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« on: July 11, 2012, 10:08:06 PM » |
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In the course of our travels over the past week or so, my workmate & I have seen several new Minis with large numbers on the sides & bootlids. Today we saw a number 3. A couple of days ago we saw a 37 in a white circle etc. I don't keep up with modern car marketing, but presumably this is a new fashion for trendy young Mini drivers?
I'm convinced it's illegal to display race numbers on a road going car & that they must be obscured -which is why you often see weekend clubman type racers on the road with a strip of black tape diagonally across the number.
My mate's never heard of this & says a large car manufacturer like BMW wouldn't make a mistake like that.
Who's right?
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« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2012, 10:09:47 PM » |
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I've always understood it wasn't legal to display competition numbers - when we were rallying we always had to remove or cover them before going home.
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« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2012, 10:11:40 PM » |
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new mini,s for sale on a dealers forecourt in doncaster the other day with them on,,
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« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2012, 10:13:48 PM » |
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So are the numbers significant, or just totally random? Can you choose what number they put on?
Sounds like I'm right for once then Bobbi?
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« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 10:17:13 PM » |
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Long time since we were rallying, maybe it's changed.
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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2012, 12:28:53 PM » |
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It would be surprising if BMW had it wrong with their legal department but you never know. It could all be down to what defines a number on a car as a racing number I guess
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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2012, 07:12:07 PM » |
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as far as I know, It's only a MSA rule that you cant show your race numbers one the road (Unless its a road rally)
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« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2012, 08:14:15 PM » |
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MSA?
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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2012, 08:30:06 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2012, 12:54:54 AM » |
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AFAIK there is no legal position to what you display on your vehicle - so long as is not obscene or offensive - and thats not a road traffic offence it applies wherever you do it  . |
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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2012, 02:50:36 PM » |
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as far as I know, It's only a MSA rule that you cant show your race numbers one the road (Unless its a road rally)
Yup, that was it! Not a legal thing just the rules. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2012, 06:59:53 PM » |
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O.K -so do the numbers on new Minis have any significance or are they just randomly picked by some design bod somewhere who thinks they look cool?
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« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2012, 09:17:35 PM » |
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take more than a number to make em cool mate |
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« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2012, 09:39:15 PM » |
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« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2012, 11:46:31 PM » |
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O.K -so do the numbers on new Minis have any significance or are they just randomly picked by some design bod somewhere who thinks they look cool?
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