Red and white plates usage

kittiej

And indeed as my neighbour is doing, displays the number plate in the back window.

He's had this car for well over 6 months. It's a wreck, no exhaust, front grille missing etc.

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kittiej wrote: »

And indeed as my neighbour is doing, displays the number plate in the back window.

He's had this car for well over 6 months. It's a wreck, no exhaust, front grille missing etc.

A trade plate in the rear window alone, has no legal standing, the front trade plate has all of the legal details within a perspex window.

Report it to the police.

wba31

kittiej wrote: »

And indeed as my neighbour is doing, displays the number plate in the back window.

He's had this car for well over 6 months. It's a wreck, no exhaust, front grille missing etc.

I think you can report it to the DVLA and let them look into it. a neighbour of mine never had any tax so another neighbour let the DVLA know who came out and issued the warnings etc

Gandalfthesecond

I'd report him to the DVLA, abuse of trade plates is taken seriously. If the car is such a wreck it may not have any MOT and trade plates don't always offer an automatic exemption to this.

colino

If he's a nuisance (and muppets who misuse these generally are), report him to the DVLA and the local authority. I doubt he'll have planning permission for running a motor trade business from home. He's been lucky so far because most police, including white caps, aren't up to date with trade plates and think they are a magic wand for tax, insurance, MOT and vehicle safety.

thenudeone

You can do it all online here:
https://www.dvla.gov.uk/dvla/onlineservices/report_unlicensed.aspx?ext=dg

Put the data about the trade plates in the comments section, together with the usual times.

Most councils have been given powers to tow away unlicenced vehicles found on a public road, so dvla might just pass it on to them

rev_henry

kittiej wrote: »

And indeed as my neighbour is doing, displays the number plate in the back window.

He's had this car for well over 6 months. It's a wreck, no exhaust, front grille missing etc.

If you report it to the Police and persuade them to come out and inspect its roadworthiness they may be able to either PG9 it (not allowed to move it until its fixed, can only be towed to a garage or fixed there) or issue a VDRN form, meaning it must be fixed within 14 days and taken to an MOT garage to certify that it's fixed. Not sure whether that can be done if its on trade plates though.

mrbadexample

Kilty wrote: »

Ah, missed that bit :T

So then, when a salesman puts the trade plate in the front window for a test drive - is he breaking the law or am I as the driver?

Technically, yes, but as long as they can both be clearly seen (you do need 2) and everything else is in order, it's extremely unlikely that you'd get any grief over it.

Hammyman

Just to add, some countries use red and white numberplates although once they've been in the UK 6 months, they have to be registered here.

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Hammyman wrote: »

Just to add, some countries use red and white numberplates although once they've been in the UK 6 months, they have to be registered here.

Only Belgium, as far as I am aware.