old Charles Wright number plates

[500tops]

Good evening one & all!I'm in need of some old type 'Charles Wright' (pre 2001) number plates for my 2cv - the new type font sucks ass & looks terrible. Does anyone know who can supply me with a pair? I know Framptons do them, but last time i used them i had a full-on 'mare...cheers

[Richard]

I've never managed to get any supplier to admit there ever was such a thing.

[pandamonium]

cheapestplates - ebay seller that does 'Show plates' - perfectly legal though.

[Guest]

Hey Tops, if you can find someone doing what I have always referred to as the "Bestplate" font I would be interested, most garages in Jersey used this style in the eighties

 

 

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It's practically impossible to find the Charles Wright font online without the word "New" in front of it, but I think this is it? - straighter and more angular than "Bestplate"

 

 

the modern, narrower type seems to be pretty similar in general design so perhaps you could find a supplier who is prepared to "stretch" the digits from 50mm to 57mm width, though certain characters might not look "right" without a bit of extra editing.

 

good luck!

[FredTransit]

Whos is the yellow LWB?

[Station]

The font is called Mandatory

[Guest]

Whos is the yellow LWB?

I dont know but it was new to the States of Jersey Police! Dont think I have seen it since that photo (mid 2007)

[Guest]

If anyone gets prices for the pre-2001 reflective plates I'm interested - if they're cheap enough I'll get a new front one for the Accord.

[FredTransit]

Whos is the yellow LWB?

I dont know but it was new to the States of Jersey Police! Dont think I have seen it since that photo (mid 2007)

Well she was at least 21 then. hope she's still around.

[Split_Pin]

On the subject of fonts, whats the type that looks like Bestplate, but the '6' and '9' s come to a sharp, truncated point at the end, rather than curling round?Seems more common on London-registered vehicles???I've still got the old Charles Wright font on my Vectra, back and front

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I got these pressed ally ones off 'designaplate' on eBay, they were less than £20 for a pair and looked the biz IMO. No farting about with proof of ownership either! GR8 4 BANK J0BZ

 

[pogweasel]

I think my dad can still make the old-style ones, but doubtless he'd be a pedantic pain in the arse about doing so, sometimes he makes me take ALL the fricking documents in, sometimes he just runs them up. I guess it depends on whether the boss is looking.

[Guest]

On the subject of fonts, whats the type that looks like Bestplate, but the '6' and '9' s come to a sharp, truncated point at the end, rather than curling round?

 

Seems more common on London-registered vehicles???

This type?

 

 

 

With the top of the 3 digit being flat rather than curved, my local village garage still sells the stick-on towboard characters in this style, though some other digits don't quite match.

[2Thumbs]

cheapestplates - ebay seller that does 'Show plates' - perfectly legal though.

No longer a registered user as far as I can tell.

[Split_Pin]

On the subject of fonts, whats the type that looks like Bestplate, but the '6' and '9' s come to a sharp, truncated point at the end, rather than curling round?

 

Seems more common on London-registered vehicles???

This type?

 

 

 

With the top of the 3 digit being flat rather than curved, my local village garage still sells the stick-on towboard characters in this style, though some other digits don't quite match.

Yes thats the one! Looks especially good on that ADO16 with the raised digits - thats the way I remember those plates

[Guest]

Whos is the yellow LWB?

I dont know but it was new to the States of Jersey Police! Dont think I have seen it since that photo (mid 2007)

Well she was at least 21 then. hope she's still around.

Well looky what I found this afternoon, same location!

 

 

Original plates gone sadly, but who cares when you're coming over to buy it and re-register it in the UK eh Fred

 

On the subject of fonts, whats the type that looks like Bestplate, but the '6' and '9' s come to a sharp, truncated point at the end, rather than curling round?

 

Seems more common on London-registered vehicles???

This type?

 

 

 

With the top of the 3 digit being flat rather than curved, my local village garage still sells the stick-on towboard characters in this style, though some other digits don't quite match.

Yes thats the one! Looks especially good on that ADO16 with the raised digits - thats the way I remember those plates

 

Looks like the Ashes to Ashes crew have found themselves a supplier...

[dollywobbler]

Oh my. That Transit is ace! V6 power and the shite addition of sunroof panels in the rear sides instead of windows. Liking that a lot.

[Split_Pin]

Whos is the yellow LWB?

I dont know but it was new to the States of Jersey Police! Dont think I have seen it since that photo (mid 2007)

Well she was at least 21 then. hope she's still around.

Well looky what I found this afternoon, same location!

 

 

Original plates gone sadly, but who cares when you're coming over to buy it and re-register it in the UK eh Fred

 

On the subject of fonts, whats the type that looks like Bestplate, but the '6' and '9' s come to a sharp, truncated point at the end, rather than curling round?

 

Seems more common on London-registered vehicles???

This type?

 

 

 

With the top of the 3 digit being flat rather than curved, my local village garage still sells the stick-on towboard characters in this style, though some other digits don't quite match.

Yes thats the one! Looks especially good on that ADO16 with the raised digits - thats the way I remember those plates

 

Looks like the Ashes to Ashes crew have found themselves a supplier...

Right enough - thats good attention to detail from them

[FredTransit]

Whos is the yellow LWB?

I dont know but it was new to the States of Jersey Police! Dont think I have seen it since that photo (mid 2007)

Well she was at least 21 then. hope she's still around.

Well looky what I found this afternoon, same location!

 

 

Original plates gone sadly, but who cares when you're coming over to buy it and re-register it in the UK eh Fred

 

 

 

Looks like the Ashes to Ashes crew have found themselves a supplier...

How much with no dash?? Tis a custom though, and I see they have had the re psray done at the same careful body shop !

Do you want me to ask where the plate were made for the audi?

[Mash]

Good news peeps! I have need of some new number plates so did a bit of digging on t'internet and found a couple of places to get the pre-2001 font made up (for show plates only naturally... )

 

This link takes you to a helpful chappie on eBay.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NUMBER-PLATES-for ... 0443387388

 

One of his listed fonts looked correct so I emailed him and got it sorted. I can even get the proper BS mark on too so it looks correct when I put it on and I enter my car for a concours competition at a show

 

 

Worth giving him a nudge if you want the right look on your shite.

 

Also try this one and specify CAR-79x56 in the "TYPE STYLE" box.

 

http://www.cheapestplates.co.uk/webbuilder.html

 

Only thing is that this one might be the new font stretched so you get serifs on some letters that you might not have had originally.

[autohausdolby]

They still use Charles Wright in Hong Kong IIRC. I think someone on RR got some plates made up there - it might have been Ed. Long way to go for a number plate though

[Guest]

One of his listed fonts looked correct so I emailed him and got it sorted. I can even get the proper BS mark on too so it looks correct when I put it on and I enter my car for a concours competition at a show

 

 

Worth giving him a nudge if you want the right look on your shite.

Bloody excellent! Come payday I might just do that, not sure what on though.