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NayJ

12-03-2010, 19:32

wheres the best place to get the proper pressed french plates from, want the proper french lettering font aswell. i no there not legal, thanks nathan

Ricardo

12-03-2010, 19:42

Try these http://www.craigsplates.com/

I ordered a set a couple of years ago, good customer service and quick on delivery.

markey b

12-03-2010, 19:50

got mine from dubmeister, about 3 years ago! contacted them on the offchance as the german ones were just becoming popular, and they had just literally got the 1st batch of 'f' ones in..

they are by my front door, its all about the 3/4 plates now, get them from www.fancyplates.com (http://www.fancyplates.com) ;)

NayJ

12-03-2010, 20:11

Brigsy

12-03-2010, 20:15

Are the 3/4 plates standard size lettering with the border chopped?

I done a set years ago on my old gtt, chopped the border of the plate off on the table saw at work:D Coppers never once give me any hassle.

Anybody tried the 'legal' pressed plates from dubmeister?

car.crash

12-03-2010, 20:18

i got mine on ebay and they are great, cost me around £20 pair.
i have been pulled before and not once did they even mention my plates.

Lomo

12-03-2010, 21:06

My french plates have cost me £120 in fines!!:(

Cheaper to buy private plates soon!

markey b

13-03-2010, 00:11

Are the 3/4 plates standard size lettering with the border chopped?

they are 3/4 of the size, like a scaled down plate, completely illegal, but actually look less illegal than a french one if that makes sense..

french:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/mark_wsmcuk/rtocdayretro08185.jpg

3/4 plate:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/mark_wsmcuk/_J1H4453.jpg

another way, which is legal, is to get a regular plastic GB plate, and just cut off the GB, making it shorter ;)

Kenobi

13-03-2010, 12:14

I cant believe having a french stlye plate is illegal!!

:disagree:

I love that french plate on your orange car. I want exactly that.

markey b

13-03-2010, 12:20

i've never had anything more than a telling off from police for them,

they usually start with 'is your car french then' which the reply was 'yes actually, its a renault'

Kenobi

13-03-2010, 12:24

i've never had anything more than a telling off from police for them,

they usually start with 'is your car french then' which the reply was 'yes actually, its a renault'

LOL good answer.

So will these be made of metal?

http://www.french-number-plates.com/platemaker/

markey b

13-03-2010, 12:27

doesn't say... dubmeister are the best ones i've found so far, next day service too

Kenobi

13-03-2010, 12:32

doesn't say... dubmeister are the best ones i've found so far, next day service too

http://platemyride.com/plate-simulators/euro-plates/

ok what size do i need chap? 520mm? I want standard size becasue it needs to fill the section on back of 5 where standard number plate is.

Sparkie

13-03-2010, 15:37

dubmeister plates use german font with an F on it instead of a D.
craigsplates use french font.

Kenobi

13-03-2010, 17:46

dubmeister plates use german font with an F on it instead of a D.
craigsplates use french font.

Are Craigs plates metal or plastic?

D4WNO

13-03-2010, 17:57

Craigsplates are metal :)

kayzee

15-03-2010, 10:48

You can't get ones from Dubmeister in proper euro font now, as they're illegal. Craigsplates is where I went this time around and they look spanking :cool: search Google and you will find a 10% discount code too...

Kenobi

15-03-2010, 11:21

LONDONBIKERS

10% off with that code. Just done it.

Kenobi

15-03-2010, 11:34

Scratch that, RTOC members get 20% off with discount Code

HTECELITE

T.K

15-03-2010, 12:55

There's nothing you to stop you chopping down plates as long as there is, if memory serves, 11mm of white/ yellow spacing round the outside of the letters. If you are running a smaller font, and your car is euro type approved (i.e. all R5s) be warned. I ended up in court!

Kenobi

15-03-2010, 13:05

Smokey

15-03-2010, 13:21

im a fine in waitin then, my number plate is half the size as normal and i think it looks the t**s, luckily i havent been stopped but no doubt i will be.

markey b

15-03-2010, 13:55

my rear one is a cut down standard plate, but still leaves the 11mm either side of the lettering. no hassle as yet

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/mark_wsmcuk/_J1H4285.jpg

so is my other halves KA, once again, no hassle

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/mark_wsmcuk/DSC02452.jpg

philg

15-03-2010, 18:05

i got mine from craigs plates, had problems with my order but it did get sorted.

Make sure you put a space in between the numbers and last letters ;) on there plate maker, i did not and had major head ache with them.

phil

dave-sbs

15-03-2010, 19:55

i was with finsta about to head off for a show when he got pulled for his plates, the policeman never mentioned mine but they are an illegal font but have the 'EU' emblem rather than the 'f' :)

old skool turbo power

15-03-2010, 20:20

My french plates have cost me £120 in fines!!:(

Cheaper to buy private plates soon!

mate same here :mad:im so annoyed about this.come home to fine out that sum litte pc prat had give me a fixed £30 fine on my car while i was at wk with the car being outside the house and no one in it.:eek:wtf like !!!:confused: think dubmisters has to be the next best option imo.
for a police man to come along and say that your trying to pass your car as being"french"im pretty sure there number plates start with numbers and not letters:scared:
to think that a ploice man had stoped outside my house and thought oh yeh ill give him a ticket cause his style on the number palte is a bit diffrent.a money makin skeme imo prob to pay for 2012in london:rolleyes:.just because you want somethink diffrent they pull you for it!!!!:mad:this link was intresting:agree:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=10&t=612135

Kenobi

15-03-2010, 20:54

mate same here :mad:im so annoyed about this.come home to fine out that sum litte pc prat had give me a fixed £30 fine on my car while i was at wk with the car being outside the house and no one in it.:eek:wtf like !!!:confused: think dubmisters has to be the next best option imo.
for a police man to come along and say that your trying to pass your car as being"french"im pretty sure there number plates start with numbers and not letters:scared:
to think that a ploice man had stoped outside my house and thought oh yeh ill give him a ticket cause his style on the number palte is a bit diffrent.a money makin skeme imo prob to pay for 2012in london:rolleyes:.just because you want somethink diffrent they pull you for it!!!!:mad:this link was intresting:agree:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=10&t=612135

Christ I'de rather get points speeding at least your doing something potentailly dangerous. WTF is the problem, we're enthusiasts damn it!!

T.K

16-03-2010, 13:09

What was the result TK? a fine? how much?

£60, but I am a horrible lawyer which helped.

Kenobi

16-03-2010, 14:37

£60, but I am a horrible lawyer which helped.

Thats right now i remember, how you getting on with that fella?

gtmatt

16-03-2010, 17:03

i would not bother , i have nothing but trouble with them, of them lot , traffic units on every corner round here x5, vectras, so its show use only ,you have been warned

Kenobi

16-03-2010, 19:44

Ive not had a front plate on the 21 since last july. Ive not had a plate on the colt for 2 years. Never stopped once.

Different areas I suppose

T.K

17-03-2010, 14:27

Thats right now i remember, how you getting on with that fella?

Its a bundle of laughs.

Kenobi

17-03-2010, 15:17

Its a bundle of laughs.

Send me ya Email again TK :agree: