Short Number Plates - Naff or Not?

[jdl_1967]

Although the photos are of the plate on my Clio, the number is now on my R53 JCW.

My question is though, should I grow up and get full sized plates? and do these make it look like I hang around in car parks late at night with my car vibrating from an overly loud stereo (showing my age there with that terminology).

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[bry_mini]

I recently decided to go full size plates as i felt the samw way.
Nice clio, epic wee cars, had a 172cup myself.

[jdl_1967]

I recently decided to go full size plates as i felt the samw way.
Nice clio, epic wee cars, had a 172cup myself.

Cheers bry_mini, I'm thinking that way too.

Love your new all black 53.


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[MINI William]

Not a huge fan of tiny plates. Slightly shorter is cool though

[Craig]

John - as Davy will tell you also, you need to act your age.... :lol:

Also I hear your cars been a bit sick.... Hope it's sorted soon :)


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[Crombers]

Due to the design of the front number plate frame on the R50 I'm full size at the front.

My rear however is short :yes nod: :Whistle:

[KenL]

They don't look as naff as plates with illegal spacing or a dodgy font.

[jdl_1967]

John - as Davy will tell you also, you need to act your age.... :lol:

Also I hear your cars been a bit sick.... Hope it's sorted soon :)


Hopefully back to being a car I can drive rather than just look at in my garage


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[jdl_1967]

Due to the design of the front number plate frame on the R50 I'm full size at the front.

My rear however is short


I've ripped the number plate holder off and sticky back taped (in a Blue Peteresque fashion) the number plate direct to the bumper


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[ianking]

Short plates look ok to me if it really is a short number (i.e 2 or 3 digits) otherwise stick with a full size plate.

[EcosseGP]

I'm not a big fan of short plates at all John. I think full size plates with the number centred looks better. Each to their own though and it's what you think that matters ...

[ELFMAN]

I have shorter plates - only 5 letters/numbers, so I think it looks fine. I have never associated it with any particular 'automotive demographic', so that sort of thing doesn't come into it for me. Just looks neater! Anyway, I'm short and I've survived OK :smilewinkgrin:

[jdl_1967]

Cheers Elfman, john

[boozeman]

I had shorter plates on my last car, I just got the place to slightly reduce the size of the letters and numbers and then trimmed it myself