Do you legally have to legible weight plate on the van? Displaying axle weights etc?
Because a mate asked me to help fit deadlocks and the keeper would obscure the plate on he passenger B post.
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Weight plate?
by Punto443 » Tue Jun 20, 2017 8:54 pm
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Re: Weight plate?
by ake » Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:33 pm
Punto443 wrote:Do you legally have to legible weight plate on the van? Displaying axle weights etc?
Because a mate asked me to help fit deadlocks and the keeper would obscure the plate on he passenger B post.
Yes.
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Re: Weight plate?
by MinorMatt » Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:10 pm
When I asked VOSA (as it was back then) they told me no...
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Re: Weight plate?
by Punto443 » Wed Jun 21, 2017 10:03 pm
So maybe then? 
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Re: Weight plate?
by ake » Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:05 pm
My tame police friend says it should be fitted and not obscured
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Re: Weight plate?
by Altransit » Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:35 pm
ake wrote:My tame police friend says it should be fitted and not obscured
I was thinking that even if it's not a legal requirement, not being visible would cause issues and delays if you're ever stopped by VOSA, or the police
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