Number plate mounting, is this "legal"?

**T.I.E** · 2nd August 2007, 16:55

judge, jury, ________??????

punishable by _________??????

**SPman** · 2nd August 2007, 17:00

What plate?

Oh - over there...........he's done for!

**McJim** · 2nd August 2007, 17:21

Well it's well past 5:00pm so surely we have an answer.

Did he get done or did he get away with it?

**jrandom** · 2nd August 2007, 17:25

For what Mr Fruit, Snr, is about to receive, may the Lord make him truly thankful...

**Mom** · 2nd August 2007, 17:26

I wonder what happened to draw the officers attention to the plate in the first place? Seen a few plates mounted like that, good luck to him defending it, I think he will lose!

**Panther** · 2nd August 2007, 17:49

Wouldn't a number plate mounted normally with a secrret switch (mounted next to the horn) to flip it up when your monoing past a cop before your runner be a nifty idea...

Your Dads a beast!! What does your mum say? That he should have run?

**scumdog** · 2nd August 2007, 18:22

Originally Posted by Sanx

Not so fast, Tonto. "Upright position" is not absolute. You could argue that mounting the plate on its side is actually upright. Longest side is perpendicular to the floor, etc. Would take a clever lawyer to convince the magistrate of this, but I reckon it's a possibility.

However, my guess is he'll still lose.

I back this guy - I would never ticket anybody for a plate in that position - unless they 'talked' me into it - but I WOULD suggest it be mounted to the right of the swing-arm.

**jrandom** · 2nd August 2007, 18:29

The 'prescribed positions' are apparently published in the Gazette.

Fucked if I know what a Gazette is, but I imagine that examination of the relevant text would be conclusive, and will have occurred in court today.

**Sanx** · 2nd August 2007, 18:31

Originally Posted by scumdog

I back this guy - I would never ticket anybody for a plate in that position - unless they 'talked' me into it - but I WOULD suggest it be mounted to the right of the swing-arm.

(ten very surprised chars)

**Nasty** · 2nd August 2007, 18:35

Originally Posted by jrandom

The 'prescribed positions' are apparently published in the Gazette.

Fucked if I know what a Gazette is, but I imagine that examination of the relevant text would be conclusive, and will have occurred in court today.

The gazette is the parlimentary papers that get published .. absolutely riviting reading if you ask me

**Coldrider** · 2nd August 2007, 18:36

The Gazzette means the legislation can be changed without going through parliament, used to be in order of council or something.
I think the positioning of the plate is intended to be obstructed, and that is why it is pushing the limits.

**merv** · 2nd August 2007, 18:38

I'm not even going to bother voting but just say why on earth did he bother? Is his bike now 0.02km/hr faster than your Mum's or is it actually slower from being less aerodynamic with the damn thing stuck out the side like that. Or did he just want it to look like a race bike on the street by hiding it from general view?