maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 Well Time to go and head to the garage to give them the go ahead I'll ask them if they want me to source plates etc and let them know I'm getting the headlights Question is, do I take it off the private plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, maxxo said: Question is, do I take it off the private plate? https://take.quiz-maker.com/poll4334016x643345F5-136 Edit for context: made a poll to help you decide. Gr8 Pl8 referendum. chodweaver and maxxo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 22 minutes ago, maxxo said: Question is, do I take it off the private plate? No because that will be an extra £80. I guess the plates failed because of the spacing. loserone, myglaren and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Spacing looks OK to me, I'd assume it was either the Citroen logo on the left, or missing the BS markings and maker's info. Keep the private reg on it. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 The J and the 2 should have the same spacing between them as the 2 and the C. The gap between numbers and letters has to be twice the gap between letters and letters etc. Still reads perfectly fine so a very harsh fail myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Crackers said: Spacing looks OK to me, I'd assume it was either the Citroen logo on the left, or missing the BS markings and maker's info. Keep the private reg on it. i mean, the citroen logo is a bit.....tacky anyway beko1987 and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 just been to the garage gave them the go ahead to do the work over the next 2 weeks or so told them to try if they can to keep it under 800 surely that's do able myglaren, chodweaver, Six-cylinder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Tickman said: The J and the 2 should have the same spacing between them as the 2 and the C. The gap between numbers and letters has to be twice the gap between letters and letters etc. Still reads perfectly fine so a very harsh fail It's the kind of thing that only gets put down as part of a list. It would be extremely harsh as a sole failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, artdjones said: It's the kind of thing that only gets put down as part of a list. It would be extremely harsh as a sole failure. I don't mind, I was going to change the plates anyway.....Will pop into halfords or whatever and get some new ones in the coming week or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wgl2019 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Halfords look to charge about £30 for a set of plates..... eBay and Amazon both have approved suppliers doing the same for less than half that. Last set I ordered came within a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Wgl2019 said: Halfords look to charge about £30 for a set of plates..... eBay and Amazon both have approved suppliers doing the same for less than half that. Last set I ordered came within a few days. looking at those, it seems to involve posting documents etc probably easier to do it in person tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, maxxo said: looking at those, it seems to involve posting documents etc probably easier to do it in person tbh Have you got a local Alliance Automotive place near you? My private reg was a tenner for each plate, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 11 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Have you got a local Alliance Automotive place near you? My private reg was a tenner for each plate, IIRC. we have a CTS which i believe is part of the same group may pop in this week and get some plates AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wgl2019 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, maxxo said: looking at those, it seems to involve posting documents etc probably easier to do it in person tbh Iirc the place I bought from said they require those but never actually asked for them and just sent the plates out, problem is that you don't know until after ordering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, maxxo said: we have a CTS which i believe is part of the same group may pop in this week and get some plates Aye probably is. Ours is called TMS here, I think they're rather good, parts for the Fabia are cheap from them too. There's a few of them kicking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Tickman said: The J and the 2 should have the same spacing between them as the 2 and the C. The gap between numbers and letters has to be twice the gap between letters and letters etc. Still reads perfectly fine so a very harsh fail Eh? Surely the spacing between the J and 2 should be the same as the spacing between the C, X and M? The only difference in spacing would be between the 2 and C? RoverFolkUs, Crackers, Rusty_Rocket and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 58 minutes ago, Wgl2019 said: Halfords look to charge about £30 for a set of plates..... eBay and Amazon both have approved suppliers doing the same for less than half that. Last set I ordered came within a few days. I recently had a new rear plate made at a local autoshop, Wrekenton Autospares. Needed a spare for the bike rack. Ten minutes, £8! RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 52 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Eh? Surely the spacing between the J and 2 should be the same as the spacing between the C, X and M? The only difference in spacing would be between the 2 and C? it wasn't spacing it failed on i should clarify it failed due to having no BS standard markings AnnoyingPentium, horriblemercedes and beko1987 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, myglaren said: I recently had a new rear plate made at a local autoshop, Wrekenton Autospares. Needed a spare for the bike rack. Ten minutes, £8! my god that's easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 55 minutes ago, maxxo said: it wasn't spacing it failed on i should clarify it failed due to having no BS standard markings MOT tester is borderline spectrum. I've never had a car fail on lack of BS markings. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 23 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: MOT tester is borderline spectrum. I agree, I'd like to see what their idea of "inadequate repairs" are on the underside, when it's quite clearly passed in previous years with them. RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I'm going with the general consensus that the MOT tester has been a bit overzealous here Citroen specialist or not, was the parking brake actually tested on the front axle 😉😅 I appreciate it's no use to you, but my local tyre place/accessory shop did a reg plate for me a couple years back. No proof of ownership or ID needed if the car was with me, or just the V5 needed if you didn't take the car. Think it cost £12 and it was done in 15 minutes. I'd suggest you try to find a similar place local to you myglaren and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 35 minutes ago, Crackers said: I agree, I'd like to see what their idea of "inadequate repairs" are on the underside, when it's quite clearly passed in previous years with them. The inadequate repairs are sill holes covered in filler I'd seen that, presumed it was covering an uneven repair so I sealed it to protect it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, maxxo said: it wasn't spacing it failed on i should clarify it failed due to having no BS standard markings It’s surely old enough not to need a plate with bs markings? The 2cv doesn’t have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 34 minutes ago, richardmorris said: It’s surely old enough not to need a plate with bs markings? The 2cv doesn’t have one. Anything made before 2001 doesn't need it. I suspect the tester's being a tad pedantic. Like yours, neither of my cars have the BS AU number on the plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I got plates made up online for £10ea. Took a couple of days to arrive. All they needed was the munny and a photo of the V5. There was an option to have dealer-style small lettering on them; you could go for bonus points and get Autoshite printed too. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 5 hours ago, maxxo said: looking at those, it seems to involve posting documents etc probably easier to do it in person tbh Plenty of online plate companies where you take pictures of the v5 and driving licence, during the purchase process. Just use your mobile. No need to post docs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Fumbler said: Anything made before 2001 doesn't need it. I suspect the tester's being a tad pedantic. Like yours, neither of my cars have the BS AU number on the plates. I mean I'm not bothered by it, compared to some of the other fails I couldn't care less about it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 I've been hearing stories about removing steering racks and engines to do those boots It's really quite upset me I must admit As much as I want to save the car If its going to be £1,500-2,000 to do the work I just can't justify it The garage seemed confident they can do it without removing the rack etc, so let's hope they can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, maxxo said: I've been hearing stories about removing steering racks and engines to do those boots It's really quite upset me I must admit As much as I want to save the car If its going to be £1,500-2,000 to do the work I just can't justify it The garage seemed confident they can do it without removing the rack etc, so let's hope they can https://youtu.be/sKGAxnsc22U I do agree that sort of money can't be justified. But it doesn't seem like any more of a pain in the ass to do a rack gaiter on them than any other car based on that video. I'm sure it will be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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