Registration Plates
This inspection only applies to rear registration plates
Unregistered motor bicycles
Unregistered motor bicycles need not be fitted with a registration
plate.
Foreign, diplomatic and military vehicles
This inspection does not apply to foreign registered, diplomatic
or military vehicles.
Motor bicycles manufactured before 1 January 1973 may have registration
plates displaying white, grey or silver characters on a black background.
Registration plate markings such as the BSAU number must be a part
of the plate. Stickers etc are not allowed.
International symbols or flags must be part of the manufacture
of the registration plate. Stick on symbols or flags are not acceptable.
Vehicle Identification Number
A Vehicle Identification Number is required on all machines first
used on or after 1 August 1999, except those which are amateur built.
If a VIN cannot be found the vehicle presenter should be advised
of the likely location of the VIN and asked to thoroughly search
for the number with the aid of the registration certificate. If
following this action the VIN cannot be found the vehicle presenter
should contact the nearest Vehicle Registration Office.
If more than one different VIN is found, the vehicle presenter should
contact the nearest Vehicle Registration Office.
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1. Check that there Is a registration plate fitted at the rear
of the motor bicycle or side car and check it for security and condition.
2.
On machines first registered on or after 1 January 1973, check
that the registration plate
a. has black characters on a yellow background
b. is mounted vertically, or as close to vertical
as is reasonably practical
3. On machines first registered on or after 1 September 2001,
check that the registration plates
a. display the name and postcode of the
supplying outlet
b. display a BSAU 145d marking
c. do not display a honeycomb or similar effect
background
4. Refer to pages 4 and 5 and check visually that the letters and
figures are correctly formed, spaced, and are not obviously likely
to be misread due to, for example, badly positioned or uncovered
retaining bolts etc.
5. On a dual purpose registration plate, check that only an acceptable
international symbol or flag is displayed (see page 5)
6. Check that the machine is permanently displaying a legible
Vehicle Identification Number.
This can be either
. on a plate secured to the frame of the machine, or
. stamped or etched on the frame of the machine.
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1. The registration plate
a. missing or incorrect
b. so insecure that it is likely to fall off
c. letter or figure missing or Incomplete
d. faded, dirty, delaminated, deteriorated or
obscured, so that it is likely to be misread
or is not easily legible by a person standing approximately 15 meters
to the rear of the machine
e. background overprinted or shadowed with text
e.g. vehicle manufacturer name
2. The registration plate
a. does not have black characters on a yellow
background
b. is not fixed vertically, or as close to vertical
as is reasonably practical
d. any feature on a registration plate that has the effect of
changing the appearance or legibility of any characters of the registration
mark, so the true identity of the machine is less easily identified.
3. A registration plate obviously
a. not displaying the name and postcode of the supplying outlet
b. not displaying a BSAU 145d marking
c. displaying a honeycomb or similar effect background.
4. A registration plate with
a. characters which are obviously not the correct height, character
width, stroke width, not of equal width along their entire length
or incorrectly spaced
b. a character not correctly formed, sloping, or
likely to be misread
c. any feature that has the effect of changing the appearance or
legibility of any of the characters, so that the
true identity of the vehicle is less
easily established
d. characters formed using a font which is not substantially similar
to
the prescribed font
e. characters formed using broken or multiple strokes
f. characters laid out in an incorrect format
g. a margin obviously less than the minimum requirement
h. a non-reflective border obviously wider than permitted or positioned
too close to the characters (see page 5).
A dual purpose registration plate displaying a symbol other than
an acceptable international symbol or flag.
6.
a. A Vehicle Identification Number not
permanently displayed or not legible, or
b. more than one different Vehicle
Identification Number displayed.
Note: It is acceptable for a vehicle that has been manufactured
as part of a multistage build, {a modification taken place to a
vehicle at the manufacture stage before sold as new) to show more
than one VIN. The second and subsequent stage VINs will also be
a 17 digit VIN and will be displayed on an additional plate. When
a multistage built vehicle is presented for test the last stage
VIN must be used for MOT documentation.
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