NUMBER PLATES?

[Kevin Flowers]

Hi
don’t run a edge but might beable to offer some help, all off the No. plate companies will tell you that your black will not meet the current Bsu standards and try to sell you there machine. I had all of the same disscussions when i told them that i would cut my own lettering, I Ignored it i was lucky to pick up my equipment secondhand with a load of plates have not needed to by any yet but you can get plates from grafityp sorry not got details to hand (you can find them in Sign Update). Remember you need to buy plates that are up to the latest Bsu standard and must record relevant id etc info and have your company name and postcode displayed on the lower edge using no more room than 178mm x 13mm and obviously use the correct font and spacings. Try here you should beable to get all of the info you need http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicle/rnps.htm its a direct link to register so you will have to search through different links but the info is there.

Regards

Kevin

[Darryl Seager]

Thanks Kev, The way i see this BS scenario is :- the ‘plate must meet A standard and that standard will cover size ,reflectivity,font and spacing.
If i buy in a Bsau145d plate,use the authorised font and space it correctly, i can’t go far wrong. BUT,’plate suppliers paint a very black picture and the path we tread is knife edge thin, agents out and about making “ghost” purchases,back to base and send the plate off to the BS Institute who subject it to all sorts of tests,it fails,they nab you and force a court case down ya wine pipe!!!(rant,rant)
So if it takes the BSI to decide if it’s legal and base it on scientific evidence,how the hell will the plod,or an MOT station be able to tell??? Just by looking at it. After all,with the plates we’ve got floating in this area(including my own!) i don’t think it matters that much. cheers newbie

[Kevin Flowers]

Yeah, i agree i think from what you are saying your only problem you have is checking that your black film meets the luminicity (spelling 😕 ) regulations. Spacing and font are no probs i live just outside London and there are major motor factors breaking the rules so unless you are going to supply in a big way i don’t think you need worry. at the end of the day what they are concerned with is records and that the actual acylic meets the Bsu for accident reasons. the fact that your black ink is a shade or two out is not going to have them on your case. Check with DVLA i have always found them fairly helpful when you get the right person.

Kev

[Darryl Seager]

You could be right Kev, thanks for the advice. i’ll be phoning Grafityp later 2 day.newbie

[dragon2000]

Alternative supplier of number plate acrylic:

Tennants UK Ltd (www.tenantsuk.com) 0115 973 8080.

Very helpful, they can supply any size acrylic (inc Rover, Jag shapes etc) and a roller for about £110 if you need it. Make it clear that you are using an Edge, they do sell reflective vinyl, but only by the roll (46m!)

They also sell the official number plate font (Charles Wright) for £25

[Darryl Seager]

Any body out there following this thread?
I now have Charles Wright Font and i can make it available to you.

Had a visit from Jepsons on 7/7 nice bit of kit if you do volume,but we’ve got anice printer and a cutter that can do that job,may be not with all the mhistles and bells but then again if its not volume what matter?

Thanks for all the replies to the original question,i think its time to put it to bed.
Newbie

[Robert Lambie]

i wasnt following this thread until now.. great info there dragon! 😀

thanks for sharing 😉

[WP_Graphics]

Ok, everyone on here makes – or has made – number plates. Although they may be for show use only now, how does everyone make them?

Cut vinyl?

Printed onto clear??

The strip that goes on the edge (sometimes??)

Gav

[Kevin Flowers]

Gav
you use a standard reflective backing to which you can print or apply vinyl, the lower strip i print on to clear with a label printer if you print the plates trough a edge etc you just print that at the same time.you then put the completed reflective on to the acylic and put through rollers. Law states that to make plate you must me registered and you must be registered to buy plate components, although there are companies who will sell you the components under the condition that you are producing a sign and not a plate.

[Robert Lambie]

we dont really sell plates.. but we do have an agent that works for us that sells car parts etc also..
he sells plates and asks us sometimes to cut some fancy text etc..
we do this with cut vinyl.. we stick it to his yellow and white reflective strip and apply to plastic.
or we print onto clear vinyl using the pc60 for ghost badges and bevelled text etc and apply to yellow/ white reflective then onto plastic 🙄

[WP_Graphics]

quote :

print onto clear vinyl using the pc60 for ghost badges and bevelled text etc and apply to yellow/ white reflective then onto plastic

That’s what I have currently done..

I’m wondering about printing directly onto reflective… would you leave the backing paper still attached once the number plate?? Could get into a sticky situation if the customer peels this off….

I think printing onto clear, laying ontop of reflective strips then applying is the best way.

Any Edge users that make number plates wish to share their views??

Gav

[John Singh]

This number plate lark
Need time to reflect on this
as its not quite registered.
Too much on my plate I guess.
Still I’ve got you’re number so I’ll phone ya later

Did Vinyl Long Ago