Plate up!

Last job of the weekend was changing the number plates.

The original pair on the van were advertising the company we bought the van from and it wasn't a particularly discreet logo.


Preferring the Euro-look of number plates housed in a dealer surround, I bought a pair of Autohaus Wolfsburg plate surrounds months ago (intentionally for the old Polo).

Unfortunately a modern, UK-specific, plastic plate won't fit inside the surround. The only option is pressed metal. Until recently, pressed metal plate manufacturers have only been able to offer these plates for 'show-use' due to the typeface being slightly wrong or the material not being reflective.

Now a company called Dubmeister, based in Bristol, are offering the correct British Standard marked pressed metal plate:


It's another small detail, but one that makes all the difference.