Pressed Metal Plates

And you could also end up with an invitation to a BIVA test as well....

if your car is pretty much stock then its not going to end up going BIVA, nor can I see why you would you get a Q plate?

I can't even see why for most of us they'd bother withdrawing the registration.

I can see with a kit, rod, heavily modified car there has to be a fear of BIVA and a Q plate. And if you have an expensive "personal" registration you'd be in fear of losing that. But if its just a lowered Golf (for example) on fake German plates with the sequentially issued registration number I can see the concern of a fat fine - but any thing else?

Has this actually ever happened?

Just interested to know... As soon as I read the first line ' we've heard rumours...'now your saying it's best to ' assume'
just wanted some facts that's all. I thought ACE might have some.

Thank you. Not trying to stir things up it's just that I saw quite a few newly registered cars at the hayride at the weekend which leads me to think things aren't as bad as some quarters would lead us to believe. This has gone far enough off topic so ill shut up now.

If you click on the ACE link re nukber plate regs you will see a statement issued by David Whitbread , DVLA Press Officer, of course he could be making up press statements ?

For those who haven't checked the link , here's the press statement
ith David Whitbread of DVLA and received the following reply: -

"Thank you for your e-mail and I trust that the following information will be useful.

DVLA takes the issue of misrepresented registration marks seriously. Vehicle keepers must now provide photographic evidence within 28 days that a registration mark is being correctly displayed, otherwise the mark is withdrawn and added to the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) stop list. Repeat offenders will have their marks withdrawn without 28 days notice.

Intelligence sent to DVLA is used to select number plate suppliers for DVLA compliance visits. This will allow us to raise awareness, gather evidence and, where appropriate, prosecute offenders.

You may also find the following background information useful.

The process is supported by the use of a proforma, used when police colleagues pursue a misrepresented registration mark offence. The offence report must be accompanied by a photograph of the number plate. The vehicle registration mark itself, as it should be displayed, must also be clearly recorded.

Best regards,

David

David Whitbread "


Re freshly registered cars

If you speak to some of these guys with fresh regs they may admit to having spoken with ACE reps for advice.Some have been bult using teh DVLA 8 points regs with assistance from understanding clubs. Others may have circumvented regulations because what is said to be happening IS happening.

This is an open forum and ACE is not in the business of doing DVLAs work for them but we can access almost all the info they can.

ACE puts up articles with links and facts in them ,there would be little point bother as otherwise it's just spreading rumours and scaremongering.

We know much that is due to happen but until we have provable facts we can't , and won't, disclose the info.