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Suppose it depends on the officer & how much paperwork is involved in finding out that neither truck is what it is supposed to be
Caravan registration plates
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Suppose it depends on the officer & how much paperwork is involved in finding out that neither truck is what it is supposed to be
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Once a trailer of any sort is attached to a vehicle it becomes a part of that vehicle for the purposes of moving traffic offences and it becomes just the same as driving a car itself around with the wrong plate on the back.
£200 FPN if a traffic officer nabs them.
If a non-traffic/RPU/FRU officer stops them they aren't usually authorised to issue the £200 tickets to they'll submit a TOR for court instead, and in court its up to a £1000 fine, although in my experience the courts typically stiff the villain for between £200 and £500 unless they have form for it, and that's just for lazy people who can't be bothered to spend a tenner on a plate when they borrow a trailer.
Certain other sectors of society do it willfully along with all sorts of other wheezes as a means of trying to avoid properly documenting Multiple vehicles, or to avoid traffic or zoning penalties. That's getting harder to do as ANPR is getting cleverer and knows that a registration that pinged in, say, Norwich at 9am could not possibly be in Greenford two minutes later and will flag it, so more are being caught and that wheeze is getting harder to pull off. Depending on the circus and the intent they could equally be knocked off for fraud if avoiding civil penalties, or perverting the course of justice if avoiding criminal sanction. Fair chance of a suspended sentence or worse for either.
£200 FPN if a traffic officer nabs them.
If a non-traffic/RPU/FRU officer stops them they aren't usually authorised to issue the £200 tickets to they'll submit a TOR for court instead, and in court its up to a £1000 fine, although in my experience the courts typically stiff the villain for between £200 and £500 unless they have form for it, and that's just for lazy people who can't be bothered to spend a tenner on a plate when they borrow a trailer.
Certain other sectors of society do it willfully along with all sorts of other wheezes as a means of trying to avoid properly documenting Multiple vehicles, or to avoid traffic or zoning penalties. That's getting harder to do as ANPR is getting cleverer and knows that a registration that pinged in, say, Norwich at 9am could not possibly be in Greenford two minutes later and will flag it, so more are being caught and that wheeze is getting harder to pull off. Depending on the circus and the intent they could equally be knocked off for fraud if avoiding civil penalties, or perverting the course of justice if avoiding criminal sanction. Fair chance of a suspended sentence or worse for either.
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Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
Plenty of countries, including some in Europe, require the caravan to be separately registered and display its own registration plate.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Aye, it's a cover for a nationwide wife-swapping club.
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
It is?! 😲 I'm a member but don't appear to have unlocked this perk.
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[misogynist on] You want more than 1 wife, oh lord you are brave [misogynist off]
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
They've all moved on to motorhomes. Loads of them parked in community centre car park opposite me, every Friday Night
Two mother in laws gawd help you.
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
You've just answered your own question, however in the UK a caravan or trailer is not registered with DVLA, so displays the registration number of the towing vehicle, in the rest of Europe a trailer below 750kg mlw is not registered, so displays the towcar's number as in the UK, over 750 kg it has to be registered and has it's own number plate, hence why you see Polish tractor units, pulling German/Dutch/French/Danish registered trailers.
Friends of ours moved to France and had to get their caravan inspected and registered to be legit in France, was a bit of a headache being a UK import iirc
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DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
No, if it's legal in their home country, it's legal here, same as you don't need separate registrations for car/caravan combo's from the UK, when in Europe
