french number plates

[no2lurch]

on my previous car (f reg e30 bmw) i wanted german style number plates. due to the legality of them and the font style, i chose against the german font but went for pressed alluminium plates which were refelctive. they really suited the car and added a little extra character to it. these were road legal, and the car passed its mot with them. i mounted them in black plastic BMW number plate holders with the BMW AUTOHAUS MUNCHEN slogan along the bottom.

can i do the same for my pug? do french plates have a special font type? are they plastic or metal plates? and finally, can i get numberplate surounds?

[highlander]

HimBigChief put French-style plates on his D8:

[sirwiggum]

French cars now have white rear plates.

Technically, you need a UK font. NI regs used to be a bit less stringent, even car dealers used to sell with a "metro" bold font.

If it looks legible and close to the UK font, as that grey D8, I can't see too much of a problem.

The issue comes with people getting the likes of German plates, with German style numberplate stickers and the German font.

eg. | *D | S4:52RDB |

You might have issues travelling abroad, with French plates on a UK car.

Worst I saw were German plates on an X type. Perhaps a tedious link to Ford Europe? Also, Toledos seem to get them. "But they're really Golfs" would be the excuse.

Fancyplates.com sell numberplates over the net. I once got NI europlates but with UK font, got through MOTs ok.

[Gary406]

i have german style letters on my plates. ang on i'll take a pic for you ..
with a black GB logo at the sides and a thin outline...
there not ally pressed they are normal english plates with german style letters
had traffic cops behind me many times and never once stopped

the print is mm perfect and non of the letters are out of line , machine made from ebay these
cost me £20 for both

the bloody sun always shines wen u dont want it to .
but the pics are clear if you look past the sun
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[no2lurch]

the problem i had with my bmw was that it had a zero in the number so wojuld have had one of the slashed digits. i thought this would have been to risky with the rozzers

[Gary406]

the fact they are german style letters on a french car doesnt bother me

i just like the font the german use and its a close match to the UK font, means cops wont bother u much

GB Logo with german style letters on a french car