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Carbon Fibre Lettering in Number Plates
Hi all, have seen a few plates this last while with carbon fibre lettering. Was wondering what type of carbon fibre it is??? I was asked to make a set and so I did but i made them with the hexis material. The just gets squashed together when you put it through the roller and you don’t get no carbon effect from it. I was wondering are they made with 2D Carbon?? Any help would be brilliant.
Nicholas
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6 Replies
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Hi Nicholas,
not sure if this might help, as haven’t done plates.. local supplier to me in the motor trade uses a laser set up by the supplier to print the effect onto the white/yellow pre-cut backing, and it is then placed in a roll press behind the plastic front part of the plate that has the adhesive on it.. result = 1 numberplate..
Dave
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Not sure if the carbon effect numbers are strictly legal as they are supposed to be plain black with the only variation allowed a 3D effect.
You do however have to be liscenced to make numvber plates. And if licensed then I would presume you would be issued with the correct details.Info
quote :Number plates must now use one specific, mandatory typeface – a very simple sans serif typeface intended to make the numbers easy to read by both humans and automatic recognition systems, which are increasingly being used by the police and other agencies. All hard-to-read variants, such as multiple stroke and italic fonts, are now prohibited. The one decorative variation still permitted is a 3D effect version of the mandatory typeface.The size and spacing of number plate characters is specified in the regulations, as follows:
Each character must be 79mm high and 50mm wide (except the number 1 or the letter I). The width of each character stroke must be 14mm. There must be a space of 11mm between characters within the same group, and character groups must be 33mm apart. For the purposes of measurement, each character (again, excepting the number 1 or the letter I), regardless of its shape, is treated as a rectangular block of dimensions 79mm x 50mm
Optionally, number plates may display one of the following national emblems: British Union Flag with “GB”, English Flag (St George Cross) with “ENG”, Scottish Flag (St Andrew Cross) with “SCO”, Welsh Flag (green dragon on green/white field) with “Wales” and “Cymru” or Euro Flag (circle of stars) with “GB”. If the Euro/GB configuration is displayed, then the bearer vehicle need not display a separate “GB” emblem when driving within the EU.
The colours and reflectivity of number plates are also specified in the regulations, and there is a British Standard (BS AU 145d) which describes the physical characteristics of number plates, including: visibility, strength and reflectivity. Front plates must have black characters on a white background, while rear plates must have black characters on a yellow background. The British Standard also requires that a number plate must be marked with the following information: the British Standard Number, the name, trade mark, or other means of identification of the manufacturer or component supplier, the name and postcode of the supplying outlet. A non-reflective border is optional. There may be no other markings or material contained on the number plate.
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quiet right.. the customer also has to provide log book etc, your name as manufact goes on bottom of plate, and you have to keep relevant details.. you are not allowed to print one with a name to match the other one at the bottom (unless you made the other one as well 🙄 ).. and DVLA have to have you registered otherwise.. your nicked! unless its written that it’s not road legal and is only for display at shows and he signs it…?? but you run your own risks as they say..
Will check in the morning (well, ok later on THIS morning :o) as to wether the effect is down as a show plate.. its a VERY large automotive parts supplier that the bloke works for and so he should know..
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quote David Carpenter:unless its written that it’s not road legal and is only for display at shows and he signs it…??Will check in the morning (well, ok later on THIS morning :o) as to wether the effect is down as a show plate.. its a VERY large automotive parts supplier that the bloke works for and so he should know..
No, Show Plates are not allowed either. DVLA have also capped this loophole.
Nanny state gone mad!!!
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I think Nicolas is in Eire, so the uk regs do not apply, not sure if they have similar ones or not.
Peter
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My supplier confirms that Carbon lettering is actually legal!! the lettering is not vinyl as stated above, its laser printed onto the back of a clear acetate.
Chris
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