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#Post#: 38925--------------------------------------------------
Self adhesive number plate UK advise please
DIR By: den9112
Date: September 30, 2024, 7:49 am
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Hi , i have a 1972 MGB GT registered as a historic vehicle with
the dvla .I am placing a new chrome front bumper on the car and
didnt fancy drilling holes to fix brackets and a number plate
and was hoping to fix a self adhesive one that conforms to BS on
the front bonnet as horizontal and vertical as i can get it ...I
have seen photos of MGs with plates on the front bumper but when
asking on the MG forum i just cant get a definitive answer ,dvla
will not give a answer they just point me to the legislation
regarding construction of the plate etc...Local bobby i know
could not answer either ....I have no problem fixing one on the
bumper if it is the legal thing to do but before i do i thought
i would try and find out if i can put one on the bonnet before
hand..I was told that if it spoils the aesthetics of the car i
could put the plate on the bonnet were reasonably practicable
...
There are a few plate companies that will make up a self
adhesive BS plate (not a show plate ) and i would have to send
in documents as you would with the standard plate ..if anyone
can help on this it would be appreciated but as said i am not
going to make a big deal of it if i cant ...Thanks
#Post#: 38931--------------------------------------------------
Re: Self adhesive number plate UK advise please
DIR By: 666
Date: September 30, 2024, 9:30 am
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With a "historic" vehicle, I'd have thought authenticity would
be paramount. Doesn't placing the plate on the bonnet fail that
test?
#Post#: 38934--------------------------------------------------
Re: Self adhesive number plate UK advise please
DIR By: den9112
Date: September 30, 2024, 9:49 am
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Straight answer is no , if plates are to BS standard plates on
bonnet have past MOT as in all Etypes you see on the road with
them on bonnet ….
#Post#: 38944--------------------------------------------------
Re: Self adhesive number plate UK advise please
DIR By: mickR
Date: September 30, 2024, 11:07 am
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why not put a sticky one on and see if you get a tug from plod.
I would say it's unlikely.
As far as the MOT pass issue you mention is concerned, it's
irrelevant. If plod considers correctly (often they dont) the
plate to fail construction and use regs then it's a fine or
court.
As a classic car enthusiast, as far as historical accuracy is
concerned, unless your MG is a rally replica then the plate
should be hanging on the bumper not stuck on the bonnet.
And...comparing an MGB in any guise to an E type? :( :( No.
just No.
#Post#: 38952--------------------------------------------------
Re: Self adhesive number plate UK advise please
DIR By: John U.K.
Date: September 30, 2024, 1:02 pm
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Searching Google Images on '1972 MGB GT' reveals most front
plates below the bumper, some on it (including
HTML https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/buying-guide-mgb-roadster-and-gt-1962-1980/
and
HTML https://shop.mgcc.co.uk/product/mgb-roadster-card-2/
and two on the bonnet amongst the 100s of results.
#Post#: 38953--------------------------------------------------
Re: Self adhesive number plate UK advise please
DIR By: Southpaw82
Date: September 30, 2024, 1:15 pm
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I seem to remember looking at this years ago. I think the
conclusion was that it might be illegal but nobody was likely to
care.
#Post#: 38955--------------------------------------------------
Re: Self adhesive number plate UK advise please
DIR By: mickR
Date: September 30, 2024, 1:28 pm
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exactly, unless it's a target after a stop for driving like a
tw@t erratically.
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