Originally Posted by DaveW
. . . . Small plates on bikes? Confiscate the bike.


I'd agree as long as you also confiscate any car for plate infringements.

Originally Posted by Budster
On bikes, there is a simple solution to staying legal.
Buy a cheap 3 letter, 3 number cherished plate.
Keeping the font, letter size, spacing and border correct and legal, the plate’s overall dimensions end up dramatically smaller than a plate with the latest registration format.
{When the prefix plates were current (eg Y12 NCD), all our road test bikes at Suzuki had these types of plate}

Bud
4/4 - Stanley


These days i use an 8 x 5 plate, about an inch smaller than standard but still easily legible and keeps the Feds and MOT station happy.

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Last edited by TBM; 03/10/20 02:14 PM.
1972 4/4 4 seater, 1981 MGB GT
1984 Harley Davidson Electra Glide, 1990 Kawasaki ZX10