JDM Plates are registered as a legal number plate supplier and our products are fully legal!
It must be noted that our products are manufactured for specific vehicle only. For instance, motorcycle plates for motorcycles, imported plates for imported vehicles and UK plates for UK vehicles.
With every purchase from JDM Plates; we will issue a ‘Declaration of Legality’ which has a QR code displayed in order to quickly access this page.
The information on this page WILL NOT cover you IF you mount the incorrect type of the plate on the incorrect vehicle.
JDM Plates licence plates are certified to meet the BSAU 145e standard using BSI tested materials and are fully compliant with the customary law under;
‘The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001’ detailed in Statutory Instrument 2001 No.561 whilst complying with the most recent Amendment;
‘The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 2021’ which is detailed in Statutory Instrument 2021 No.831.
JDM Plates are also registered with the DVLA as a number plate supplier with Supplier Identify Number 57790 under;
‘The Vehicles Crime (Regulation of Registration Plate Suppliers) Regulations 2008’ detailed in Statutory Instrument 2008 No.1715 under the powers of ‘The Vehicles (Crimes) Act 2001’.
In order for us to manufacture road legal number plates, we need to see and record, at minimum, 2 pieces of documentation; one piece to prove identification and another to prove some association with the registration number that is going to be produced.
In order to comply with, ‘The Vehicles Crime (Regulation of Registration Plate Suppliers) Regulations 2008‘, we need to see, and record these aforementioned copies of documentation.
The full list of accepted documentation is as below:-
In order for us to manufacture road legal number plates, with the required legal markings, we need to comply with the minimum spacing requirements with respect to ‘The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001‘ and the relevant 2002 and 2021 ammendments.
The minimum spacing requirements are different for each vehicle type, whether it be for an imported vehicle, motorcycle or standard UK car. The details are as follows:-
If number plates show no legal markings on the bottom of the number then they are quite simply not road legal. If a number plate has no legal markings, then the driver of that particular vehicle is potentially exposing themselves to a minimum fine of £100 and a potential 3 points; this may likely change in the future.
It must be noted that the legal markings are allowed to be printed within the bottom margin of a number plate and must be a minimum of 3mm high.
However, on all legal number plates within the United Kingdom, the legal markings consist of the following:-
At JDM Plates, we specialise in the smallest legal number plates in a range of different allowable dimensions. If you, or know someone, who has had an implication with regards to one of our number plates, then we are more than happy to step in and help our in the situation. If you feel we have missed anything off of our declaration then please let us know and we can amend accordingly to help fellow riders and drivers within the UK.
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DVLA is a registered trademark of the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency. JDM Plates is not affiliated to the DVLA or DVLA Personalised Registrations. JDM Plates is a recognised reseller of DVLA registrations. JDM Plates is also registered with the DVLA to supply physical number plates, i.e. the actual acrylic plate.
JDM Plates is a trading style of CJ – Hanley Trading Limited, registered at JDM Plates, Charles Street, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3LA and registered in England & Wales at Companies House under Company Number 11309345 and with the Information Commissioner’s Office for Data Protection under Registration Number ZB822794. CJ – Hanley Trading Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority: Firm Reference Number: 1020385. We are a credit broker and not a lender and provide products from a panel of lenders. CJ – Hanley Trading Limited will not charge a fee to customers using its services and will not receive a commission payment from a lender for a referral. Finance is subject to status and terms and conditions apply.
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