Not really the police you'd have a problem with (unless they pulled you for something else and were being picky) it's more that non BS plates are an MOT fail so you may as well get proper ones for a few quid more (and it is only a few quid - the Ali ones I got were £28)
I did think of trying that initially but decided that
Agree, I don't think the police are going to pull you for a slightly iffy plate on its own and if they did it would likely be a "get it sorted" situation. Regarding the MOT; that's nearly three years away and I already have about 4 sets of plates (couldn't decide on what I liked...). I say go with what you want.
I would also have been with Greg on the Sto n Sho but my dealer ignored my instructions not to fit the horrible plastic mounts and drilled the bumper :frusty::headbonk::tsk:
Man, that's annoying. I specifically asked them not to drill my front bumper as I had the bracket and they didn't, however I didn't say don't drill the rear one. You'd think they might ask...nah.
They did however stick the plates to the mounts which is how they interpreted the instruction. :doh:
That sucks. My dealer called me to tell me the car was in before being pdi'd etc so I could look at the car. I took away the plastic number plate holders with me so they could not use them. I also spoke to the workshop guy & told him on no account to screw plates to either the front or rear bumper & to use sticky pads or leave the plates off for me to fix myself. They used sticky pads on the rear plate & just put the front one inside the windscreen for me to fix myself once I decided what to do. I drove around for a couple of weeks until the sto n show arrived. I would have been very unhappy if they had messed up my bumpers.
Yep - I was very unhappy but the only things they could do are either fill and paint or get a new bumper and paint, neither of which I trust them to do without fking it up, so I've gone with the Ali plates and covered the holes :rant:
Its funny when i was at Henley on the Gowings stand, we got talking about the number plate holders as he said my front was so much thinner then the Euro ones. And he makes sure that he asks the buyer if they want them screwed on or not, as they are so dam horrible
Just get a StoNSho. US GTPP version. Its what I have and it works well with a smaller plate.
Greg - do you have any pics of this from the side? Want to see how much it sticks out.Get a "sto n sho" from CJ Pony Parts. Mounts the plate lower down so you will see your stripes in full. Also you can then use whatever plate you like. They do a euro version now & can be removed for shows, pictures, washing car etc. Had mine on for two months now & very easy to fit.