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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240   
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You could argue a fundamental difference between something that will definitely become illegal due to a planned regulation change and something that may just wear out. However, I'd expect a lot more warning and publicity about an issue where it seems the goal posts are to be moved retrospectively. Can it really be correct that virtually every car owner in the country will be required to buy new number plates? Darren
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9th Feb 2021 9:42am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16886 
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There is something decidedly odd about this whole story, and my suspicion is that there is something about the OP's number plate that actually made it illegal under that current rules (i.e., spacing or some other non-compliance, or damage such as delamination or scuffing).
Never in the history of the MoT Test has there been a situation where a component which was compliant with explicit regulations one year has been retrospectively made illegal the next, it I think it likely that there would be an outcry. If every car on the road younger than 30 years has to have new plates to pass the MoT, I am sure we would have heard about it. |
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9th Feb 2021 10:35am |
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| martinf Member Since: 30 Nov 2020 Location: Sussex Posts: 96
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The new requirements under BS AU 148e are contained in a Statutory Instrument. It says " This instrument updates the British Standard to BS AU 145e
so that a new or replacement registration plate fixed to a vehicle on or after the 1st September 2021, must comply with it. " The SI can be found here https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1...363_en.pdf It also has rules about using old style black and white pressed plates |
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9th Feb 2021 10:49am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16886
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Precisely. So if you need a new plate, it must comply with the latest regs, however you only need a new plate if there is something wrong with the old one, and there is nothing inherently wrong with a plate which complies with the old regs but not the new.
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9th Feb 2021 10:58am |
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| Defender SVX Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Co Durham Posts: 726 
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^ THIS!
I’ve just checked the last of the 2020 70 plate trucks at work and all have BS AU 145d no. plates (GB EU logos ironically  )
I don’t believe for one second any of these vehicles will fail an MOT when due. Formerly mao99999 16 Focus RS Nitrous Blue. 11 FFRR TDV8 Vouge SE Black Black. 08 DEFENDER SVX SOFT TOP (SUPERB) 08 DEFENDER 110 DCPU Stornoway grey (Overland Exploration Unit) 05 Fiesta ST 150 Van 04 Jaguar XKR 4.2 Supercharged V8 02 DEFENDER 90 TD5 (next years soft top project) 95 DEFENDER 110 CSW 300 TDi Phoenix black 95 DEFENDER 90 HT Monti Carlo blue COUNTY 300 TDi 67 109" SERIES 2a TUNED 200 TDI 64 DAVID BROWN 990 rat look 55 86" SERIES 1 |
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9th Feb 2021 1:28pm |
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| acnorman1 Member Since: 07 Sep 2016 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 18 
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I think the last few posts pretty much provide a very succinct description of how I feel about the whole thing. I just had very little appetite to argue at the time, and some old plates that are perfectly intact still...
What I REALLY want to do is post photos...can’t say there’s a whole lot of point once I’ve blurred them out though |
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9th Feb 2021 4:48pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16886
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^^ That's why I didn't suggest photos!
It wasn't a branch of Halfords, by any chance? |
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9th Feb 2021 6:52pm |
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| acnorman1 Member Since: 07 Sep 2016 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 18
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Award winning autocentre! Do all the taxis locally etc so very reluctant to presume keyboard warrior-in-chief me knows more than they do
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9th Feb 2021 9:31pm |
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| Pacha Member Since: 23 Feb 2020 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 772 
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100% Rgds. Chris |
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9th Feb 2021 10:52pm |
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