Number plate not mounted in prescribed manner

**surfer** · 25th July 2015, 23:15

Hello people,

Has anyone out there been pinged for their number plate not being mounted in a prescribed manner? If you won your case please put date, name, case number and details and post here or pm me. I have a side mounted plate and just got ticketed - need help.

Thanks

**mossy1200** · 25th July 2015, 23:30

Think you will find mounted vertically is the description making side mounted fine.
There has been threads and someone will likely link you there.

**Gremlin** · 25th July 2015, 23:34

Tried searching for yourself?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...scribed+manner

Will also contain links to previous threads...

**surfer** · 25th July 2015, 23:38

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Tried searching for yourself?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...scribed+manner

Will also contain links to previous threads...

Yes, i have read the thread and also spoken with Jon, thanks. I would like to quote more than one succesful case.

**surfer** · 25th July 2015, 23:40

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Think you will find mounted vertically is the description making side mounted fine.
There has been threads and someone will likely link you there.

Think not my friend, it is about being able to see the number plate from the side.

**mossy1200** · 25th July 2015, 23:50

Originally Posted by surfer

Think not my friend, it is about being able to see the number plate from the side.

So if your saying your plates not visible from an angle then wouldn't the trick be to relocate it, pay the ticket and continue on with life?

**surfer** · 26th July 2015, 00:03

Originally Posted by mossy1200

So if your saying your plates not visible from an angle then wouldn't the trick be to relocate it, pay the ticket and continue on with life?

Law says must be visible from rear. Only indicators need to be seen from 45 degree angle, and my indicators can be.

At what angle can you read a number plate on the back of a car?

I see a lot of boat and horse trailers with side mounted plates. I also see trucks with number plates mounted underneath.

I am not being a dick. My bike has a WOF, rego, LVVTA cert. Been riding around on it most days for last seven or eight years as it takes me to work. Never been pointed out to me before despite being stopped by police for road side checks. So why now? I think being pinged for this is wrong.

**mossy1200** · 26th July 2015, 00:09

Originally Posted by surfer

Law says must be visible from rear. Only indicators need to be seen from 45 degree angle, and my indicators can be.

At what angle can you read a number plate on the back of a car?

I see a lot of boat and horse trailers with side mounted plates. I also see trucks with number plates mounted underneath.

I am not being a dick. My bike has a WOF, rego, LVVTA cert. Been riding around on it most days for last seven or eight years as it takes me to work. Never been pointed out to me before despite being stopped by police for road side checks. So why now? I think being pinged for this is wrong.

I have a sideways, side mounted plate on the trailer and have never been pulled over other than check point which several had a very close look. Maybe none wanted say anything in front of their workmates and be wrong about it.
Mines on an extended bar so is beside the rear tire though. Its kind of cut down also. Plate location isn't a wof requirement and cut down plate cant be failed also but is likely an offence.

**caseye** · 26th July 2015, 09:37

Jeez Surf that ol Jam jar still going OK since the rebuild after Taumaranui?
I'm with you, sorry no experience with plate mounting issues. Time you came along to a South Auckland Thursday Night Ride and showed off that beast of a bike.

**bmws1r** · 26th July 2015, 12:27

I imported a bike from the US of A, it went through compliance etc with a vertical plate mount, they even mounted the plate for me on the vertical mount.I questioned if it was legal and got the answer it was imported with it so its legal to have it.

I rode around for 2 years until I got stopped and ticketed for it, anybody can mount a vertical plate, but it aint legal to the book, I made it legal to the book so the popo wont interrupt anymore while enjoying riding.

**Motu** · 26th July 2015, 12:31

Which side do you have it ? Probably better on the left where it can be seen from the side of the road (speed cameras, there is someone in the van who can read the plate as you go past, have got pinged like that before)

My brother who lives in Canada built an XS650 streettracker many years ago, built from parts, and they don't need a WoF over there. 10 years on the road and he got stopped by a cop who said she couldn't read the plate. He had to take it for certification, much tougher than our VIN - he had to make it 1974 spec - indicators, side reflectors on the forks, correct speedo and a whole bunch of other stuff. As the bike was built from parts he had a lot of trouble getting it through and still be a streettracker.

**jasonu** · 26th July 2015, 13:31

Originally Posted by bmws1r

.I questioned if it was legal and got the answer it was imported with it so its legal to have it.
.

All motorcycles in NZ (except Brittens) are imported.

**bmws1r** · 26th July 2015, 15:12

Originally Posted by jasonu

All motorcycles in NZ (except Brittens) are imported.

Use common sense if you can, it was a used bike, just like cars that are imported USED from japan

**jellywrestler** · 26th July 2015, 15:42

Originally Posted by jasonu

All motorcycles in NZ (except Brittens) are imported.

and NZeta's and Mcintosh Bathhurst replicas..... Brittens weren't road legal either, these other two were.

**FJRider** · 26th July 2015, 16:03

Originally Posted by surfer

Hello people,

Has anyone out there been pinged for their number plate not being mounted in a prescribed manner? If you won your case please put date, name, case number and details and post here or pm me. I have a side mounted plate and just got ticketed - need help.

Thanks

Have you paid the fine yet .. ???