Here is a little trick that I perhaps shouldn’t be sharing with too many of you as the powers that be may intervene and close the loophole. Oh well, here it is…
In order to avoid getting nicked by traditional forward facing speed cameras (Big box that films the back of your car), do the following. Have a new rear number plate made up with one digit or letter being different from the original. Leave the front number plate the same, and make sure you are up to date on the tax front with the correct registration number on the tax disc.
You are now effectively camera proof.
Oh my God, I hear you cry, what if I’m found out??? - Well, read on…
1. It is very unlikely that a copper is going to notice that your cars rear plate is one digit out, if he / she is simply looking around the car and not running a vehicle check.
2. If he / she does run a vehicle check (spot check / being tailed etc), and your Skyline comes up as a Nissan Micra, simply pull the ‘sorry officer, the plate was smashed and I had to get a new one and the garage must have made a mistake’ routine. As long as your front plate and tax have the correct registration, the maximum you can get charged with is a ‘seven day wonder’, with you having to produce the ‘new’ plate (actually the old original from the attic) at an MOT station and get your ticket stamped. This is also very unlikely to happen, as the office will more than likely just ask you to get it fixed (too much paperwork).
There are no points and no fines associated with this ‘crime’.
I know that the above advice could be construed by many as reckless and irresponsible, but sod it, we as drivers are an oppressed species who need every help they can get in a world that’s becoming more big brother / nanny state every day.
I hope that helps and I hope it saves a few licence points.
Rupert
In order to avoid getting nicked by traditional forward facing speed cameras (Big box that films the back of your car), do the following. Have a new rear number plate made up with one digit or letter being different from the original. Leave the front number plate the same, and make sure you are up to date on the tax front with the correct registration number on the tax disc.
You are now effectively camera proof.
Oh my God, I hear you cry, what if I’m found out??? - Well, read on…
1. It is very unlikely that a copper is going to notice that your cars rear plate is one digit out, if he / she is simply looking around the car and not running a vehicle check.
2. If he / she does run a vehicle check (spot check / being tailed etc), and your Skyline comes up as a Nissan Micra, simply pull the ‘sorry officer, the plate was smashed and I had to get a new one and the garage must have made a mistake’ routine. As long as your front plate and tax have the correct registration, the maximum you can get charged with is a ‘seven day wonder’, with you having to produce the ‘new’ plate (actually the old original from the attic) at an MOT station and get your ticket stamped. This is also very unlikely to happen, as the office will more than likely just ask you to get it fixed (too much paperwork).
There are no points and no fines associated with this ‘crime’.
I know that the above advice could be construed by many as reckless and irresponsible, but sod it, we as drivers are an oppressed species who need every help they can get in a world that’s becoming more big brother / nanny state every day.
I hope that helps and I hope it saves a few licence points.
Rupert