Just saw a rather groovy burgandy corvette on the road to Cheltenham with no plate at all on the front and a red and white one with writing (too small to read) on the back. Would be really interested if anyone could explain this to me please
2007-01-26 02:42:36 · 12 answers · asked by emily_jane2379 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The red and white plates are known as trade plates. These are special plates that have their own tax disc. this allows garages and traders to move untaxed/unregistered vehicles around the country.
The one you saw probably hadn't be registered yet or was being test driven by a potential customer.
These plates have certain restrictions to their use to prevent people from never taxing a car (eg you can't park a car with them on, you have to be moving it between premises).
2007-01-26 11:21:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The red and white plate you saw was a trade plate. It would have had another one on the dash board. Vehicles MUST display number plates of a standard size if it is used on the road. You can buy smaller plates but these are 'show' plates and are illegal for road use
2007-01-26 03:01:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trade Plates are red on white, same size as normal. Sounds like a foreign (possibly US) plate.
2007-01-26 03:17:22 · answer #3 · answered by champer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S. certain states do not have a front plate only one to the rear, i suspect the car you saw was an import? and a garage was driving it from maybe dock to garage? pretty sure to use it over here they will need to put a front plate on?
2007-01-26 02:53:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if displaying a trade plate which is what you saw the trade plate is registered to a particular dealer/garage
2007-01-26 02:52:45 · answer #5 · answered by cliffhanger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's a visitor from USA it's fine, as some American states only allow rear plates. If it's an import it's only allowed a short time as it's being re-tested and licenced for UK use. OK.
2007-01-26 02:52:21 · answer #6 · answered by MellowMan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A car must show regs plates at all times it might have been a trade plate that you have seen ?
2007-01-26 06:59:55 · answer #7 · answered by Mick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Queens car is the only one that has no plates
2007-01-26 02:48:04 · answer #8 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you were driving down the road and it just fell off... is the only time I am aware of, provided that a valid plate was assigned to it in the first place, along with a valid registration, as proof...
2007-01-26 02:55:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
theres no place in front for a plate,back one could have been a dealers #
2007-01-26 02:51:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋