Plate positioning

[SARGE]

But what do you do, like on the m/way when a cop is behind you and the plate is "blowing in the wind"

either way its clever though--

have you ever ridden an Auckland M'way?... no way in hell you get over 60 km...lol

[vifferman]

I checked the regulations reagarding rego plates (what a pharking drama that was!) but my browser crashed when I was trying to post them.

Basically, I couldn't find anything about the legality of tampering with the plate (cutting it and the like), but I'm sure it's a no-no. The regs basically say that the plate has to be visible from 20m in the dark, so it has to be adequately illuminated. It also has to be clearly visible from the rear or at an angle to the rear. You are also not allowed to obscure it, or make it look as though you have a legal plate when you in fact don't.
Any monkey business may result in a fine not exceeding $500.
I think there is some leniency allowed, f'rinstance sprotscars with painted-on front plates are illegal, yet this is routinely overlooked, probably because the rear plate matches the one painted on the front. Similarly, I'd imagine that as long as a bike plate was clearly visible, if it had been trimmed slightly it would be overlooked because if you were pulled up they could match it with the registration slip.