2023-12-08 17:00:00 GMT+00:00
2023-12-08 17:00:00 GMT+00:00
Attention: We are not a seller of personlised reg numbers, we are a plate maker.
Welcome to Bike Plates Direct, the UK’s leading retailer of premium quality, road legal motorcycle number plates. Use our plate builder below and order online for same day dispatch.
Product specs:
- Compliant to British Standards (BS AU 145 e)
- Fully reflective to conform to road laws in the UK
- Road legal (unless show plate option is selected)
- Strong, hard-wearing acrylic
- Water and sun fade resistant
- Can use a pressure washer
- Motto-Tex printing, our custom in-house print technique for vibrant gloss finish
- Customisable with borders and badges
FAQs
Q: Are your ‘legal style’ motorbike plates ok for use on UK roads?
A: Yes. Our plates can be used legally on the road in the UK and conform to British standards.
Q: What size should a motorcycle number plate be in the UK?
A: 9 x 7 inches, or 228 mm x 178 mm. This is the default size when you select ‘legal style’ on our plate maker ensuring your plate will conform to road laws.
Q: How are your motorbike plates made?
A: We have a team of twelve dedicated specialists that carefully hand-craft each motorcycle number plate we produce to ensure unrivalled quality. With over 275 years of combined experience, you’re in good hands.
Q: Are your motorbike plates simple to fit?
A: Fitting your new bike plate is simple and we do offer fitting kits if required which can be purchased at checkout. For full information on fitting your new plate, check out our bike plate fitting page
Q: Do I need a front facing number plate on my motorcycle as well as a rear plate?
A: Motorcycles registered on or after 1 September 2001 must only display a number plate at the rear of the bike. If your bike was registered before then you can display a motorcycle plate on the front, but this is not a legal requirement in the UK.
Q: How do I care for my motorcycle plate?
A: Our motorcycle plates are very low maintenance. However, in the UK it’s deemed an offence to have a number plate that doesn’t show your registration clearly and things like mud and dust can obscure the view of your number plate. Ensure you regularly wash your plate to ensure you’re in-keeping with the law. You can use a pressure washer to clean your bike plate.
4D FAQs
Q. What are 4D (Raised) number plates?
4D (Raised) plates are number plates which go through an additional hand-build process to have black, laser-cut, acrylic digits professionally bonded to them. These digits rise, or standout, from the plate for a more attractive and personalised look.
Q. What makes 4D (Raised) number plates so special?
The raised laser-cut digits are high gloss black, sharply cut, and professionally bonded, designed to ‘Raise' the appearance of your vehicle to the ‘next-level’
Q. How deep are these laser-cut digits?
Our 4D Standout digits are 3mm deep, the optimum depth for appearance, style, and easy-maintenance. 3mm digits are much easier to keep clean and have superior side-view definition than 5mm digits.
Q. What happens if a raised digit becomes damaged, will my plates still be able to be used?
Yes. Because these laser-cut digits are professionally bonded on top of an already fully legal number plate, Most 4D sellers do not do this to save them money in print!
if they are damaged in any way then it remains possible to read the number plate underneath and comply with the law.
Q. Why dont you sell 3D gel plates?
As part of our strict quality controls we professionally tested all types of 3D Gel digits (plain, carbon etc.) and found that they failed to meet the required British Standard, particularly when it came to thermal testing. Fluctuations in temperature typical of our normal British climate, soon led to deterioration of bonding agents and deformity of the digits, resulting in the digits peeling from the plates and becoming unrecognisable without warning.