CAR REG PLATES – SUPPLIER OF EQUIP?

[Robert Lambie]

not sure i understand your question 100% mate.
however, this guy will answer any questions on reg plates you may need ask. just ask for paul and tell him you found out about him from uksignboards.com 😉

[The Disc Doctor]

Hi and thanks for quick reply.

How do I contact Paul.

[Robert Lambie]

sorry mate. im an idiot… here is the link 😳

http://www.uknumberplates.com/

[Carrie Brown]

Mr lambies obvioulsy been on the breezers again …. it is friday night though …. Hawaii night in his house apparently on Fridays? ….. He has his breezer with straw and fancy umbrella, his multi-coloured grass skirt, lil bikini top and no-one is quite sure whether or not Mrs L is fanning him with a big leaf while he plays …. I mean work on line 😉

:lol1: … Yes Ive lost the plot!! Oh come on its Friday …. its the weekend 😛

[Robert Lambie]

my bekini top always clashes with my grass skirt so i go topless.. cheeky sod 😉

[Andrew Bennett]

quote Carrie Brown:

Mr lambies obvioulsy been on the breezers again …. it is friday night though …. Hawaii night in his house apparently on Fridays? ….. He has his breezer with straw and fancy umbrella, his multi-coloured grass skirt, lil bikini top and no-one is quite sure whether or not Mrs L is fanning him with a big leaf while he plays …. I mean work on line 😉

:lol1: … Yes Ive lost the plot!! Oh come on its Friday …. its the weekend 😛

A new avatar soon for Rob then? 😀

[Kevin.Beck]

I`ve got the oki, and have to say, its sold with alittle over hipe, to say the least.

it can not print white so any image transfered to the rear plate will almost certainly change colour.

i`ve also seen plates that have faded badly.

i`ve not tried to use it on other than the numberplate substrates, so can`t comment on white vinyl products.

we use it for ghosting and nothing else.

if buying, i would ask the question regarding the software, as some folk might be charged and anually fee for using it, if you don`t buy a certain amount of substrates off the supplier.

[Martin Cole]

I’ve also got the Oki
http://www.tennantsuk.com Will explain all.

[Andrew Bennett]

Interesting.
Static and T’shirts.
Is it an expensive system?

[The Disc Doctor]

Thanks Robert.

Talked to Paul at uknumberplates.com ( really helpful bloke. )

Hopefully have my order delivered for Wednesday.

The OKI colour laser systems are £380+vat at okidirect.co.uk, and there’s a £80 cash back until end of December. Looking at the promotional stuff at Tennnats uk Ltd, looks like a lot of opportunities with this cheap little set up.

Oh well back to looking through uksignboards.

[Martin Cole]

The Oki system at £380.00 will not print number plates or on vinyls.

Tennants sell the printers tweeked to print on heat resistant vinyl and
also supply printers with the software for number plates etc.

Price for full system inc software and set up is about £995.00 exc
still get the £80.00 cash back I believe.

[Kevin.Beck]

i was offered the oki with or without the software.

i have heard that 1 supplier has dropped/is dropping the oki because of the lack of support from tennents and oki.

if its just numberplates you are looking to supply, I believe the thermal printing system if far better.

[Martin Pearson]

Martin you are 100% correct, I have an Oki laser printer and when I found out what was available from tennents thought I would be able to put it to good use and supply a lot of new products myself. Unfortunatly as you say because the Oki printers they supply are modified I couldn’t use mine for very much at all, they change the height that it prints at as well as tweeking it.

[matt stoke]

I had a demo on the oki system from tennants yesterday seems like a good piece of kit, but i didnt know about not being able to print white.. what are the ways around this?

thanks

[tom gordon]

could any one give me info on the cost of a thermal printer for plates and is the media used different from laser graphic system,i will be using a different alphabet in other words no a,b or c,s so it must connect to a computer, Tom

[carla ritchie]

quote :

The Oki system at £380.00 will not print number plates or on vinyls.

Tennants sell the printers tweeked to print on heat resistant vinyl and
also supply printers with the software for number plates etc.

Price for full system inc software and set up is about £995.00 exc
still get the £80.00 cash back I believe.

sorry but thats wrong

my oki c3200 was 250 from oki website shop oki
i can do numbe rplates with lg signs or with corel on to clear then sandwich between reflective an daccrylic

u go for it ive not found a better way yet than oki
as for t shirts ive bought iron on transfer paper for my oki very good results so far

.which oki did u order for 380
did u get rollers?

[Peter Normington]

Hi carla,
welcome to the boards, but before you just go bouncing around the "number plate" posts, please look at the dates they were posted, some are very old and things do change, over time.

We have some off the most experienced people in the business on the boards,
Number plates have been discussed inside out over the last few years, It may be advantageous if you start a new topic on what you want to know or pass on to others. that way you will get a coherant thread.

Once again welcome, I’m sure you will find this place very educational, to say the least.

Peter

[Richard McCombe]

I have been offered 1500 sets of number plates a year. I have a solvent printer, lmainater router.

What is the legislation on producing number plates?

What is the process/materials used as a standard?

Cheers,

Rich

[Nicola McIntosh]

what bit of the plate do you want to do?
just asking cause i used to screenprint 800 no. plates a day, the coloured line that runs around the inside of the plate 😀

nik

[Richard McCombe]

i want to be able to create the whole thing:

Route the acrylic
Print the background + variable data
mount the image to the reverse of the acrylic.

What sort of vinyl is used and how is it mounted?

R

[Peter Normington]

R
To make number plates you need to be dvla registered (if you make or supply them to the english market) When you say offered, is that with the proviso that you can supply cheaper than the existing supplier?
I only ask because the maths need to be looked at closely, its only about 11 sets a day(averaged out) and considering the 2 new car reg dates when the demand will be much higher, So although you already have the kit You need to calculate if it is going to give you the commercial edge by producing the acrylic etc yourself, they are already available ready made, and given the quantity, may cheaper to buy in?
(The acrylic and material, not the finished product)
Peter

[Kenny Ramsey]

I must admit to being hugely disappointed by the Oki. It is excellent for showplates and white Reg plates but it is such an inconvenience trying to create a rear plate to match a front and in fact, it severely restricts the designs you can offer.

The window stickers are quite poor too as the ink is too transparent to stand out against glass.

Is there a colour thermal system for producing plates?

Kenny 😀

[carla ritchie]

i must admit i just had a customer in today who wasnt to happy with the blue on rear plate but well

any way if theres a cheapish thermal jobby i would be interested too

[Richard Urquhart]

um !

[Kenny Ramsey]

Does that "um" mean we’re missing sonething obvious 😕 :lol1:

[Richard Urquhart]

give the pc60 a go its good for spot colours but the ribbons are expensive

[Mike Fear]

Rich, are you about ? need to ask you a small favour that your PC600 should be perfect for

If you havent got my email address anymore its (mod-edit) cheers
mike

[carla ritchie]

any 1 here used the samsung ml2010
for plates
its on offer on ebay 60 quid
seen on a web site it is badged nota samsung sml2010 as there printer wpould this be the same printer

as its a laser not led like ok would it print the reflective sheets direct ok.

[Kenny Ramsey]

I use the Samsung Carla but it comes with a very good in feed try, adjustable for all sizes of plates. Quite a good piece of kit. Prints straight onto reflective of a certain type.

[carla ritchie]

and is it the ml model affore mentioned or a diferent 1 if u dont mind me asking also if different model does it do colour or just black
and does any 1 no if there is a special ink for screen p0rinting the borders and badges rather than laser printing them and thermal.

[Kenny Ramsey]

Mines the Nota branded one and only prints black. Very good for ghosting onto reflective

[carla ritchie]

ok thank u for that mate most appreciated think ill try getting the pc60 or 600

[carla ritchie]

does any 1 here no if the alps 5000 printer will print plate size 52cm long as ive searched but cant see any info on it and ive just been offered 1 will priobly take for small stickers any way but if does plates size would be a big bonus im sur ei seen some 1 here ssaid they used it may they can tell me if it will print 52cm long to do a border and flag