Buying number plates online

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Buying number plates online

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Where do you get yours? Having read of preferences for white or black backgrounds I thought I might get the choice, but I couldn't find a supplier that gave me the options.

It's no big deal, the plate's behind me and the bike is scruffy.
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Impact show plates every time, quick turnaround, choice of styles, and all bike plates are black backed

https://www.impactshowplates.co.uk/
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I use these guys,

Flexiplates

https://flexiplates.co.uk/

Good selection of styles and sizes especially suitable for a off-road style bike.
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Thanks. I'd already bought one before I posted this, it was more curiosity that prompted the post.

Standard plates seem to be about £15, and nobody sells the cheap flimsy plates that fall apart in a matter of weeks, only their competitors sell those. :|
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Nidge wrote: Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:30 am Impact show plates every time, quick turnaround, choice of styles, and all bike plates are black backed

https://www.impactshowplates.co.uk/
+1 use them for all my bike plate needs
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I haven't bought a bike plate for a couple of years now, but I recently needed a rear number plate (for a trailer) and it was tricky to find ebay vendors that didnt require you to send your V5 and proof of address. Not that I don't have these documents, it's just the ballache of having to send them off (scans not acceptable!).