Number plate fine

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Personally, I would not take that risk. Modern cars require an MOT - that is a definition of roadworthy however you look at it - try telling a Policeman or DVLA that.

Neither would I, TBH I can think of many more fun things to do with 100 quid than hand it over for the dubious pleasure of messing about with a reg. number. Who am I to stand in the way of somebody wanting to pay an extra 100 quid tax though
However the legal definition of roadworthy-ness is not the same as the MoT regs. A miss spaced number plate won't make a car legally un-roadworthy.

[griffnut]

That's a surprise to me, surely if the car cannot pass an MOT, then it cannot be legally on the road - not compliant with insurance requirements.

[PerryGunn]

That's a surprise to me, surely if the car cannot pass an MOT, then it cannot be legally on the road - not compliant with insurance requirements.

The MOT only says that the car was roadworthy on the day of the test, a week later it will have a valid MOT but could be in a state where it wouldn't pass another MOT test...

e.g. with current MOT requirements, it could have a faulty passenger airbag and a warning light on or a large crack in the windscreen. If involved in an accident, the insurance company could only refuse a payout if they could show that the known fault contributed to the accident.

[noiseboy72]

Did you swap these plates every year for the MOTs?

Probably not an MOT failure, just Construction and Use regs.

[Nictrix]

Did you swap these plates every year for the MOTs?

Probably not an MOT failure, just Construction and Use regs.

Not sure I get what you mean. If a plate is illegal it will fail an MOT.

[srhutch]

Did you swap these plates every year for the MOTs?

Probably not an MOT failure, just Construction and Use regs.

Reg has to comply with regulations to pass mot.

[Mr Tidy]

That's a surprise to me, surely if the car cannot pass an MOT, then it cannot be legally on the road - not compliant with insurance requirements.

I wouldn't worry about insurers - they're mostly staffed by call centre monkeys, frequently in distant shores!

My nephew had an accident in his E46 BMW last year and they (high ranking Naval officer springs to mind) decided his car was a Cat S based on the photos he sent them from his phone - they didn't even bother sending anyone to look at it! Which was b*llocks anyway as there was no damage to any of the panels that would have made it Cat S - it was arguably Cat N, but they wouldn't have it as they were clueless! And he got it repaired for less than they paid him, so arguably it wasn't Cat anything!

I handled motor insurance claims from 1978 to 1988 and we always had any potential total loss inspected by an engineer, but they were all recruited from bodyshops so we had to work out ourselves what extras cars had from their photos - things like Rostyle wheels on Cortinas, etc.

So basically I'd say insurers are unlikely to be a problem as they are mostly clueless!

[ihadablackdog]

Never understand the issue with mis-placing the characters on number plates.

If a number plate is WJ66 RDT, is it recorded as WJ66<SPACE>RDT or WJ66RDT? i.e. does the system remove the <SPACE>?

If its the later, then whats the problem, but if its the first then conceivably they are two different numbers?

On the other hand, people who buy plates that look nothing like the word they are meant to spell confuse me as well?

[greg81]

Rules is rules

[firebobby]

Yeah, but some rules suck though. Motorists are an easy target

[Mr Tidy]

They do indeed!

Sadly they know most of us can afford the fines.