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New Number Plate Supplier – Advice Appreciated!
Hi everyone; new member here!
I am venturing on a new part-time (side) business selling number plates. However, I am coming across a few issues…
Aswell as selling number plates, am looking to sell bespoke, show plates of a range of shapes and sizes. I already have the drawings and already have a graphics company that will cut and bevel my sheets of acrylic to size.
The part i am struggling with is the printing. As my number plates will be a range of sizes that are not similar to what Tennants, Northern Number Plates, SMP etc etc supply, I am finding it difficult to know what printer to use and what media to print on as their printing hardware doesn’t meet my bespoke demands…
I have also sourced my reflective vinyl which has an adhesive coating on the reflective side via Hexis albeit slightly on the expensive side!
My method of printing would be:
Reverse print on clear acetate/polyester/vinyl etc…
Apply transparent media to the rear side of acrylic via the adhesive side.
Apply reflective material to the rear of the media / acrylic combination.I have had a few prototypes made up by 3rd party companies but they require minimum order quantities going forward and that way i lose control of my sales and rely on others and therefore want to do this myself.
Do anybody have any contacts / recommendations on suppliers or materials or any general information on how I can proceed with this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Many Thanks,
Carl. -
4 Replies
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do you have a licence to make numberplates?
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I have applied and was given my RNPS number a couple of months ago.
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I think your completely over complicating making plates. What sizes outside standard are you making & why?? Good Stanley knife & corner cutter you can make any size plate in minutes. Have been doing it for years.
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quote Bernard Gallagher:I think your completely over complicating making plates. What sizes outside standard are you making & why?? Good Stanley knife & corner cutter you can make any size plate in minutes. Have been doing it for years.
Thanks for the comment Bernard.
There is a vast range of sizes depending on a customers requirements with regards to shape and size as alot of them could be show plates or signs aswell.
I will be supplying all standard number plate sizes but smaller sizes for imported vehicles will be available too (as they can legally be smaller) which the aforementioned number plate materials suppliers don’t cater for so i’m on the lookout for printing media and printers to do it all myself.
Cheers,
Carl.
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