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  • Fat plate on your D5?16 Votes
    yes 68%/11
    no 31%/5
  • IanH
    Member Since: 06 Apr 2018
    Location: Stirling
    Posts: 19
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Santorini Black

    Fat or thin number plate

    On the back of a discussion elsewhere in the group I'd thought I would create a poll around fitting of a fat or thin rear number plate. As I posted elsewhere this (fat plate fitting) is something JLR are not happy with!

    http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/land-rover/di...es-dealers


    Last edited by IanH on 29th Apr 2018 12:22 pm. Edited 1 time in total
    Santorini/Ebony HSE TD6 MY18
    29th Apr 2018 12:08 pm
  • jimbg
    Member Since: 23 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 1455
    United Kingdom 

    I presume you are asking what is fitted to the car, not which one is best?
    29th Apr 2018 12:22 pm
  • Chrismcnaz
    Member Since: 03 Oct 2017
    Location: Over Yonder.
    Posts: 193
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Loire Blue

    I had a fat one on from the U.K. dealer but since registering in Cyprus I now have a thin one which looks so much better.

    I read an interview with Gerry Mcgovern a while ago and he said that dealers were putting the wrong size plates on and they should all be thin ones.

    29th Apr 2018 12:23 pm
  • IanH
    Member Since: 06 Apr 2018
    Location: Stirling
    Posts: 19
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Santorini Black

    Correct jimbg, and just for the record I have a fat/deep plate on mine
    Santorini/Ebony HSE TD6 MY18
    29th Apr 2018 12:23 pm
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Also have the fat plate.

    Private number going on Sept 1st so will put up photos, when done. Personal plates are shallow and small, so no doubt some will like it and some won't. Laughing
    29th Apr 2018 1:04 pm
  • EMcC
    Member Since: 14 Apr 2018
    Location: Durrington
    Posts: 185
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 SE Corris Grey

    I picked up my new D5 just over a week ago and hadn't noticed any difference between fat or thin but what I did notice was that the plate fitted did not have enough room on the left of the plate for a GB sticker.
    Where is the best place to stick one rather than get a new plate made ?
    29th Apr 2018 2:11 pm
  • jimbg
    Member Since: 23 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 1455
    United Kingdom 

    You can get these:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/2-Legal-European-...amp;crdt=0

    or I use a cling one on the boot just for the trip

    http://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-acces...g-gb-plate
    29th Apr 2018 2:54 pm
  • EMcC
    Member Since: 14 Apr 2018
    Location: Durrington
    Posts: 185
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 SE Corris Grey

    There's no room on the side of my plates for the top one and to stick the bottom one on would look right out of place.
    My best bet will be to get some new plates with the letters and numbers over a bit to allow room for the top ones already on the plate like my old ones.
    29th Apr 2018 4:30 pm
  • jimbg
    Member Since: 23 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 1455
    United Kingdom 

    OK, I just the cling one and throw away after the trip.
    29th Apr 2018 4:43 pm
  • Chalkys HSE
    Member Since: 04 Jun 2017
    Location: Yorkshire
    Posts: 339
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    Road Runner 2017 wrote:
    Also have the fat plate.

    Private number going on Sept 1st so will put up photos, when done. Personal plates are shallow and small, so no doubt some will like it and some won't. Laughing


    I’ve got a private plate to go on mine, it will be the thinner plate and also much shorter than the original size.

    I don’t really pay much attention to the back end to be honest, I tried using it as an excuse to not buy one last year when they first came out but after sitting in one without even driving it I had to have one.

    For some strange reason there seems to be more and more D3 /D4’s about with standard plates on ? What’s that all about ?
    2017 MY D5 HSE 3.0 Td6 Corris Grey, Side steps, roof rails,
    30th Apr 2018 9:01 am
  • Blackfly
    Member Since: 15 Jun 2017
    Location: Up North
    Posts: 466
    Canada 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Indus Silver

    I think this has been mentioned in another thread on this but in North America we have no choice all plates are about the same size
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    Where I am we do not need a front plate so swings and roundabouts


    Last edited by Blackfly on 2nd May 2018 8:41 am. Edited 1 time in total
    F50, Fourtack, LR3 and now..............D5 HSE TDV6
    30th Apr 2018 11:24 am
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    I guess we are lucky here to have lots of options, Australian standard yellow and premium white have different sizes, there is a Euro size option as well as a US size option. And any colour you like, spoilt for choice.
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    30th Apr 2018 11:34 am
  • EMcC
    Member Since: 14 Apr 2018
    Location: Durrington
    Posts: 185
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 SE Corris Grey

    I've finally settled for a replacement plate 6" x 21" with the GB and union flag on.
    Now to get the 'old' one off, well not very old, only just over a week Smile
    30th Apr 2018 11:53 am
  • Chrismcnaz
    Member Since: 03 Oct 2017
    Location: Over Yonder.
    Posts: 193
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Loire Blue

    Mine just pulled off with some force and then the sticky foam just rubbed off with my thumb. I was surprised to see that there's a hole in the boot lid skin that was covered with a black sticky circle. I imagine this is for another world market where the plates use the hole to fix. I recovered the hole in case of water getting past the plate. I was also surprised to find mounting screw holes so i wondered why my UK plate had been stuck rather than screwed. My Cypriot plates are the stamped tin types so are screwed to the boot now.
    1st May 2018 5:19 am
  • Blackfly
    Member Since: 15 Jun 2017
    Location: Up North
    Posts: 466
    Canada 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Indus Silver

    North American plates use four bolt holes in the boot skin. My dealer only used the top two. Sorted!
    F50, Fourtack, LR3 and now..............D5 HSE TDV6
    15th May 2018 12:18 am
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