27-12-2013, 06:28 PM
Long story short... is it illegal to not have your number plate attached to your bumper but in the windscreen instead?
For those of you that enjoy a bit of literature...
Today on the way home from work a police car was following me very closely then dropped back. I had noticed so was driving properly, then we came to a set of traffic lights after a long sweeping left. I seen the light change to red about two seconds before I went through and thought the officer would be able to see what actually happened especially considering it was wet and i was traveling ~60 so thought its best not to brake harshly.
He then put his lights on followed me through the traffic lights then I pulled over into an industrial estate just off the road. He asked do I know what I had done and I said yes and explained why I had done it. He didn't actually see the traffic lights changed, he thought they were red already when I went through. He didn't seem too concerned about that after I explained it to him, and he decided not to book me before having a quick look around the car.
To make a bad situation worse, the officer then noticed a bottle of Bacardi on the passenger side of the car (which was a late Christmas present for my uncle
so wasn't opened) and decided to breathalyze me 
I hadn't been drinking, but thought this was funny.
He decided instead of the traffic light incident, he was going to give me a £100 fine for not having the number plate on the front bumper - it is in the windscreen and is clearly visible. His exact comments on the penalty notice was "no number plate fixed to front". I asked about it being in the windscreen and he said that is not allowed and that it wouldn't pass the MOT like that - something I didn't realize.
I was hoping someone could shed some light on the situation... considering appealing especially after he tried convincing me not to (even though I hadn't mentioned it) and said "remember, we seen you go through a red light".
I also thought it was only £60 fine not £100!!!!
For those of you that enjoy a bit of literature...
Today on the way home from work a police car was following me very closely then dropped back. I had noticed so was driving properly, then we came to a set of traffic lights after a long sweeping left. I seen the light change to red about two seconds before I went through and thought the officer would be able to see what actually happened especially considering it was wet and i was traveling ~60 so thought its best not to brake harshly.
He then put his lights on followed me through the traffic lights then I pulled over into an industrial estate just off the road. He asked do I know what I had done and I said yes and explained why I had done it. He didn't actually see the traffic lights changed, he thought they were red already when I went through. He didn't seem too concerned about that after I explained it to him, and he decided not to book me before having a quick look around the car.
To make a bad situation worse, the officer then noticed a bottle of Bacardi on the passenger side of the car (which was a late Christmas present for my uncle
so wasn't opened) and decided to breathalyze me I hadn't been drinking, but thought this was funny. He decided instead of the traffic light incident, he was going to give me a £100 fine for not having the number plate on the front bumper - it is in the windscreen and is clearly visible. His exact comments on the penalty notice was "no number plate fixed to front". I asked about it being in the windscreen and he said that is not allowed and that it wouldn't pass the MOT like that - something I didn't realize.
I was hoping someone could shed some light on the situation... considering appealing especially after he tried convincing me not to (even though I hadn't mentioned it) and said "remember, we seen you go through a red light".
I also thought it was only £60 fine not £100!!!!