Dear All,

I want to buy a new pair of number plates for my Herald (in the pious
hope that after 8 years it will encourage me to get her on the
road ...). All (!) want is a pair of plates which are ...

a) black acrylic

b) with the letters/numbers engraved with lines following the
character shapes

c) in the old (ie right for 1969) font

The only supplier I can find on-line seems to want sixty quid a pair -
and even then I am not sure if it's the right font. Can anyone suggest
a maker for these things? I realise, by the way, that they'l probably
be called "show plates" or some such nonsense.

Ian

The date being 21 May 2007, Ian <ian.groups (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> decided to
write:

Try Tippers Vintage Plates http://www.tippersvintageplates.co.uk/

If they were legal at the time of registration you'll be able to use
them now, but you may need to provide a copy of the V5C or some ID.

--
Richard Porter
Mail to username ricp at domain minijem.plus.com
"You can't have Windows without pains."

On 21 May, 22:48, Richard Porter <dontuset... (AT) address (DOT) uk.invalid>
wrote:
That's the sixty quid a pair lot, alas. As I understand it, it's legal
to use old ones, but not newly made ones in the old style. I therefore
plan, of course, to buy a pair of modern ones and swap them on every
time I use the car on the road. Ho yes, of course I do.

Ian

The date being 21 May 2007, Ian <ian.groups (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> decided to
write:

If they are the same how is anyone going to know? A lot of plates are
still made on the original equipment - particularly the embossed
aluminium plates and those made with plastic letters and numbers.

--
Richard Porter
Mail to username ricp at domain minijem.plus.com
"You can't have Windows without pains."