Personalised number plates began as a way to personalise your vehicle, have a bit of fun and maybe as a future investment. There are many thousands of great numberplate combinations ranging from short dateless number plate combinations such as Y1 to great name numberplates such as J4MES or LEW1S.
As the number of people interested in private number plates increases and the number of available reg combinations dwindles some numberplate owners have found unique ways to get their plate in shape.
As the Police and the DVLA continue to crack down on illegal numberplates it becomes ever riskier to indulge- nonetheless there are still many thousands of numberplates for sale which place their value on their appearance when illegally spaced or displayed.
Not only is tampering with numberplates an offence- it can also have repercussions for crime solving and prevention as well as identifying vehicles at the scene of an accident.
When selling a numberplate beware that if it needs to be displayed illegally then this can affect its value.
Here are the main tricks and tweaks used to make numberplates appear to be what they’re not.
Bolt ons
Is that an O or a C? well it depends if there’s a bolt strategically placed(!) Characters such as O C E and F are often mis-represented with the addition of a coloured numberplate fixing bolt. This is one of the most common and blatant ways to make a number plate appear differently.
Shape shifters
The size and shape of number plates are regulated by the DVLA; this doesnt stop motorcyclists and some car owners from displaying number plates of questionable proportions. Some motor
Numberplate Font
The legitimate font for reg plates is the Charles Wright font- characters must be of a specific size and proportion as numberplate recognition equipment is programmed to deal mainly with legally displayed reg plates.
It seems that the days of illegal number plates are numbered but with so many of them on the roads it’s possible that dodgy numberplates will be around for a little time yet.
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