The Turbo 8V Project

[RetroPug]

What the actual f**k? Is DVLA tryna screw us over or something? Or just do they hate us that much, they need to sort the f**king roads out before making things "illegal" muppets, you a tank just to drive on the roads now there that bad, they need to start repairing them for real, I'll put 'em on the car and if cops stop me I'll say "sort the roads out, when you do, I'll take these off"

The DVLA aren't responsible for the condition of the roads, your local councils are.
The reason number plate legislation exists is to stop people buying ones that can't be read easily by human eyes and cause problems with ANPR cameras etc. Number plates are functional and there for a reason afterall so what's the point in having defective ones that don't do what they are supposed to?

If you buy a legal number plate from a legitimate supplier it will come with all of these marks. They have them so the DVLA and the police can trace who is making dodgy plates and force them to comply with the law.

If you want to fit them without the supplier at the bottom etc. then it is unlikely that they'll be noticed. However, they will still be illegal, I'm just advising you of that. No need to lose your rag over a piece of plastic with some letters on it.