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    Want More BHP! Borvad's Avatar
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    I have the private reg D11 VDR on the car.......but its the standard length and I'm sure I can get it narrower, while still being legal, in order to 'bunch up' the letters a bit.

    Whats the maximum reduction I can do on the mini plate size, without causing unnecessary attention?

    £75 a set from FourDOT??!?!?! Bit pricey!!!


    thanks
    Last edited by Borvad; 31st December 2018 at 03:23 PM.

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    I have a set of short plates (5 digit) from my TT days which I’ll get round to fitting at some point, there are a few sellers on eBay, as your plate is 6 digit they are slightly longer than the 5 digit option

    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F202154744575


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    One half of Gobi and Sahara EcosseGP's Avatar
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    As Ali says you need to have

    1. A retro-reflective background
    2. The makers name or postcode
    3. The BSA standard
    4. A gap of 11mm from the edge of the plate to the start of the characters
    5. A gap of 33mm between each group of the characters
    6. A legal font (standard, 3D or high line) - nothing else is legal.
    7. The characters should be 79mm high and each have a stroke width of 11mm

    If it doesn’t have all of the above then it’s not legal.


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    Think I paid 20 for 2. Made to fit my plate (y2 otm). It's 11mm you need round the outside of the letters plus the proper spacing

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