Number plates.

[darth sidious]

After watching Wheeler Dealers earlier today, where they 'renovated' (got a feeling they were skimming over important details!) an L reg Triumph Stag.

I noticed the rear had a black number plate with white/silver lettering (the old style of number plate), whereas the front had the normal white with black lettering.

Is that actually legal to do? Personally I'd prefer black at both the front and rear, or white at the front with yellow at the back

 

[redrover]

I think you'd get done for it, but I can't find anything that expressly says you can't.

The regulations state that a car must display number plates on both the front and the back.
This is then broken down into categories of years, which dictate the size and positioning of the characters, and the reflective nature of the plates, and as we know, it stipulates that the white must go at the front and the yellow at the rear.
But for vehicles built before 73, it simply states that they are legally entitled to wear 'traditional style' silver/white on black in place of the white/yellow. It doesn't however, say that silver/black should be exclusively in place of black and silver, and therefore whether they can be mixed.

Interesting one.....

 

[darth sidious]

Thanks!

If I'd got that Stag, I would have changed the front plate to the classic style "White/Silver on Black", just to match what is at the back. I think the "mix" was ruining the aesthetics of the car, to be honest!

 

[tonys]

Cars regd. (not built, the build issue refers to excise duty) on or after 1 Jan 1973 must have reflective white/yellow plates. Those regd. before can have either, so i can't see why you couldn't have one of each, as long as they meet all the necessary size etc requirements.