I know Bean but our plates are pressed aluminium so not flat like yours and are made by those who only see striped sunshine and sleep on bunk beds. They won't stick easily.

When we get a private plate, the actual plate comes from one car after another. Depending on the make, the holes may or may not line up.

I had to drill my own holes in my private plate for the X5 but the BMW stealer swapped them onto the X6, easy for him, the holes were in the same place. We can have more or less what we want on a plate, just go on the web, design the plate and hand over your credit card details. Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

Could you theoretically stick a new plate over the old one?

I only ask as I've private plates coming Wink

Also, what is the correct size for the rear plate - differs from site to site.

Mine seems large at 630mm x 175mm

S

Sticking a plate over the top of another plate will look very poor IMHO.
Sort of thing you expect a back street car dealer to do

It's a nice motor and you've invested in a private plate too, don't cheapen it by failing to invest a few minutes sorting out the plates correctly  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Yes, very true...

Just envisaging a hard struggle to remove the old one.

Can I ask what size yours is? Mine seems larger than any site offer.

S

Mine was (I sold my RRS 3 months ago ) the larger shape.
There's a thread about the sizes on here.

Regarding removing it, if it's stuck on, a few tips.
Get some fishing line/dental floss and 'saw' the plate off so you are left with the sticky stuff on the paint behind the plate. Then soak the sticky residue with a glue remover (Autosmart Tardis is the best for this, but petrol or WD40 will work too ) Once soaked, the residue should come off fairly easily
Don't just pull the plate off as you could end up snapping it and damaging the car. ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Thank you - great tips.

I'll givie it a go when they arrive.

S

I had a similar problem- when I eventually got it off there was not one but two previous private plates underneath!!! Shocking!

simonj007 wrote:

Can I ask what size yours is? Mine seems larger than any site offer.

Simon,
Here's a post my number plate geek James now at HGG Land Rover (Formerly Lookers Park Royal)
Hope that helps you with the sizing

James who is now at HGG wrote:

Oversized rectangle rear plate is the way to go....... Std size is too small IMHO, but are cheaper to produce hence why some dealers will supply them from new.

LRUK registered/run vehicles are always fitted with the oversized versions on the rear.

530mm x 150mm for the authentic OEM look!

If you look further into number plates then there are two different types of finish too. The original and best looking (again IMHO) are printed with a clear plastic front, effectively laminating the plate. There are cheaper methods where the characters are printed directly onto a think plate with no plastic cover. To the reg plate insane like myself you can see a slight texture to them.

James

 ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Thank you..

Mine actually arrived today! I only ordered them yesterday afternoon...

They look superb - going to take a closer look now!

S

OK, just checked and sized mine up - the new ones are superb and I'm very pleased.

My rear plate size is 635mm x 175mm and looks great.

It's actually described as the Rover 75 size rear plate on most websites...

Simon