How Big Is Yours?

[elliotsdaddy]

Hello all,

Can you all please share how big your number plate is? How is it attached (stuck to mudguard, on a bracket)? Have you had any issues if it's a non legal size?

I know how big they should be but its just not that practical.
Ideally I just want a sticky one to stick to the rear mudguard but before I made a purchase I thought I would see what you are all using to get an idea.

Thanks fellow riders.

Chris.

Edited October 23, 2014 by elliotsdaddy

[pears]

Hi, This really depends on what youre going to be using your bike for. If you are going to still primarily be riding organised trials, then i think that the brackets you can buy, or even ones you can make that hang off the rear mudguard, just get in the way. All that i do is get a sticker made up with the correct reg.number on it that is as big as what you can stick onto the end of your mudguard (typically about 3" - 4" square-ish). I then get an actual proper sized bike plate made up, and cable tie it to my backpack. As long as you have a rearward facing plate, that is attached to the bike (which you are), you should be fine...... Even the most small minded, power crazed Bobby would struggle to prove that you might not have to be attached to the bike, to be riding it!!

[dadof2]

I can't remember the exact date (2001?) but since then it has been illegal to make your own plate. I, like many others have done so, generally without problems.

I was stopped on one occasion when towing my trailer, not because of the numberplate but because they were checking all trailers and vans for stolen motorcycles. My numberplate was home painted, a good correctly sized job though. He said its illegal, I said what,s wrong with it. He said its home made so I pointed out the trailer pre dated the law and he said "well I don't know then" and did not say anything more about it. He was a bit pedantic as he even checked I had a breakaway cable fitted.

I have been told that since the abolition of tax discs the police are likely to treat number plate breaches more seriously, as the numberplate is now the sole (easily observable) method of identifying the vehicle and they must be ANPR camera compliant.

[elliotsdaddy]

Thanks for the replies chaps.

I think that I had better just get a legal plate and make some kind of quick release thing to remove it easily.

I will only be riding on the road to get to the woods, and it's only a couple of minutes away...if that.

I was tempted to go for a 5x4 plate just so it didn't look as stupid as a 9x7 is going to, but seeing as though I am trying to make things as legit as possible it would be silly to go for a non legal plate.

Riding a trial bike on the road you are basically waving your arms in the air to the police asking to be pulled over, so it makes sense for the bike to be air tight in terms of the law.

Thanks again my fellow enthusiasts.

Chris.

Edited October 24, 2014 by elliotsdaddy

[richt]

As long as the Letters/No's are the full size and spaced correctly and the minimum edge distance the plate doesn't need to be 9x7.

[elliotsdaddy]

As long as the Letters/No's are the full size and spaced correctly and the minimum edge distance the plate doesn't need to be 9x7.

Very true.

I have just read that info on the direct.gov website.

As it happens after calulating the required measurements (height, width, distance from the plates edge, distance between the characters) it turns out the smallest plate that can be used legally is 228mm x 163mm which works out at 8.97' x 6.41'.......pretty close to 9'x7'.

So I think that puts an end to that.

Thanks for the info everyone, and if this little question pops up again we have the answer in black and white....or should that be black and yellow.

Chris.