I found a great place to get number plates on line.  I bought a pair of classic silver numbers on black background.  They look awesome.

craigs Plates

Odd seeing this post as been pondering my plates recently. My desktop is a rear shot of a widebody RSR and the black plate with silver writing looks pretty cool, way better than bloody modern yellow ones. Does your car have to be a certain age to allow them?

anyone know if we are allowed to use German style plates? Think the PW mag guys had it done for their 911's.

Do you think they are naff or look cool ?

I have the black and silver plates on my car.  They look cool IMHO.  My car is 1974 but am not totally sure what yuear of car you can use them on.

I had a pull a few months back, as my plates were 'Not quite Legal' as the nice policeman put it.
Take a bollacking and put the proper ones on, or go and see the DVLA guys down the road and have your
Private plate confiscated!!!!!!
Guess which option I took.
There is a major clampdown, country wide at the moment on vehicle reg. plates
be VERY carefull.

Quote: hukent at Jan 28, 2010 6:06:01 pm

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I had a pull a few months back, as my plates were 'Not quite Legal' as the nice policeman put it.
Take a bollacking and put the proper ones on, or go and see the DVLA guys down the road and have your
Private plate confiscated!!!!!!
Guess which option I took.
There is a major clampdown, country wide at the moment on vehicle reg. plates
be VERY carefull.

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I must admit, with my black and silver plates on, I still carry the originals  and a screw sriver ready to re-fit if a wayward mt plod asks me to