The bit in red is the cruncher, there is no real reason why an MX5 shouldn't have a properly mounted front number plate, indeed from the factory they have just such a fitting.As I said earlier, your choice, but these are the facts, which I chose to ignore for many a long year.
Out here it’s totally different, the plates are supplied by the state with your first registration and must be fixed vertically on the front and back of the car. Stick on plates are simply illegal
Good morning Geoff, or in your case sweet dreaming, there have been a few changes to the rules regarding numberplates since you got yourself marooned on the other side of the world 
Have a read of this: http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/car_numberplates_regulations.asp
As you can see most of the changes involve the plates being easier to read by ANPR systems so the government can try and apply the speeding tax or cctv monitor the poor souls who stray onto a box-junction only to find the exit they want to use has just been blocked,and then send them a fine, or even do people for parking offences via cctv, more regularly.
There is of course an upside to this, it makes it easier to identify un-insured or even non-MOT`d more easily.
My car came to me with a stick-on, I did move the Eunos badge up slightly to allow the plate to sit without it having to try and deal with too much double-curvature. There are no holes for mounting an ugly plinth, besides the aesthetics of the moulding line would be disrupted by a vertical plate.
I am happy that my front numberplate fully conforms to the law of the land, it is fully visible, correct size, reflective background, non Mickey Mouse lettering and personally I think it looks pretty good.
Last night I was parked nose to nose with a fully manned Ford Focus police car while dealing with some vandalising drunkard youths, my number plate didn`t appear to upset the bobbies in the slightest.
Its down to personal choice and interpretation but common sense should also come into it methinks?
Dr. Eunos
Mornin Taff
A little light reading for you
"Leicestershire Constabulary is urging any motorist with an illegal number plate to rectify it immediately or face the penalty when they are stopped by officers.
"From Monday we will be carrying out stop checks across the city and county. Depending on the offence officers can issue a vehicle defect rectification notice, a £30 fixed penalty notice and apply to DVLA to have the number plate withdrawn from use.
"This could be an expensive penalty for a motorist who has paid a large sum of money for a specific registration plate.
“If a motorist is believed to be fraudulently using a registration
plate or is displaying a false plate they can go to court and face up to
two years in prison and a discretionary disqualification.”
The following restrictions apply to registration plates:
- All number plates from September 1, 2001 must display the new mandatory font and comply with British standards in relation to size, font and background.
- Black number plates with silver or white numbers or letters may only be displayed on vehicles manufactured or registered before January 1, 1973.
- Self adhesive number plates are illegal (i.e. plates stuck on the bonnet or sticker style plates.)
- Number plates where screw heads are positioned to change the appearance of a letter or number are illegal.
- Single line number plates on motorcycles are illegal.
- Foreign style, British number plates are illegal.
- If a number plate is cracked or broken and the damage makes the number difficult to read then an offence is committed.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/PersonalisedRegAndNumberPlates/DG_181503
Replacing your number plate
When replacing your number plate you should make sure that the correct material has been used to manufacture the plate. It should be made from a reflective material. Front number plates must display black characters on a white background and rear number plate must display black characters on a yellow background.The Driver and Vehicle
Licensing Agency is not aware of any self-adhesive number plates that
meet the British Standard requirements.
Craigs plates, one of the biggest suppliers of plates in the UK say
Do you make flexible stick-on (self-adhesive) plates?
Yes we do. This type of plate is sold as a show plate as it is non-compliant with BSAU145d, in accordance with DVLA regulations. Our plates are reflective and we use the legal font (unless a different font is chosen). Bendy, flexible, stick-on (self-adhesive) plates are not made of solid acrylic and are more like a reflective sticker that can be placed directly onto the bodywork. You can only order this type of plate by specifying that you require a showplate during the order process. Click here for more information about these plates We sell two different sizes, standard oblong and square. If you require a different size you will need to pay a cut fee of £4.00.
Herew's a link to a conversation that I had with the DVLA in September 2008http://www.mx5oc.co.uk/forum/forums/t/262.aspx
Yes, as I said earlier Geoff I am totally happy that my number plate fully complies with the law of this land and I only live 25 miles away from the DVLA, its a shame your country has adopted a totally in-flexible (sic) attitude to number plate placement but that is the luck of the draw I guess?
Correctly spaced and fully legible in the right colours and on a reflective background, cant see any problem at all, if anything I could accept a copper personally taking offence with my British Field Sport Societyenamel grille badge but then I only bought it because it was the right colours to go with the rest of the car and adds toLa Linea.`
Live and let live, without being a slave to Europe, H&S do-gooders and Big Brother and America
Dr. Eunos
I’m with Taff on this.
Whilst technically my stick-on plate may be illegal, in all other respects it complies and until I see all the cars with italics / odd spacing / odd size letters & numbers and all the other variations that abound, then it’s staying put.
Same goes for all the rear plates that are obscured by towbars / bike racks / door ladders and dirt - I’m assuming that those will be higher on the illegality list and should get more attention.
In that case you are either totally deluded or you can’t read the stuff I posted.
So…?
Far from it, it means I can have a number plate of my choice without having to resort to illegally placed screw covers
No, no problem at all, except that it is illegal.
Yep that’s Australia
Taff?
I’m L *** LNA as well! Only the best people of course
my stick on reg has gone through MOT for 3 yrs now.
smaller than required but looks ok.
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/pappadamjoe/?action=view¤t=P7180018-1.jpg
yes, illegal, but,
Best people??? According to The Wizzard of Aus Im totally deluded` so how many numbers away from mine is yours bud?
Dr. Eunos
Has anyone tried gently heating up an acrylic number plate to see if it would mould to the curves of the nosecone to fit it without a plynth it ?. That would get round the legal part of having to display the BS number and supplier,… or is that too simple ?.
i fitted my self adhesive today but royally screwed it up trying to cover the holes from my old plate 
need 2 find some bungs to block them up then im going to mount another plate on the very front of the bonnet!
Charlie
mine had thiswhen I bought it .A stick on looks much better andwas the first thing I did, got mine on ebay been on 4 years never a comment from police or mot tester.
There you go Taff.
Including Wannabe Lotus badge.
I feel a Celtic connection here
(Actually, I opened an old WW1 ammo box last week my Dad left me upon his death in 1970.
It contains a cornucopia of family records dating back to 1834. Birth, Marriage, Death certs and a host of other things.
All my ancestors are Welsh from my maternal & paternal Grandfathers back the way. All from Cardiff, Llanbradach, Tregaron, and Abergaveny. Now I know why I never mind much when Scotland get stuffed at rugger.) So there you go you deluded sheep chaser! )