Coloured Number Plate Screw Covers

rizla01

I saw these in France and wondered if anyone knew where I could get them over here?

The ones i saw (on a few vehicles, so it must be a craze over there) matched the paintwork on the car.

Better than boring yellow or white.

Has anyone seen them on sale anywhere?

Lemonade_Pockets

No but they are illegal. So for the little benefit it will give to the appearance i personally wouldn't bother.

Lemonade_Pockets

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.

http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/car_numberplates_regulations.asp

rizla01

Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »

No but they are illegal. So for the little benefit it will give to the appearance i personally wouldn't bother.

Utter Nonsense!!

Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »

http://www.regtransfers.co.uk/main/car_numberplates_regulations.asp

These are not ON the number plate!!

They are merely holding it in place.

There is NO LAW making you fix your plate using anything more than plain screws - Covered or NOT.

The colour of the screws or covers is not detailed but you are not allowed to use them to alter the appearance of the numerals/letters. That is all.

Now show me where it specifically says that other than same coloured screw covers are illegal.

Specifically - not your distorted interpretation, please.

Wig

Can't you just use a colour matched "touch up" paint pot and paint your screw heads?

I have to admit I don't see the aesthetic advantage of having colour coded screw caps on the No. plate. Surely they just won't even be noticed.

Zanzibar

I saw a multicolor set of number plate security screws in Halfords last week - £5 - think there were 5 colours in total.

KeithP

Zanzibar wrote: »

I saw a multicolor set of number plate security screws in Halfords last week - £5 - think there were 5 colours in total.

So, assuming two screws of each colour, that's fifty pence per screw.

Someone will be along in a minute to tell us whether that is a scam or rip-off.
I can't remember which is which.

Inactive

KeithP wrote: »

that's fifty pence per screw.

Seems cheap to me..

KeithP

Inactive wrote: »

Seems cheap to me..

Well it seems I got my sums wrong.

There are four screws of each colour.

So there yer go... a screw for twenty-five pence... can't be bad.

iwanttosave_2

For 25 pence, I bet it isn't a good screw.

Rizla, just use nail varnish, then you can use a glitter one and have them sparkly. I'm going to go do OH's now, I bet he'll love it :T

pendulum

KeithP wrote: »

So there yer go... a screw for twenty-five pence... can't be bad.

Christ alive, I've been paying £80!! Err...