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Horsetan 
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Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
 Topic: German PlatesPosted: 30-June-2004 at 22:55 |
Just out of curiosity, I wonder if you can get these plate frames with Irish BMW dealership names on them? |
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Horsetan
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Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 30-June-2004 at 22:51 |
Oh I like this..... 
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EvoDude
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Posted: 30-June-2004 at 22:39 |
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Nigel, I do appreciate what your saying, I think they would be on a par with these plates which have illegible italics or spaces to trying and spell words. Its childish and cheekey and like you say, inviting trouble. I would only ever use them at a show or the like. With personalised plates, if they have been altered, you first get a warning and a ticket, the second time the plate can be revoked by the DVLA and has to be re-registered - at a cost of course. Was also designed for the bikers who have tiny plates - if they can be caught! Neil |
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J7 VNK
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Joined: 24-May-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 450 |
Posted: 30-June-2004 at 20:11 |
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Black M Power, didn't think white would suit a blue car |
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1999 528iA Sport Pack,Aspen Silver,17" MTech's. 1994 525i Sport, Avus Blue,SOLD (BMWCC Member) 1999 323i SE E46, Black, man, Sports Leather. My Cars "BMW's are for life, not just for Christmas" |
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Nigel
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Posted: 30-June-2004 at 20:08 |
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On the legallity isue I would suggest you are more at risk from the growing non police enforcement agencies than you are from the police themselves ( traffic depts excepted). The highways agency (bosses of all the scamera partnerships) have recently had a motorist fined £100 for sticking his fingers up at a mobile speed camera van (the Talivan), and he wasnt even speeding. Your biggest problem will be the " meter maids", who are now largely private companies acting on behalf of local authorities, they are being given the powers to deal with minor motoring offences. I may be missing the point here, of what you are trying to achieve, or I may just be getting too old, but why do you think German plates look better ? Why do you wish to attract attention to yourself when the only likely result will be some kind of fine ? Also bear in mind, if you have a private plate it can be withdrawn for number plate offences. Edited by Nigel |
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Best Wishes
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EvoDude
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Posted: 30-June-2004 at 18:12 |
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Now I do fancy a set of the surrounds. I take it they screw into the body and the plates stick on top?
Which have you gone for black or white? |
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J7 VNK
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Posted: 30-June-2004 at 16:58 |
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My sentiments exactly!! Plates have arrived from Germany this week!! took only 5 days!! but I'm waiting for the surrounds (which serve 2 purposes, 1) is they look the part, 2) they can be changed in seconds!! But where are my surrounds |
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1999 528iA Sport Pack,Aspen Silver,17" MTech's. 1994 525i Sport, Avus Blue,SOLD (BMWCC Member) 1999 323i SE E46, Black, man, Sports Leather. My Cars "BMW's are for life, not just for Christmas" |
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EvoDude
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Posted: 30-June-2004 at 16:23 |
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Chaps, Ive only just got round to reading this whole subject but it is one that interests me cos I think German plates look the biz. There was one mention of legality that I can't see answered so here goes. In an E30 I would say that you have much less chance of being pulled being LHD but if you were there are 3 options 1) Do nothing but be told to change them back - Ideal 2) Get a VDR (Vehicle defect rectification) Ticket which means you have 2 weeks to get the old plates back on but you have to go to a MOT testing garage and they will stamp the ticket to say all is correct which you then have to send off to your local Police headquarters - costs 10 quid - less than ideal 3) Get a 30 quid ticket for having plates not conforming to regulations - woeful I would say that if you got pulled over in a city you might be ok but should you get stopped by a traffic cop (these are spotted by their silly white hats, they are particularily arrogant and keep calling you 'driver') it is much more likely to be option 2 or 3 as they have to justify their existence. One story of a traffic cop is that while on 'speeding duty' on the Isle of White he stopped his wife for speeding and gave her a ticket as the man was infamous for having no discretion. How sad.
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thepits
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Posted: 29-June-2004 at 22:48 |
Now you don't mean that really do you? 
Anyway, it serves you right in showing off and posting them in the first place. 
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Horsetan
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Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 24-June-2004 at 12:57 |
...in which case, I'm sure someone could get the North Koreans to turn out a few million "perfect" super-forgeries.... |
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J7 VNK
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Joined: 24-May-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 450 |
Posted: 24-June-2004 at 11:42 |
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Hopefully I wont find out
as I've just posted one off today 
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1999 528iA Sport Pack,Aspen Silver,17" MTech's. 1994 525i Sport, Avus Blue,SOLD (BMWCC Member) 1999 323i SE E46, Black, man, Sports Leather. My Cars "BMW's are for life, not just for Christmas" |
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215DMX
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Posted: 24-June-2004 at 10:24 |
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I wonder what the photo recognition software on speed cameras makes of these plates ?
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J7 VNK
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Posted: 24-June-2004 at 09:34 |
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Not very many people have gone the whole hog then? you have the GB but also the Stadt badges? I have the D but no Stadt badges! but I also have a white rear plate, is your rear plate yellow then? (as it should be
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1999 528iA Sport Pack,Aspen Silver,17" MTech's. 1994 525i Sport, Avus Blue,SOLD (BMWCC Member) 1999 323i SE E46, Black, man, Sports Leather. My Cars "BMW's are for life, not just for Christmas" |
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JC , e30 m3
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Posted: 23-June-2004 at 22:27 |
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Mine are exactly like the pic J7 VNK posted, not as good as Uwe's original and be careful as I jetwashed the stadt badge clean off the front the other day... managed to stick it back on though. Incidentally mine have GB with a euro flag rather than 'D' on them.
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jamie
jamie@carlin.co.uk www.carlin.co.uk 89 Europameister 78 911 SC 93 MK1 MX-5 98 Ford Focus |
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Nostrils
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Posted: 23-June-2004 at 08:48 |
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If your guys are thinking of making your own stadt AU/HU tags, then use the PDF Price list as the graphics are much better. Get the size correct and have them transferred to acetate at your local print shop and using clear laquer to fix them. Worth a try and should cost less for the materials than the real thing.
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J7 VNK
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Joined: 24-May-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 450 |
Posted: 23-June-2004 at 07:54 |
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Yeah, I suppose they look a lot better!! although not sure what they look like in the flesh as they're just website versions!
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1999 528iA Sport Pack,Aspen Silver,17" MTech's. 1994 525i Sport, Avus Blue,SOLD (BMWCC Member) 1999 323i SE E46, Black, man, Sports Leather. My Cars "BMW's are for life, not just for Christmas" |
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UweM3
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Posted: 22-June-2004 at 22:34 |
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Blimey! The green ones are as good as forging a UK tax disk and drive along in Germany. AU is the emmissions tag and HU is the current MOT date. The Bayern one is a bit poor, but the whole thing is almost as printing bank notes. On the real one's the AU and HU Letters are actually numbers of the year when the tests run out.
Also the colour will change every two years. Some samples 
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E61 520d, slow and buzzy but my wallet likes the mpg.....
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J7 VNK
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Posted: 22-June-2004 at 16:08 |
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I haven't actually got the badges yet! just the plates and holders!! |
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1999 528iA Sport Pack,Aspen Silver,17" MTech's. 1994 525i Sport, Avus Blue,SOLD (BMWCC Member) 1999 323i SE E46, Black, man, Sports Leather. My Cars "BMW's are for life, not just for Christmas" |
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UweM3
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Posted: 22-June-2004 at 15:38 |
Can you show me a pic of the "Date" badge you bought from this place please |
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J7 VNK
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Posted: 22-June-2004 at 11:58 |
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Woo Hoo, one person who agrees!! Well, I ordered my plates from Germany, pressed alu. However the stadt badges are said to only be available from the government in Germany according to the german I got the plates from. So I'll buy mine from EU tags too, although £12.50 each is harsh, and you need 2 or them and 2 date badges to be fully correct!! £50 just for badges!! By the way I paid £24 for 2 plates from Germany |
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1999 528iA Sport Pack,Aspen Silver,17" MTech's. 1994 525i Sport, Avus Blue,SOLD (BMWCC Member) 1999 323i SE E46, Black, man, Sports Leather. My Cars "BMW's are for life, not just for Christmas" |
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Mags wrote:
but through an American site. Look weird without badges