A British motorist was stopped by police officers due to their car having a few number plate issues.
The driver was pulled over by authorities because the rear number plate had incorrect spacing and font, while at the front of the vehicle there was no plate attached.
GMP Traffic tweeted two pictures of the car which showed exactly what the problems were and why they stopped the motorist.
It said: “This one stopped today by #GMPSRTT for issues with his number plates.
“Font and spacing incorrect. Front one wasn’t fixed to car.
“Apparently it had been ‘knocked off’ by another driver but there was no damage to the car or the plate.
“Driver reported, TOR issued & report to DVLA.”
One driver commented: “Many young drivers today are not putting front number plates on for cosmetic reasons. As for illegally spaced plates, should lose it for life.”
Another demanded that the police should “Send it to the crusher,” while a third added “Shocking how often front plates get ‘knocked off’ these days!”
Drivers could be fined £1,000 and see their vehicle fail the MOT if they don’t correctly display number plates on their car.
The current registration format was introduce in 2001 and consists of two letters which refers to the region in the country where your vehicle was first registered.
After that are two numbers which tell you when it was issued followed by three random letters.
There are also a number of basic requirements of number plates that motorists must abide by.
The number plates on your vehicle must:
- be made from a reflective material
- display black characters on a white background (front plate)
- display black characters on a yellow background (rear plate)
- not have a background pattern
Characters on a number plate can be 3D.
The characters on a number plate need to be a certain height and size.
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