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Nurse Julie:
This doc gives all the legislation but I can't seem to copy the link.
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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
You are correct Julie The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 it actually quotes a Statutory Instrument 2001 No 561 Part 2 in Section 6 sub section 5 clearly states the following:-
(5) In the case of a motor cycle or a motor tricycle which does not have a body of a type which is characteristic of the body of a four-wheeled vehicle—
(a)a registration plate must not be fixed on the front of a vehicle if it was first registered on or after 1st September 2001.
However this is a Statutory Instrument ( theses are usually enacted by the Home Secretary) it does not create an Offence that can be prosecuted in the courts on its own. Most but not all Statutory Instruments were connected with legislation for vehicle manufacturers, new types of vehicle classifications, complying with old EU regulations etc .
Again show me an Offence that is enacted - it will state the parent Act of Parliament, a penalty that the courts can impose, the mode of court trial (Summary for most vehicle offences), then I will believe you can be prosecuted for having say the front number plate as a transfer applied the front fender say of a scooter.
If there is an offence to be found it will most likely refer back to the original legislation dating back to when it was called vehicle excise licence or road fund tax covering the requirement to display registration marks etc. The so called Kidney Splitter or Bacon Slicer plate would have been described in size & location that we see today on very old bikes.
An old scooter as shown below had a typical type of number plate for such machines. The idea that fitting an adhesive VRM to the fender being somehow unlawful I think is unlikely, likewise to a front fly screen or fairing.
When I worked in Police Prosecutions all those decades ago most Registration Mark Offences obviously including no VED were prosecuted by the DVLA who much like The Post Office & Benefits Agency prosecuted their own cases. I would hasten to add that I did see the change from when the Polce or County Prosecuting Solicitors were in charge of cases to the implementation of the National & Regionally based CPS system.
PXL_20231015_112100937.ACTION_PAN-01.COVER by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Just as a POI the DVLA will tell you that if you display a cherrished registration plate with miss spaced letter (usually to try to spell a name or word) as well as being open to prosecution for not having a VRM that meets the required legislation you might also loose the right to the registration mark itself, that would presumably be a Civil matter.
A few years ago there was a Ford Convertable with the VRM spaced to read BITCH it was driven by a blonde lass around Derby about 10 years or so ago. There was a circular sent to Police Forces back on the 1980's stating it was not DVLA policy to prosecute such cases as it made the VRM more memorable. That said I suspect their policy has changed, I would not recommend it.
It used to show on DVLA but has now gone.
taysidedragon:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on December 02, 2024, 08:22:56 PM ---Its a Triumph, its not suposed to have the ignition and carbs correct, especially on both sides at the same time
--- End quote ---
Mine's OK, electronic ignition and one carb! (Might have jinxed it now!)
Sesman:
Hi, Dave.
Yes, I’ve tried a few sources, but all are out of stock. Looks like I’ll have to trawl around the autojumbles.
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