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Old 19th December 2011, 22:20   #112
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Originally Posted by Swampster View Post
To be quite honest I think it's all a bit ridiculous where you can't get plates made up that are almost identical to plates by the manufacturer or dealership, simply because of some retro-active law.
It's NOT a retrospective law though. The law for the RNPS (register of number plate suppliers) came in in 2001 for England and Wales, and the law for Scotland at that time required a postcode and BS marking. The MoT is just checking the law as set at the time of registration is being followed.
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