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[quote=phil4 post_id=302318 time=1603901452 user_id=4783]
Currently going through parliament is a change to Vehicle Registration Offences:
https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2019-21/vehicleregistrationoffencespenaltypoints.html

This would take the penalty for any deviation from the spec to 1000, and 3 penalty points.
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Sounds like he's not a fan of motorbikes on warm summer days...

Currently going through parliament is a change to Vehicle Registration Offences:
https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2019-21/vehicleregistrationoffencespenaltypoints.html

This would take the penalty for any deviation from the spec to 1000, and 3 penalty points.

This is one of the reasons I bought a very short personal registration plate before my Atom build was completed.
There's no need to mis-space it, and the front stick-on plate is close enough to look like it's a race car number, which I'm happy with.
When I've been pulled over, I'm always polite & cheerful, and as soon as I can get it in, I offer them my contact details for if they'd like a passenger ride when they're off duty. :police:
No takers up to now, but during last year's Sporting Beard Dream Rides at Aintree Circuit, in the lunch break, helpers get a chance to have a ride in one of the vehicles, so I offered a passenger ride to the Traffic Officer, who was participating in his Patrol Car, and he accepted.
Afterwards he was made up, saying he couldn't wait to tell his son, who does Kart Racing, all about it.
It felt good blasting down Railway Straight at 130mph with a cop in the car. :vroom:

Yep.

I gave a very young BiB a bit of a shock by 'quietly' bringing my AA2 to a stop behind him as he was directing traffic.

'You must have been speeding to come up behind me so fast!'

'Yes it does 152mph!' Says my very excited passenger godson

...smile, wave, shrug shoulders and look innocent [emoji56]

(Top tip - don't give your excitable soon to be passenger *any* stats for the car in question, just in case it maybe used against you [emoji6])

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I agree Karl, and I was polite, nodded and said "yes sir". But it had little benefit it seems.

In my experience, attitude is a large part of the outcome in these circumstances.

These boys are doing a job and trying to keep idiot drivers, uninsured and dangerous vehicles off the road - nuff respect! They must get all kinds of abuse in their line of work.

Smile and wave boys, smile and wave...

They also had the gumball rally that weekend
So they were out in force 20 plus for over 100mph he said
I always find a friendly chat works out better

Oh mate, don't say that...I feel like I have a target on my back. tbh this has really p*ssed me off today. The copper that pulled us over was a complete numpty, jobs worth and hated anyone owning any sort of supercar. Perhaps he should have given his education more attention and got a better job but don't get me started there.

On our trip to North Wales
A known hotspot area for incorrect number plates
We found a friendly chat a big help :fence: [attachment=0]C40C77DA-C64D-4881-AB97-59DFD507DFD2.jpeg[/attachment]
Get them sorted or else.
No mention of front plates
No fines either

There is me thinking I got away with it...wrong. Just received a £100 fine for incorrect rear plate and £100 fine for no front plate.

I am a member on the BMW owner club as well, there are people on there who have number plates illegally spaced for 5 or 6 years and NEVER been stopped and this is across 4 cars!

Not a good day at all, that is like a wasted track day fee.

[quote=simonrhart post_id=301057 time=1598526199 user_id=5064]
You know the copper could of also done me for my tinted visor as well, they are also illegal.
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I don't think that "Tinted Visors" are illegal, but I think there are laws about 'Density of Tint', as in what percentage of light gets through.

For Motorbikes, which I also have and is the type of Helmet I use driving my Atom with them having better peripheral vision than Motor Car Racing Helmets, the law goes along these lines:

"During daylight hours a tint of up to 50% is ok according to official Government guidance. Legal tinted visors will be marked 'For daylight use only'.
Police use a machine called 'TintMan' which tests how much light goes through the visor.
Dark, as opposed to mildly tinted, visors will not meet the required standard and you risk being charged with a Section 18 offence (Road Traffic Act 1988) and if it is fading light or even in darkness with a dark visor you could risk a charge of careless or even dangerous driving risking a ban, fine and even having to retake your test."

Rules for Cars, are mainly about 'Tinted Windows' and 'Sunglasses' with the Fixed Windows rule being 70% through the Front Windscreen and 75% through the Driver's Side Windows, with no restrictions on any windows behind the Driver.

'Sunglasses' are another story, and as loads of people wear them both in open cars, enclosed cars and on motorbikes, because they are also designed to restrict light, therefore they'd have to be made illegal if 'Tinted Visors' were.

You know the copper could of also done me for my tinted visor as well, they are also illegal.

[quote=simonrhart post_id=301044 time=1598479616 user_id=5064]
I hope you don't drive your real Nomad like that Karl!
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The front number plate was the least of my problems on that occasion :o

I hope you don't drive your real Nomad like that Karl!