Quote Originally Posted by johncar54 View Post
Just think before you make too much fuss about 'personalised' number plates. I agree if the number cannot be read but in almost every case the 'altering' of the number makes it much easier to remember. Very useful if you are involved in an accident etc.

On a slightly different point. I remember an internal notice to the Met Police some years ago, which referred to the idea of a `personalised number' as being 'childish or foolish' and for that reason discretion should be exercised.

Quite funny as for time the official car of the Commissioner of the Met had a personalised number.
There is now a glut of idiots using incorrect fonts, spacing, screw heads etc in blatant disregard of The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 which the Police seem to be unwilling to enforce. If the offenders choose to disregard these rules how many others do they ignore. I'd like to see a zero tolerance policy introduced.

To quote Sergeant Simon Goldsmith of Cambs Police "Over the next few weeks we will continue to conduct regular road checks to target vehicles with illegal number plates.

"Not only is it an offence to display these plates but it also creates problems with vehicle identification."

The most common offences in relation to number plates are changing the font and spacing of the registration.

Anyone caught displaying an illegal number plate more then twice could have the number revoked by the DVLA."