Featured Small (uk Legal) Number Plates

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  1. bulldogbobby

    bulldogbobby Well-Known Member

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    Hope this is the right forum for this post?

    Just picked a couple of replacement plates up from JDM (1x gel and 1 x printed). The quality of both is spot on and they supply a declaration of legality for the size in case you get pulled (think mine are 164mm x 164mm). After a bit of negotiation [​IMG] , they agreed to give a 25% discount to club members - contact them directly for the discount code [​IMG]

    https://www.jdmplates.co.uk/
     
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  2. bulldogbobby

    bulldogbobby Well-Known Member

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    Apparently it is mate - one of my bikes is an import and JDM have confirmed that size is 100% legal. Think UK bikes are around 10mm bigger but to me, that's still a lot better than the usual 'standard supplied' plates (now getting one for my tiger - I'll measure it up when I get it back)
     
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  3. Repooh

    Repooh Rarely Satisfied

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    DVLA say characters must be 64mm tall • characters (except the number 1 or letter I) must be 44mm wide • the character stroke (the thickness of the black print) must be 10mm • the space between characters must be 10mm • the space between the age identifier and the random letters must be 30mm • the margins at the top, bottom and side of the plate must be at least 11mm • vertical space between the age identifier and the random numbers must be 13mm.
     
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  4. bulldogbobby

    bulldogbobby Well-Known Member

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    Just had a measure up and everything seems to be in line with what you quoted - I did mistake the size of the plate tho - it's actually 174mm wide x 164mm high (six characters) and has a BSAU 145d mark at the bottom. I'll measure up the Tiger plate when I get it next week. Also agree that the police are only bothered about tiny plates - I've always used slightly smaller plates and have never been pulled
     
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  5. Red Thunder

    Red Thunder Crème de la Crème

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    Just wasted 45 min on the DVLA website checking out number plate combinations.....
    There is a nice one if I had a spare £400
     
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  6. bulldogbobby

    bulldogbobby Well-Known Member

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    :grinning:
     
  7. Rocker

    Rocker Elite Member

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    I use 7 by 5.5 on my bikes and never been hassled
     
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  8. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Is it true that size really does matter :imp:
     
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  9. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    It’s the ‘thickness’ that counts! Oh must be ‘black’ 1972 onwards
     
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  10. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    That is a bit personal DD :). And while your asking two boys (ages 40 and 38) and six grand children ages from 6 to 15 year old......
     
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  11. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    After 1972 are they black??
     
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  12. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Lucky for me no. I think the wife might have been a bit pissed had they been :worried::worried:
     
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  13. Rocker

    Rocker Elite Member

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    Pre January the first 74 to be black
     
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  14. Rocker

    Rocker Elite Member

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    Got a 9 by 7 on my ditch pump though :joy:
     
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  15. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    Meant the digits...:no_mouth:
     
  16. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    And a couple of big vessels either side to thrust the thing forrad?
     
  17. brown mouse

    brown mouse Elite Member

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    I got a plate last year from JDM and the stroke on the characters was 'fatter' than the correct bike size by about 1.5mm widthwise and 1mm vertically, they looked really ugly. He'd just scaled the font used for car plates, whereas the legal font for bikes is a different aspect ratio and the stroke is thinner in proportion, it's not just a scaled down car font. Also, the gap top and bottom wasn't symmetrical, with the top gap being a mm under legal size. I complained and got a 50% refund then went elsewhere and bought a very expensive plate from Four Dot, but at least the quality and appearance was excellent, and you can choose different shape plates.
     
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  18. JDM Plates

    JDM Plates New Member

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    Hi All,

    Firstly, thanks bulldogbobby for sharing our link and products on the forum. If enough people are interested we could generate a 25% discount code for all members of the forum. I'm happy for an admin to contact me and i'll have this arranged on the website and for us to be a trader on the forums :).

    Brown mouse, thank you for the feedback but this issue has been resolved now :). I started JDM Plates approximately 18 months ago now and primarily never intended to target motorcycles. We initially targeted imported cars which is where the JDM came from (Japanese Domestic Market) but as more and more motorcyclists got in contact it made sense to offer these too.

    The stroke has been significantly reduced so the characters don't look 'fat' anymore. As a relatively newish company at the time of your order, there was always going to be teething problems and I suspect that you may have been one of the first customers of our smaller motorcycle plates?

    I am always open to constructive criticism to make our products better so any feedback is greatly appreciated!

    Cheers,
    Carl.
     
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  19. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    @JDM Plates hi mate :)
    If enough interest is given and the 25% was offered to members :grinning:
    How much would it cost for the smallest LEGAL number plate for my bike :confused:
     
  20. JDM Plates

    JDM Plates New Member

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    Hi Dilligaf,

    The printed plates are generally £29.99. The 4D and Gel plates are £34.99, whereas the 4D Krystal and 4D Fluorescent are £37.99.

    A 25% discount would bring these prices down to £22.49, £26.24 & £28.49 respectively + £1.99 postage :cool:.

    You will also get a small 4' x 6' certificate of legality to prove the smaller plates are fully legal :D.

    Cheers,
    Carl.
     
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