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king of the concrete jungle
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Post #1 post 26th November 2003 - 03:34 PM
I have just received some information that will affect numerous persons on this site. Numberplates that are made by anyone else other then the Q.L.D. D.O.T. is ILLEGAL and will result in you receiving a $180 infringement notice by the Police if you are caught. This applies to any Q.L.D. numberplate, no matter what it is. So if you have one then you should get rid of it as a matter of urgency and use the one that you were allocated by the Q.L.D. D.O.T. Anyone that makes them also is liable to be charged as well.

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NewlyAwakeN
Post #2

blink.gif are you talking about the ones like bundy bear etc etc
Holden_Boy
Post #3

so what bout the guys that have them painted on the front and back and only carry there plates with them ?????????? wacko.gif

angels666
Post #4

I thought you could 'ONLY' get plates made by Qld Transport huh.gif

Those fakes ones you buy are car shows are obviously fake

king of the concrete jungle
Post #5

I'm talking about the people that make theirs out of perspex etc etc. I had a friend that was given a $180 fine on the weekend for this as the officer proved to him this practise is illegal. Usually people with custom plates get someone to make them up out of perspex for them and use a sign writter to cut the numbers and letters out of a reflective material. Like I said this is ILLEGAL and will result in you handing over $180 to the government if you are caught!

Jim-Sim
Post #6

thats common sense thats its illegal...if i had plastic plates id expect to be fined for it

HSV
Post #7

He deserves it i mean cmon as if you would make your own plate.....

_J_e_n_
Post #8

I thought that was common sense...

And i know quite a few people with prestige plates who *gasp* actually use the plates they paid 2k for, rather than have some plastic ones made up.


Hoon
Post #9

QUOTE (HSV @ Nov 27 2003, 10:01 AM)
He deserves it i mean cmon as if you would make your own plate.....

I know a guy that did it because PPQ stuffed up his order when he asked for a slimline. You know this guy, and you do respect him....it's easy to do a stuff up.

king of the concrete jungle
Post #10

No it is a common thing. People who have prestige plates on Silva's etc etc have plates custom made out of perspex so they fit into the numberplate recess on the front and rear bumper bars properly, or other wise you have to fold the edges of your number plate over to fit in there. Just don't want to see anyone handing over hard earned $$$$$ to the government for silly reasons. You would be suprised as to how many people have done this.

rycegirl
Post #11

wtf laugh.gif

(damn stupid gotta post this line because...)

manda
Post #12

I have to admit that it is common sence that its illegal. . . but its understandable why some poeple do it. Someone i know got fined for it a little while ago. . . i say use the plates u got given and save urself some money. . . blink.gif blink.gif

WHOOSH
Post #13

I've seen a guy with a set made from non reflective lettering.

Identical to the original Prestige plate just made with different materials.

Looks like the original in the sun, and with lights on it at night it's not to bad.

Cost him a 180 dollar fine twice I think, but saved him that with his first missed speeding camera fine.



Also, what's the go with cars like Ferrari's, a lot don't have a front plate area to fix the number plates on so they go with a sticker, I'm sure you could argue the case that if it had no area to affix the plate you could just do without it totally. I've heard arguments for and against the sticker thing and most people get away with it.

Still won't help everybody.

angels666
Post #14

There is a red monaro going around that has SNIPER on that perspex, I always wondered what the go was ........

RYan TuRbO
Post #15

That SNIPER car is awesome tho aye!!!!!!!

HSV
Post #16

If it comes factory then it would be ok i would assume. As for the plates not fitting maybe trim the origional plates then? Or alternativly petition or askk DOT for smaller plate sizes...

deva
Post #17

i seen a red aston martin DB7 with the rear plates just looking like it was part of the car... I was wondering if it was legal, but i guess someone with that much money doesn't really care.

Stephanie.
Post #18

I saw an old wb ute the other day that had it's number plate as some numbers written on the back of a beer carton with a nicko pen smile.gif I saw the car in Woodridge so it probably wasn't even really registered wub.gif

Mighty-3
Post #19

QUOTE (king of the concrete jungle @ Nov 27 2003, 10:18 AM)
Silva's etc etc have plates custom made out of perspex so they fit into the numberplate recess on the front and rear bumper bars properly, or other wise you have to fold the edges of your number plate over to fit in there.

bending is illegal too, why don't they just get US sized plates that are designed to fit into the smaller recesses on imports?

Post #20

I'm sure Mr Shark can afford it, but it looks like his personalised plates on the Lambo aren't genuine. There's no QLD anywhere on them.

HSV
Post #21

I believe if you go to the PPQ website and fiddle around you can actually order U.S. style number plates......

king of the concrete jungle
Post #22

QUOTE (angels666 @ Nov 27 2003, 11:19 AM)
There is a red monaro going around that has SNIPER on that perspex, I always wondered what the go was ........

Yeah Ang it is a nice looking Monaro that's for sure. Unfortunitly tho the numberplates on it (they are made out of red perspex) are illegal and he will get done for it if he hasn't been done already, so too will the guy at Southport that has been making them and telling people he has a permit to do so from the D.O.T. as no such thing exists.

It must be hard for certain car owner, for example Silva owners. You can't bend then, can't cut them and can't make a plate yourself to fit neatly in the recess area, so your buggered if you do and buggered if you don't!

Anyway I just posted the topic as I know the question on this issue has been asked and raised previously. It doesn't effect me as I don't have Q.L.D. numberplates but I know some of you do and coming up to the "festive season" and extra police presence on the road you just might get caught for it if you do have them. I'd rather se everyone have $180 in their wallets then in the governments piggy bank.

March_Hare
Post #23

why bother paying for customised plates only to pay more to create another design? I thought it was common knowledge that they had to be supplied from transport department or PPQ only.

choda
Post #24

QUOTE (HSV @ Nov 27 2003, 01:14 PM)
I believe if you go to the PPQ website and fiddle around you can actually order U.S. style number plates......

yeah and they cost 400bucks

s|r_b00st
Post #25

QUOTE (choda @ Nov 28 2003, 01:51 AM)
yeah and they cost 400bucks

id rather cough up 400 then being constantly harassed about it.

RYan TuRbO
Post #26

i was listening to the police scanner today and heard there was a Pink with Blue stripes Dodge Charger Convertable Driving in nerang exit 69 (highway) and had plastic numberplates "TOPLESS" and was getting busted.

Just proves they are onto it now!

Post #27

All plates remain the property of the Qld government which is the reason why no modifications are allowed to any plates, personalised or std issue.

Technically all the imports with bent plates have illegal plate modifications likewise those that place stickers (dots) on plates to emphasise a space in their combination. Also sticker front plates were legal until speed cameras came into effect and now the front of your car must have a normal plate on it.

It is also possible to fit a std plate on an import by "stretching" the plate recess if it's part of a plastic bumper - just that it is very expensive wink.gif

I also understand that using anything other than std plates can result in fraudulent charges being made although that would have to be in extreme cases I am sure.

KB
Post #28

QUOTE (angels666 @ Nov 27 2003, 09:49 AM)
I thought you could 'ONLY' get plates made by Qld Transport huh.gif

Those fakes ones you buy are car shows are obviously fake

Me too ... I also thought that you could get plates from DOT. By the way, are they actually called DOTAC? As in dept of transport of communications? Or they've changed names again for a while now?

KB
Post #29

QUOTE (KB @ Nov 30 2003, 01:39 AM)

<snip> By the way, are they actually called DOTAC? As in dept of transport of communications? Or they've changed names again for a while now?

I just checked.... it was DOTAC all the way until 93. That's how much I paid attention to their name heheheheh
So what are they called now? Qld dept of transport?

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