number plates

kbekl · 20-04-2011, 21:09

right can i take the rear plate of the car and attach it to the trailer and not have one on the tail gate ?

also is it ok to use the square plates on a trailer ?

ssteve · 20-04-2011, 21:12

no and yes

ssteve

magsleon · 20-04-2011, 21:22

No you need a plate on both

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 20-04-2011, 22:32

yes and yes, but its impractical and means moment you unhitch tug is illegal

unless have move plate back to it from trailer.

well thats what i read some time ago

there are many trailered outfits where the trailer is so close coupled to the
tug the tug's plate isnt visible

kbekl · 20-04-2011, 22:44

well as i thought lol mixed reaction some say it fine others say no lol

reason is thinking about going away friday and cant get one posted to me straight away due to bank holiday friday, and forgot about the camp's plate untill today and i saw the maverick's plate on it lol

the regs say the most rear part of the unit should have a plate so tailgate or the trailer which ever way round it is

solarman216 · 20-04-2011, 22:54

seems to me that the system makes it very hard for honest people to get a plate made but as always the dishonest types do not give a toss anyway and just nick em or carry on regardless, my view is that the back is the place to have the plate and when you un hitch transfer it to the car again, the trailer does not require a plate till it is connected to the car, I have some yellow plastic that is the same shade as a plate and have cut some out same size and use black insulting tape to make the numbers, perfectly readable, that after all is what it is about, Rick

briggie · 22-04-2011, 23:32

gentlemen , may i suggest you agree to disagree , shake hands and move on ?

briggie · 22-04-2011, 23:52

on a side note , i remember back in the mid 70s when i used to race motorbikes .... making my own number plate for the trailer out of a piece of cardboard , wrote on with marker pen ...... it was legal then ( i think ) well i didnt get stopped

lacroupade · 23-04-2011, 12:50

Paper deeds still take precedence where they exist....they are a legal document and the fact they are later recorded at the LR (often inaccurately as I have found almost to my cost before) doesn't invalidate their content at the time, especially with things like restrictive covenants etc...

I once bought a detached house with TWO detached double garages thanks to the LR...but the developer got one back when they recognised what they'd done. Had it been a paper deed they'd have been bolloxd.

And four years ago they accurately recorded five acres of our gaff in Wales but left off the bit with the house on....

...but of course I had the title deeds so was able to put them straight....

Deleted account DD · 23-04-2011, 18:53

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Originally Posted by lacroupade

Paper deeds still take precedence where they exist....

20-04-2011, 21:09	#1
kbekl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Manchester Vehicle: Ford Maverick 2.7 LWB GLX Posts: 1,519	number plates right can i take the rear plate of the car and attach it to the trailer and not have one on the tail gate ? also is it ok to use the square plates on a trailer ?

20-04-2011, 22:32	#4
Thomas-the-Terrano2 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackenthorpe Sheffield Vehicle: Terrano2 R20 lwb 2.7TDi Posts: 5,234	yes and yes, but its impractical and means moment you unhitch tug is illegal unless have move plate back to it from trailer. well thats what i read some time ago there are many trailered outfits where the trailer is so close coupled to the tug the tug's plate isnt visible __________________ M6YTB / 20YTB '60' 2010 Ford C Max Zetec 1.6i, black '56' 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0TD, silver 2021 Bailey Pegasus Grade SE Turin caravan Smile, its more likely to confuse. One Life, Don't Just Live It, Drive a Nissan, or ...... a Jeep. Owner of Nissan 4x4s 2005 to 2019, and maybe in the future too!

20-04-2011, 21:12	#2
ssteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: west cumberland Posts: 632	no and yes ssteve

20-04-2011, 21:22	#3
magsleon Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sheffield,Yorkshire Vehicle: t2/2inch lift. Vectra100t Posts: 85	No you need a plate on both

20-04-2011, 22:44	#5
kbekl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Manchester Vehicle: Ford Maverick 2.7 LWB GLX Posts: 1,519	well as i thought lol mixed reaction some say it fine others say no lol reason is thinking about going away friday and cant get one posted to me straight away due to bank holiday friday, and forgot about the camp's plate untill today and i saw the maverick's plate on it lol the regs say the most rear part of the unit should have a plate so tailgate or the trailer which ever way round it is

20-04-2011, 22:54	#6
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,416	seems to me that the system makes it very hard for honest people to get a plate made but as always the dishonest types do not give a toss anyway and just nick em or carry on regardless, my view is that the back is the place to have the plate and when you un hitch transfer it to the car again, the trailer does not require a plate till it is connected to the car, I have some yellow plastic that is the same shade as a plate and have cut some out same size and use black insulting tape to make the numbers, perfectly readable, that after all is what it is about, Rick

22-04-2011, 23:32	#7
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	gentlemen , may i suggest you agree to disagree , shake hands and move on ?

22-04-2011, 23:52	#8
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	on a side note , i remember back in the mid 70s when i used to race motorbikes .... making my own number plate for the trailer out of a piece of cardboard , wrote on with marker pen ...... it was legal then ( i think ) well i didnt get stopped

23-04-2011, 12:50	#9
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	Paper deeds still take precedence where they exist....they are a legal document and the fact they are later recorded at the LR (often inaccurately as I have found almost to my cost before) doesn't invalidate their content at the time, especially with things like restrictive covenants etc... I once bought a detached house with TWO detached double garages thanks to the LR...but the developer got one back when they recognised what they'd done. Had it been a paper deed they'd have been bolloxd. And four years ago they accurately recorded five acres of our gaff in Wales but left off the bit with the house on.... ...but of course I had the title deeds so was able to put them straight....