One of my mates has told me the the coppers are not bovvering about plate sizes anymore anyone know if this is true or may have found any links about this?Have looked but cannot find anything.As i would like to get rid of the paving slab one on the bike now.

They are bothered.

They relieved me of £30 for having a small plate.

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I intend to live forever.....................................so far, so good!

i think it was on here that i read its not the plate size as long as the numbers are the legal height and the legal distance from the edge of the plate and each other?

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"With square conduct, level steps, and upright intentions ..”

Yes they are still bothered. Me and Scottie were relieved of £30 for illegal size, spacing, type, and me for having my own logo. The coppers were embarrassed at having to carry out the governments nefarious bidding, and explained that it was all in order to facilitate easier camera recognition. And its nothing personal, whilst we were getting our tickets they were pulling in cars as well.

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In a purple fug

I wish the police would pull all the chavs round my way with italic time new roman fonted plates...

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08 Specialized Langster

Fixed that for ya.

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Good in straight lines
2001 X1 "The Tart's Handbag"
2001 FZS1000 "The Fridge"

Went to a BikeSafe police thing (in strathclyde region) and the cops said they aren't fussed about loud cans or dark visors providing you arne't taking the p*ss.

However they will pull you for an illegal plate - no arguments.

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'08 Street Triple R
'07 XB12 STT (now gone)
'03 Vauxhall VX220
"is it meant to do that ?"

Legals plates save bank balances

By all means break the regs - but when you are caught , live with it
Quit whining, boys and girls

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08 Specialized Langster

IME, they go after those taking the piss with their plate sizes. My text is a little smaller than stock, not hugely different, barely enough to notice but, with a suitably down-sized plate, it means that it fits into the width of the number plate holder rather than acting as a lift-generating rear wing.

It wouldn't pass the ruler-test, obviously, but I've had no problems in nearly 10 years with that size and, as PP says, if I get stopped and charged the £30 vanity-tax, I'll suck it up.

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Good in straight lines
2001 X1 "The Tart's Handbag"
2001 FZS1000 "The Fridge"

I'll suck it up too and that goes for the pipe as well. It's when the tell you they've stopped you for a 'Safety check' it gets up my nose. They could at least be honest about what they're doing
When I got pulled for a dark visor (low+blinding) evening sun, the copper asked me why I'd got it and I told him I wasn't prepared to compromise my safety and he let it pass. Surely the prick could have worked that out for himself

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

I don't mind paying but they'll have to catch me first

You ride a Buell, they'll catch you

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Farang Bah

Ah but thats one strike and keep getting pulled for the same thing and its bye bye bike.

As long as they focus on the real issues eh.

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