andy couchman Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 My car is a 1988 Q reg 7 and has, until now run on standard reflective plates. Now fancy running it on black and white plates; the question is, is that legal? I seem to recall reading on blatchat that MOT testers have to assume that all Q registered cars date back to the 70s (which indeed most crossglow engines will). Does that apply to number plates? And can we Q's run old style b&w plates legally? Failing that, where can I get stick on reflective number plates in Gloucestershire? Ta. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Not 100% sure but I think the letter of the law is that cars registered after Aug 1st 1972 must have reflective plates. deeps Deep down you know it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tully Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Andy, Any vehicle manufactured before 1st January 1973 may legally display B&W number plates. Vehicles manufactured after that must display the current style. A friend of mine was taken to court over this a few years back but won his case because his june 1973 registered beetle was manufactured in 1972. for more info look on WWW.DVLA.GOV.CO.UK and look at the number plate section. Azure Blue SV 1800 X-Power 140bhp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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