Having got picked up at my last MOT on the MK3 in July, I decided to check the regs prior to taking my split single Puch to the 'friendly' MOT station - Things have changed from the 01 April 2016 it seems, DVLA INF104 leaflet explains, but it seems to have missed a trick.
Post 2001 registrations are to have characters different size from car size lettering - 64mm High, 44mm wide, with a 10mm stroke - ideal and makes sense.
Then the idiots lost the plot it seems - 1973 - 2001, character height for this period 89mm high, 64mm wide and 16mm strke - forget Euro4 have an air brake instead - most will probably go for the above size and font which is allowed.
Pre 1973 sizes a little better - 79mm high, 57 wide and with a 14mm stroke.
Bikes manufactured or registered upto 1976 can now definitely use the white / silver / grey letters on black background providing they have taxed as historic vehicles and comply with the older style plates.
Seems strange to have a different size for the modern current plate but not for the pre 2001 plates, just goes to show what a bunch of chumps they are. How did they not spot that if the current sizes need to be smaller than that woudl apply to the early bikes. Couple in the sizes with the required spacing and borders, these things are going to be large.
Sadly, some of you will have bought some of these plates recently, or worse still may have the originals, which may not have the correct size characters on them - be prepared for the miserly MOT tester on this one, if fails you he could correct as number plate specs are now included in your MOT. The days of 'Yes, it can be read'' maybe over.
Post 2001 registrations are to have characters different size from car size lettering - 64mm High, 44mm wide, with a 10mm stroke - ideal and makes sense.
Then the idiots lost the plot it seems - 1973 - 2001, character height for this period 89mm high, 64mm wide and 16mm strke - forget Euro4 have an air brake instead - most will probably go for the above size and font which is allowed.
Pre 1973 sizes a little better - 79mm high, 57 wide and with a 14mm stroke.
Bikes manufactured or registered upto 1976 can now definitely use the white / silver / grey letters on black background providing they have taxed as historic vehicles and comply with the older style plates.
Seems strange to have a different size for the modern current plate but not for the pre 2001 plates, just goes to show what a bunch of chumps they are. How did they not spot that if the current sizes need to be smaller than that woudl apply to the early bikes. Couple in the sizes with the required spacing and borders, these things are going to be large.
Sadly, some of you will have bought some of these plates recently, or worse still may have the originals, which may not have the correct size characters on them - be prepared for the miserly MOT tester on this one, if fails you he could correct as number plate specs are now included in your MOT. The days of 'Yes, it can be read'' maybe over.
