Quote: Originally Posted by all-black
Someone told me that it's ilegal to have numbers on the side of your car.
I had a black "2" circle with the cut-out "2" showing the LY colour through it. One on each door.
I was stopped by a police car after driving around for 6 months and reported for "promoting racing on the public highway". My kids thought it was very funny seeing as I was only doing 45 mph at the time in a 60! My protestations that I was doing nothing of the sort only resulted in them photographing the car as evidence.
The case went to Court where I was told that the Court took a dim view of people driving around in race clad cars, the chequered roof didn't help. Despite having no points on my DL, I was fined £500 and given 6 points.
Thank heavens it was only a ONE. If it had had a
JCW kitted Cooper I would probebly have been given a custodial sentence!
OK well you should have spotted the porky by now.
One racing driver I know was once told this by a policeman whom he had annoyed for something or other. It also is written down in the regulations to do with Racing Licenses. You might have your license withdrawn if you drive your racing car on the public highway with the numbers still fitted. Some cars put a red "X" across the number to denote "not racing".
My number did not conform to official race number style of white background and black numbers. In over 2 1/2 years I never was asked about the number, and some passing police even commented what a good car it was. No mention of the number ever. I mentioned this racing number illegality thing to my father-in-law who is a circuit judge. He said that it would be a tough case to prove that you were "promoting racing" and viewed it as more of a case of self expression.
No doubt that it might get a mention if you were prosecuted for actually racing, but that is a different matter.
