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BaronDefenders



Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black
Pressed Metal Plates
Any recommendations for manufacturers of pressed (yellow and white) metal plates?

I have a new VRM for my 110 and I like its current metal plates. Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

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EJ-Plates on ebay..... have had quite a few from them! IRB
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BaronDefenders



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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black
Thanks, Porny! I'll have a look. Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders
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CarMan



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Very Cool Rob

1993 200tdi 90 hard-top
1998 300tdi 90 soft-top
2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top (sold)
Post #989370 18th Apr 2023 1:10pm
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Hufflepuff



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England 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Tonga Green
I have often wondered with these online plate makers, when they say:

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EJ PARTS & ACCESSORIES LTD / FY4 2RN / we are DVLA APPROVED registered number plate suppliers (RNPS-51923)

you will need to send us your original documents and after we receive them you will be able to complete the payment.


do they actually mean this? Do these folks really expect people to send their original V5 documents off to some fairly random company off ebay? Or do they just write this to satisfy the legal T's and C's and just make and send them to you anyway? 2005 Td5 90 XS
1989 V8 110 CSW
Post #989388 18th Apr 2023 4:21pm
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BaronDefenders



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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black
The place I’ve ordered plastic plates from in the past doesn’t even ask for documentation. Whistle Laughing Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders
Post #989391 18th Apr 2023 4:31pm
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I Like Old Skool



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United Kingdom 1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi ST Coniston Green
There's two ways of doing this.

The official way gets you a BS approved plate with the supplier's i.d at the bottom as it should legally be and required proof of entitlement (V5), or....

You can buy 'show' plates for static display purposes only. These can say whatever you want, however you want.

I have a set of showplates on my 110. The characters are mis-spaced to give me a favourable land rover related plate and makes an O look like a 0 (both are identical in the official approved font). I've had no trouble with my plate, there is no attempt to hide the characters, they are just mis-spaced but fully comply with the required font and plain standard background in all other respects. I do have a set of legal plates which get used once a year as my MOT tester refuses to test my vehicle with the 'dodgy' plates fitted.

If you want to be 100% legit you need to provide the V5 and get a BS marked plate made to the official size, spacing, font and background.

If you want to bend the rules, get some showplates ordered and take your chances.....
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Hufflepuff



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England 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Tonga Green
I've been after a set of 'legal' metal pressed plates for a while - the wording on the rules around them suggested that they couldn't be legal if they were not plastic as they would not have the right reflective properties.

The plates from EJ Parts are stated to contain the BS mark and be fully legal, which is great, that takes the responsibility off my shoulders should I get pulled over. But! I find it hard to believe that people are really sending their original V5 forms, in the post, to some 'untrusted' third party off the internet, it just does not seem practical or safe to me. 2005 Td5 90 XS
1989 V8 110 CSW
Post #989425 18th Apr 2023 9:23pm
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Oldowner



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Aintree Green
I have been trying to buy a numberplate for a trailer owned by local authority over the past few weeks. It is a nightmare because the Hilux tow vehicle is authority owned no-one actually knows where the v5 is located. I have tried numerous “showplate” sellers and everyone has insisted that I provided the correct documentation, even for a showplate.
Post #989429 18th Apr 2023 10:09pm
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Screbble



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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver
Never had an issue buying plastic, pressed steel etc. from the bay of e and the seller mentioned above over the years. Many with the BS etc.

The footnotes and show vehicle slant are to cover their bum.
My brother sent photocopies of his docs 🤪 and they didn’t expect it…

Just order them without sending any docs and see what happens 👍
Post #989441 19th Apr 2023 6:55am
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BaronDefenders



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United Kingdom 2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black
Oldowner wrote:
I have been trying to buy a numberplate for a trailer owned by local authority over the past few weeks. It is a nightmare because the Hilux tow vehicle is authority owned no-one actually knows where the v5 is located. I have tried numerous “showplate” sellers and everyone has insisted that I provided the correct documentation, even for a showplate.



Have a look at Plate for Cars. I think they’re based in EIRE. Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders
Post #989442 19th Apr 2023 6:57am
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hank



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Wales 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
On the subject of pressed plates does anybody know of a company who can manufacture pressed plates with a single line five digit registration centred on the plate? > 110 XS Double Cab
Post #989451 19th Apr 2023 7:57am
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defender9



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green
I have always used Tippers classic plates for my older cars.
Post #989453 19th Apr 2023 8:08am
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Rosco



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red
hank wrote:
On the subject of pressed plates does anybody know of a company who can manufacture pressed plates with a single line five digit registration centred on the plate?


Another vote for EJ Plates, this time with a shortened plate to suit 5 digits


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They did a square rear at the same time, all BS marked so fully legal (something I had to explain to the dealer at MOT as they believed the plate length was to short).

From memory I didnt send them the V5, but they either asked for a photo of it, or the reference number from it 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone
2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW
Post #989473 19th Apr 2023 11:03am
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strang



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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
I ordered some pressed metal plates from ebay a few years ago - so can't find the supplier, but they accepted photos of all the required documents, and came fully stamped with all correct legislation. Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond.....
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