Police chief calls for TWO bike number plates

They've had front plates in India for years. Makes a right mess of the front ends! At least most bikes over there are naked/ half faired so almost get away with it, God knows where you'd fit a plate on a 1098

Me hopes the DfT aren't reading this...

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 10:45

kin hell...I can actually remember them being on the fronts of bikes here!!! brunstrom and his loony crew have been banging on about this for ages. If you want a laugh read his blogs..then get tore right into the arrogant cunt..for that is what he is without a doubt.

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 10:49

^^^^^^ +1 hes a proper one as well

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 10:53

The reason the requirement for front plates was done away with in this country was to prevent peoples throats being cut by the plate in an accident.This actually happened when a bike was in collision with a pedestrian in about 1970something and off came the plates.

35 years later and scamera surveillance and big brother are far more influential when it comes to policy,hence the constant calls to reverse the law. 

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 11:33

Biker Biggles wrote (see)

The reason the requirement for front plates was done away with in this country was to prevent peoples throats being cut by the plate in an accident.This actually happened when a bike was in collision with a pedestrian in about 1970something and off came the plates.

35 years later and scamera surveillance and big brother are far more influential when it comes to policy,hence the constant calls to reverse the law. 

Of course no one is suggesting they revert to them being displayed length ways, so no reason to think that enforcement is going to be used to undermine safety

PS do you have any links to the UK authorities 'constant calls to reverse the law'????

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 18:19

I, for one, would be most displeased if this ever looked like it could become a reality.

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 19:30

I have trouble fitting a plate on the back of me 1098, let alone the front

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 19:55

we need to stop speeding through front facing safety cameras if you want this issue to fade away.

and you can guess as soon as something has been implemented on the front end then we'll have to start paying congestion charge aswell.

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 20:24

Stop Speeding? Don't be stupid!!

Next, you'll be asking us to stop Wanking?

Just Micro-Chip the whole fucking Country so they can see where we are 24 hours a day? FFS, whatever next, Civil Liberties? Yeh right!!

Posted: 18/09/2008 at 21:20

From Septemebr you will be microchipped, well all new plates will be anyways. So I cannot see this happening.

Posted: 20/09/2008 at 11:44

Maybe they will introduce chipped plates but how will that catch a speeder? There are no system by the road side to read them and the UK govt won't spend the money on doing it. Furthermore, it still won't stop locally made illegally sized letter number plates on bikes like 40% are now.

Posted: 12/10/2010 at 22:00