I'm after a set of pressed Ally number plates, ally on black, for my SIIa rebuild project. Anyone know any online suppliers?
Cheers
Alex
I'm after a set of pressed Ally number plates, ally on black, for my SIIa rebuild project. Anyone know any online suppliers?
Cheers
Alex
There's a company called Bestplate in Blackpool that do them. Mail order is now (AFAIUI) impossible as you need to produce documents to get a plate.
I've used Jepsons from Sheffield area in the past, several times. They do nicer ones without the silver pressed border as well. You'll have to Google for them and they might want to go through a local motor factors, at least they should tell you who is local to you. Not exactly what you asked for but it's better than it sounds, just go in and collect them from the local place, I don't get charged postage that way.
All the best
No you don't, you can order "show" plates without any supporting documentation, as they are "not intended for road use" and as such are not covered by the legislation.
Besides, if you think I'm sending my V5 off to some company to have them make a plate, think again. I like to keep my documents, and not have to shell out for replacements.
Alex
You didn't say they were "show plates".
I don't think anything of the sort. I didn't suggest that you would or should.
On or around Sun, 05 Sep 2004 22:55:10 GMT, Alex enlightened us thusly:
I rather doubt that this loophole will remain for long. Hmmm. thinks. must order some trailer number plates while I still can.
There's a firm in Ireland who have a shop on eBay, can't remember their name, but a quick search should find them. They're mainly selling stuff with daft fonts and s/h Irish and American plates (for "show use", obviously ;-)), but I'm sure I saw "proper" ally & black plates on offer. Being in Ireland, they don't have to conform to the new UK regulations.
HTH
Rich
I've found that "supporting documentation" may not get checked if you're a regular customer. Got a replacement plate for a tractor, at a local agricultural dealer. But the family had been trading with them for some eighty years.
Might be worth asking the classic-car people. They'll have the same problem of getting legal old-style plates.
in article snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Alex at snipped-for-privacy@cbmsys.co.uk wrote on 5/9/04 19:11:
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On or around Mon, 06 Sep 2004 10:44:22 +0100 (BST), snipped-for-privacy@zhochaka.demon.co.uk ("David G. Bell") enlightened us thusly:
I'd be happy with being able to just go and buy normal black-and-yellows. Hmmm. p'raps the chap up the road can order me one without me having to provide 17 proofs of identity. I guess it's down to whether they have to write it down anywhere, and if so whether they have to write anything such as passport number or similar, or just a statement that they've checked proof of identity.
However, the "show plates" loophole makes a mockery of the whole thing.
Yup, I think they do. Last set of plates I got, I took my passport as ID, and the guy wrote the number down on a form. There were a lot of white spaces on the form, and he filled them all. My whole life seemed to be there.
The MIB's are in the van outside your place right now, and they want you to change channels on your TV, the news is on.
Yup,
I got my 101 plates from them. Of course, they are for show use only :-)
Malcolm.
On or around Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:32:07 +0000 (UTC), snipped-for-privacy@cix.compulink.co.uk enlightened us thusly:
ooh, handy.
I could do with a decent one for the big trailer.
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