Side-mounted number plates

**Jimmy489** · 16th January 2009, 12:46

Yes I did a quick search before I posted this - what's really happening out there - seems to be no consistent application. I was of the understanding that they are not allowed casue ya can't see them from bothe sides. BUT it seem a fair number of bikes are passing compliance with them. What gives?

**nodrog:Me** · 16th January 2009, 12:52

have a read of this thread

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=54716

**surfer** · 16th January 2009, 20:46

Originally Posted by nodrog

have a read of this thread

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=54716

That's a good thread.

My bike plate is mounted on the side and is visible from a 45 degree angle which I understand is the criteria for whether it is legal or not. as the bike has gone through LVVTA and a number of wofs ok I reckon the law will have a hard time sticking me with a ticket.

Mind you, when I went for my last wof I was told that my bike had been reported by an LVVTA assessor to Land Transport for having a side mounted American style number plate and that as such it shouldn't be issued with a wof. The guy issuing the wof laughed at Land Transport and put them right that it had already gone through LVVTA successfully so what was the problem and that LVVTA need to get their act together. It would seem from the complaint that even LVVTA can't decide amongst themselves or that the person reporting me was having a bad day and hadn't been getting any sex for some time so he decided to take some sh*t out on someone else!

**selectedgrub** · 17th January 2009, 10:59

Dunno about this,
Guy at testing station couldn't give one as long as it was illuminated.

**surfer** · 18th January 2009, 13:28

Originally Posted by selectedgrub

Dunno about this,
Guy at testing station couldn't give one as long as it was illuminated.

You need to find another tester for your wof, that is crazy.

**alcatraz** · 19th January 2009, 16:43

Anyone else here have a sidemount plate,where the plate is vertical (ie on its side) and not horizontal ( the way most plates are attached) ?

**xknuts** · 19th January 2009, 18:24

Originally Posted by selectedgrub

Dunno about this,
Guy at testing station couldn't give one as long as it was illuminated.

Am I to understand that he "couldn't" give one if it was illuminated????????????

**98tls** · 19th January 2009, 18:28

Originally Posted by xknuts

Am I to understand that he "couldn't" give one if it was illuminated????????????

Thats what i was thinking,i can understand him not giving one if there was No number plate light.

**selectedgrub** · 20th January 2009, 17:06

He couldn't give a shit that it was side mounted as long as it was illuminated

**surfer** · 20th January 2009, 19:51

As luck would have it, I got pulled over today by a cop car. Nice chat with the guys in blue, turns out they couldn't see my reg or wof (as it is on the reverse side of the number plate and not visible from behind the bike) and the number plate was a bit dirty so I was told to clean it, which I did immediately.

After a good poke around the bike - no ticket and no comment about the side mounted number plate (which is illuminated via a cats eye light with an LED inside)

.

**imdying** · 21st January 2009, 09:49

I suspect couldn't give one means 'couldn't give a shit' so long as it was illuminated

**usa-vtwin** · 27th February 2009, 17:16

I've just scored a horizontial side mounted # plate for my Harley ( the USA version of my bike comes out standard with em ) The #plate itself is alot smaller than our ones, its lcd lit...I've seen other bikes like mine with hem and passed a warrant ok. I'll let you know how I go once its fitted.

**98tls** · 27th February 2009, 17:26

Originally Posted by usa-vtwin

I've just scored a horizontial side mounted # plate for my Harley ( the USA version of my bike comes out standard with em ) The #plate itself is alot smaller than our ones, its lcd lit...I've seen other bikes like mine with hem and passed a warrant ok. I'll let you know how I go once its fitted.

Ive seen a few bikes with the smaller plates,always wondered where the hell they get them,they certainly were not just cutdown normal size ones.

**Bonez** · 28th February 2009, 09:43

Originally Posted by 98tls

Ive seen a few bikes with the smaller plates,always wondered where the hell they get them,they certainly were not just cutdown normal size ones.

The guys make there own plates up. Chap at work has done it with just a white painted alloy plate with the numbers/letters stuck on. Fuzzy wuzzies don't seem too worried. Current plates are so fimsy anyway I've found they usually need reinforcing, unlike the old black/silver ones of days gone by.