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Re: [Healeys] British Number Plate

To: "'John Harper'" <ah@jharper.demon.co.uk>, "'Craig and Sue Rice'"
Subject: Re: [Healeys] British Number Plate
From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 07:11:27 -0600
Triple C Makes plates in a variety of styles 

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
John Harper
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 3:29 AM
To: Craig and Sue Rice
Cc: Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] British Number Plate

Dear Craig

You might have a bit of a problem here. Recent legislation in the UK has 
made it necessary for anybody applying for a number plate to have to 
present proof of car ownership and also proof of their own identity. The 
latter has to be something rather formal such as a passport.

For any supplier to sell number plates in the UK they now have to be 
licensed by a government department.

This is all to stop car cloning. Either to sell stolen cars or to try 
and make somebody else pay such things as Congestion Charging in Central 
London

This has led to many specialised number plate suppliers giving up.

I have only checked one that I have used in the past and they no longer 
list plates but I admit it was only a small part of their overall 
business.

I am no legal expert but I believe that one does not have to be 
concerned with all this legislation if one purchases the parts and makes 
the plate up oneself. However getting the fixing holes in the right 
place could be a problem without a suitable drilling jig.

ACE were a recognised and popular manufacturer of plates with raised 
letters in 1956. I suspect that what you are describing is 'silver 
peak'. They were made in Coventry but long since gone.

No doubt somebody else on this list will point you to a supplier.

Regarding the letter assigned to a geographical area; the list is about 
600 long. I might try and put this on our WEB site sometime but there 
are other things to do first. However if you want me to look up a 
specific lettering I can do so.

Regards


-- 
John Harper
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