WANT TO STAY ROAD LEGAL IN 2022? The Devon & Cornwall Police Talk CAR MODS

[@benjredward8033]

Shows how much he actually respects cars by taking off his kit to not damage the seats

[@nekite1]

Good point - I also liked how he admitted that he likes to modify his cars as well. A nice informative video from a policeman who was neither condescending nor patronising.

[@lockdowneunos502]

@@nekite1 He has a Stage 4 Mk2 Focus RS. Proper car guy for sure!

[@alexgreenwood35]

Makes me laugh how us car enthusiasts have to declare all our mods on our pride and joys we look after yet, Joe Bloggs can throw a set of linglong budget tyres on his 2 tonne touareg and slide into the back of someone at a set of red lights with no consequences

[@dreamcrusher112]

people putting £50 tyres on their cars are tempting fate.

[@jpboz2627]

This isn’t mentioned enough if everybody had a matching set of decent brand tyres. Would be more effective at saving lives then speed cameras ten fold. Also I think the mot should look at tracking and the same as tyres when it comes to discs and pads they should be checked for glazing as I’ve had brakes that look fine and legal but have glazed so bad that it doubled the braking distance of the car.

[@lloydturner48]

@@dreamcrusher112 not really. Its all down to the driver. Ive always had the cheapest tyres on every turbo car ive owned and never had a crash or ding since i been driving for nearly 13 years. Eliimate all the driver distractions and you will only have to worry about every other sod on the road.

[@G3LDY]

@@dreamcrusher112 not really I have £50 on a daily never had a problem better than some more pricy brands

[@drunkenhobo8020]

You find these fecking contrarians everywhere, don't you? "Ah I use a couple of sticks of gum wrapped around my alloys and never had a problem." Of course good tyres make a difference. If you don't notice then you're clearly a crap driver.

[@bizbob1]

Really refreshing to see an officer explaining what is/isn’t legal and giving the reasons. With mods it’s a bit of a grey area and you may be breaking the law without intending too. This is great - hope every officer has the same knowledge and is prepared to explain/understand. Love it

[@RD-ht6go]

Cops are trained more rigorously than many people expect in terms of theoretical knowledge.

[@daveedwards3531]

Surely the main course of the pedestrian getting hit was them walking in front of a moving vehicle 🤪

[@seriousgameofficial]

Lmfao

[@IHOW3Y]

I literally came here to add this, glad I wasn’t the only one to pick up on that 😂

[@philup4947]

Well may be they were walking on a counrty lane with no footpath and expected the driver to see them.

[@CrusaderSports250]

@@philup4947 on a country road if the pillar gauges blocked the view then that would be on the drivers side, the pedestrian would have needed to be well into the road before contact could occur, in a town with traffic and parked vehicles it would be far more likely, whilst the gauges may have been a contributory factor I would still say the main factor was the pedestrian not paying attention.

[@tolerantobject6656]

Could of been a zebra crossing in which the pedestrian has right of way one they are crossing the road

[@TOBvlog]

Owen your actually a legend policeman 👮‍♂️! Really cool guy love the fact you love your cars! Wish they was all like you mate 😂

[@muhammedtamjid5180]

George some of us don’t use Tiktok so can you upload the video to KZbin as well

[@euanscotland]

Most adults don't use it.....

[@ashleypinches3603]

George you should do a ride along with Owen out enforcing these offenses.. To see it in practise everyday

[@trevorockwell8764]

So does the insurance need to know if you use a different brand of spark plugs, oil filter, a slightly better battery? What if a seat has been repaired? What if you fit better tyres? What if you use a different brand of brake pads, or discs? All of these are changes to the car. With old cars you can’t always get OEM parts. Where are you going to draw the line?

[@pewpewshit9153]

Insurances are fucking bandits and thieves, theyll use anything against your cover for their money.

[@sleepyjoebiden6740]

I had this issue . They got funny with me fitting back on a factory spoiler that was repaired as they see it as a ‘ mod ‘ so I asked them about repairing seats as the fabric won’t be ‘ oem’ but they claim it’s different. It’s a tricky one but technically everything is a mod nowadays

[@terrybrown6057]

Yea but being sensible, it matters if you get a write off.. They will pay for the book version of the car you said you had. You won't get paid for all the changes. Service parts are irrelevant unless it's performance parts. Note how they ask what's the bhp of the car? Whereas years back they ask what's the CC of the engine... So I could say its just a 2.0... But didn't mention the supercharger... By asking bhp they get round it. You should try insuring a kit car! The question "have you modified the car from the manufacturers spec" errrr I made it.... So does that mean I can do anything? Total minefield

[@sleepyjoebiden6740]

@@terrybrown6057 if you want to add a splitter spoiler ect to your car , woudnt it be cheaper to just declare it as a body kit because that covers everything on the outside ?

[@willpark7483]

Luckily everything done on my car was by the "previous owner" 🤫

[@Phoenix83uk]

'Aren't easily read by anpr' yet they seem just fine to send out speeding tickets...

[@davidmorton7861]

I assume it will be because the speed camera is on the same side as your car so can see the offset plate, but a police car with anpr would be on the other side of the road making it hard to see the plate. 👍

[@davidmorton7861]

If it's a front facing camera if rear facing the plate is always in the middle 🤔

[@petelattimer6808]

@@davidmorton7861 and no issue at all on a motorbike.

[@TheHitcher30]

ANPR and speed cameras are different. You don't see ANPR cause it's hidden

[@650kfit5]

Did you watch the video with the speed cameras...a 1000mm lens vs ANPR.. 😂

[@SiCrewe]

The first question I have for the police is this; What can I do to prevent them from claiming to smell cannabis whenever I get stopped, even though I've never used it and never had it in my car? Follow-up questions would be, why do the police seem to think they have a right to confiscate my keys during a traffic stop, why do they think they have the right to arbitrarily handcuff people, why do they assume a driver is being "uncooperative" when they're simply asserting their legal rights and, finally, why don't the police spend more time learning what the actual limits of their powers are before being assigned to traffic duty?

[@StikiFing4z]

my cousin got pulled over in a 116D and they said only reason we pulling you over is because you are asian and driving a high performance vehicle...

[@JSB24]

@@StikiFing4z high performance 116D 😂😂😂

[@LickyDischarge]

Seriously?????, people didn’t know how Alfa’s get away with the off set number plates, hilarious 😂😂😂

[@nekite1]

As an owner of a 159 ti sportwagon I found that funny as well.

[@skylined5534]

How do they then?!

[@LickyDischarge]

@@skylined5534 By having a triangular ish kind of shape backing piece that straightens the plate to face forward correctly, allowing it to be read by the authorities as required.

[@jimmyhale3907]

Rotary engines can spit flames from standard. They tend to like to spit raw fuel down the exhaust

[@aledmayssd2923]

Also tend to spit the cat out the exhaust sometimes too😂

[@willpark7483]

the spit flames standard??????

[@Ssh52]

@@willpark7483 they can, but very small

[@willpark7483]

@@Ssh52 Intresting, i didn't know with all the silencers/cats in modern cars that production cars could spit flames standard!

[@jallen9525]

They don't spit flames until you blow out the stock cat.

[@fernandoroldan2288]

Sun strip In the UK. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@georgeb7641]

It’s for form not function obviously

[@iniehawk4472]

Sun strip is read as windscreen sticker

[@dancheetham2649]

I wish all police were like this guy, he seems really cool! Very informative too, thanks for making this vid!

[@zombiesmith9420]

What about the thousands of people with baby on board stickers I highly doubt they declare it do they get pulled over. Nope 🤔

[@ljgarrison6910]

That sticker is to help paramedics mate

[@Luckyjo21]

the are the most pointless rubbish ever, or 'little princess on board'

[@xjassyjadex]

@@Luckyjo21 not when paramedics need to know if there are any children in the car and the driver is unconscious and can’t say.

[@ryanjones5594]

@@xjassyjadex surely that doesn't make sense as people don't remove the stickers when there is not a child in the car!

[@CrusaderSports250]

@@xjassyjadex if the paramedics have ascertained the driver is unconscious then they are at or in the car so they could use their eyes and look!.

[@mattyking1248]

Jesus, 80% of the people asking questions sum up the UK car scene. Pops and bags, plates in windscreens.. clearly a bunch of tan bed boys looking for answers to make sure their 1.2l corsas are road legal 😂

[@bermal209]

ahahaha really funny

[@oliverstemp9132]

Basically, yeah.

[@harrybarber2518]

Alot of work just to go to McDonalds drive thru

[@nekite1]

Ha ha, just choked on my beer from laughing so hard reading that! There are some sad gits about.

[@X774M]

It's true though and just get some. Hope I'm 19 and have an Mx5 and looking to get a mr2 and Porsche 924/44 soon if I get my apprenticeship 😂😂😂

[@chrisbaxter5041]

Really good video with also a thanks to Owen for keeping us safe 🙏

[@razzaqahmed6533]

This was a 19 minute video telling us car guys to sell our pride and joys and become depressed as doing the slightest modification is Now illegal or doesn’t comply with DVLA standards. This country is a absolute shambles, and it seems to be getting worse and worse day by day.

[@JustinHT]

Its always been illegal, they just didnt enforce it.

[@kevindarkstar]

It's not going to get better my friend, as proof of that look at the anti tamper bill that the government has been trying to put through parliament, anything which affects the emissions or safety of the vehicle is not allowed, but the question is why decides what is 'safe'

[@jakewhite3505]

I think alot of the issue people have with declaring mods is ridiculous price hikes from their insurance. "Oh you've got a black wrapped roof sir? That'll be an extra £200+£70 admin fee". Our insurance doesn't charge for any mods that doesn't increase BHP "considerably" so it's much easier just to list everything. Part of the solution would be regulating insurance more when it comes to declaring mods on a car.

[@hayden_wp1688]

i want to know why declaring mods cost an arm and a leg when if you were to get into an accident they'd most likely write your car off, give you fuck all for it or let you buy it back for a stupid price.

[@nickym1683]

Don't go with a shit bog standard insurer and you can get stuff like agreed value policies. I've never paid much more than usual declaring mods, although TBF I've only ever done cosmetic!

[@kylegibson4963]

Insurance is cheaper for me when i declare mods, get an agreed value. Costs like an extra £40 a year

[@warweezil2802]

Someone like Adrian Flux who have been insuring modified cars all the way back to the 70s, the really radically modded cars that featured in CustomCar magazine (when it was fun) stuff like “Pinball Wizard “ a v8 powered Ford Popular.

[@CrusaderSports250]

@@kylegibson4963 cheaper for me when I declare mods but forty pounds more?, not sure I follow the logic!.

[@kylegibson4963]

Roger Crossley it doesny make any sense to me lol

[@thomaspickervance5927]

Straight pipe boys where you at

[@Nile528]

Straight piped here. But I'm in the US

[@jonah1820]

Gotta appreciate this copper, he’s helping make sure us car enthusiasts don’t get into trouble and doesn’t lie or exaggerate the law

[@dbwarrior8600]

Agree in the sunstrip with advice on a old ST i owned had to put my head down forward to see when the traffic lights changed and was so annoying and not happy with it, so had it cut back higher

[@leet7031]

Feel the neck pain too brother😂

[@DavidBrownShred]

Just stop slightly further back from the lights, that's what I started doing to save my neck from the pain

[@Jimbabba]

Hey folks, just figured I'd chime in on the insurance declarations. This applies for virtually any policy, be it comp, third party etc. Vehicle modification is a factor insurers use to calculate risk in terms of your likelihood to have a collision. Broadly speaking, more mods will increase the risk to an insurer in terms of their liability to pay out on claims. For comp policies, a key thing for an insurer to consider is their duty to "indemnify" you for any losses subject to your t's and c's. That means they have to put you back in the same position you were in prior to collision (again, subject to various definitions of what that actually means). In simple terms if you modify your car, the insurer is on the hook for replacing any mods damaged, which will typically be less available or more expensive than standard and therefore impacts the risk and the premium they'd charge. In the event of a claim for undeclared mods, its pretty unusual for a claim to be declined outright unless you give cause (being a dick to the dude on the phone will make them less likely to help you and could get policy cancelled for abuse by itself for example). More likely you'd be given a recalculation of your premium(to account for any changes not yet declared) before they agree to pay out. In more extreme cases where there's been a major underwriting violation (dui being the easiest example) your insurer will have to pay for damages to any third parties, declining any comp cover for your vehicle and then chasing you for any costs they've paid out as a result. Usually having lowered your car isn't going to trigger that by itself but if its a culmination of things you may still be declined cover and have your policy cancelled even if you're not being pursued directly for costs they've incurred

[@FatHead1979]

I suspect you're talking about the US market. In the UK, if an insurer realises you lied when answering the "Has the vehicle been modified since it left the factory" question, your cover will be terminated and it'll be recorded on a central register that you've had your cover terminated and the reason why. If this happens, the person is looking at a huge future premium to insure anything i.e. a £300 20 year old banger might end up being £3.5K a year and most insurers will flat out refuse to even offer a quote.

[@Jack-bo4qg]

Really enjoying the content George. Finding out some useful information from Owen as well

[@TimH601]

Keep doing these videos, they are really helpful thanks George and Owen for taking the time to do this 👍🙂

[@niggleellwood372]

I got a tow bar on my fabia vrs and after market 17 inch alloy that dropped my insurance 100 pounds the mods cost more but declaring on ya insurance can be cheaper carnt see the point of lowering a car the wet weather we get lower the car deeper the water.keep up the good work Owen and George

[@pipmunday]

Great video, really helpful to have a straight up answer to the legality of these things and what you need to get it through the mot

[@broken12367]

The main cause of the pedestrian being hit is the pedestrian being in the road

[@Cous1nJack]

Pedestrians were on roads long before cars. All road users token boy.

[@BernieTheBoxer]

@@Cous1nJack No they weren't, when there were only pedestrians there weren't roads......

[@philup4947]

Well may be they were walking on a counrty lane with no footpath and expected the driver to see them.

[@WeAreThePeople1690]

Let them pay tax/insurance to walk on the road then. Same with cyclists. If they use it then tax them for it, like us drivers.

[@Cous1nJack]

@@WeAreThePeople1690 stay off the Bucky mate, do you not walk anywhere? What part of your insurance goes towards roads? Rfl is based on co2 and pedestrians produce none so don’t need to pay. And Celtic all the way.

[@enzzo9492]

Even though ie done everything to the book on my ST (stage 1, wheels, suspension) it still feels like its frowned upon by police.

[@sdow.]

Unfortunately it’s frowned upon by a lot of people, not just the police.

[@tomloweshow]

I replaced my filament bulbs with LEDs in their reflector housing and they passed the MOT with flying colours. The mechanic mentioned it and said because the beam pattern is perfect, there’s no problem. He thought they were fantastic and asked where they were from cuz he wanted a set 😂

[@jerometyrone9255]

These videos are just propaganda because we can’t have no more car pride in the UK no more. LED is much brighter and has full bright beams than halogen bulbs. 😂🤦‍♂️

[@davidriley9194]

⁠@@jerometyrone9255I believe this police officer tries to make money off from people, I’ve replaced most of my car light bulbs to LED including headlamps including high beam in LED and passed 2 MOTs with LEDs without any problems😂😂

[@MarkofZollo]

My car failed MOT on 30th Jan due to 3D effect plates (fitted by dealer 12+ years ago and in line with the spec) so warning to you guys, MOT testers are already applying the new regs and 3D/4D are a fail!

[@youngdriverambassador]

Excellent video and an absolutely brilliant idea, great source of info for young car enthusiasts to enjoy their car and stay legal. Are you aware that Surrey police are claiming any 3D/4D plate is illegal and they're discrediting this video saying it's not correct🤔

[@SteveDchannel]

So any dealership sticker needs declaring as it wasn't from the factory, millions of uninsured cars on the road then.

[@artursivanovskis9085]

My suggestion for people who have pop and bang map or straight pipped exhausts. Keep it calm in build up areas city's and busy shopping centers. Let it lose on B roads outside city's and residential areas. As some people who have epilepsy loud exhaust can trigger their seizure.

[@SerenaBluee]

I think that unfortunately the majority of people with loud pop and bang maps have little consideration for things like epilepsy or veterans who may have PTSD.

[@HondaEnjoyer12]

@@SerenaBluee straight piper 135i owner here. Yeah we could care less, way I see it if your that sensitive you need to be caged

[@anony-mousex]

@@HondaEnjoyer12 100% agree these people are genuinely snowflakes ruining the world as we know it

[@OblivionYouTube]

Am I right at 16:00 . If I put a Decat on my bmw M2, as long as it passes an emissions test with the decat, then it's fine to be on the road and there wont be any issues?

[@KevThom]

I would love to know what police are aloud to do when they stop you in different cases. Think that would be an interesting subject

[@matthewmonk1743]

Totally agree, 99% of the officers in my area are jobsworth pricks

[@Logicalx]

Read up on the laws. Go on the GOV website and lookup Road Traffic Act 1988, The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, and finally The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (AKA - PACE) - It's all explained in there, and if you enjoy ready or simply learning new things, give them a read. A nice place to read them is on an APP, something like Pocket Sergeant.

[@alexwilcox1143]

Just watch crimebodge he does good videos on what police can use and what rights you have when being stopped by police

[@davidriley9194]

MOT testers are not allowed to dismantle anything like bulbs whatever it’s E marked or not. All they do is check if the beam pattern is correct by using the headlamp analyser and the aim is adjusted correctly.

[@Shioyi]

"will pops & bangs, or flame tunes get me stopped" uhhh, kinda like straight up telling them you removed your cat lmao, ofcourse it's more likely to get you stopped

[@gareth31_plays88]

"Shorter wiper blades means u can have a bigger sunstrip" surely that means u could technically cut them 😂

[@noknet]

Just buy shorter ones

[@jaksansom9024]

My 2008 Mini cooper s came with a pop and bang map (from factory) so does that mean im more likely to be pulled over for something standard?

[@TheEdParr]

I’ve got a 2013 JCW, was wondering the same thing!?👍

[@Luckyjo21]

@@TheEdParr if you told your insurance it's all good i'd say, even if they pull you over at least you wont have to worry

[@FatHead1979]

@@Luckyjo21 Why would he have to declare it to his insurer, he stated that the Mini came from the factory like that. Only modifications made AFTER the car left the factory need to be declared to the insurer (in the UK at least). Admittedly a "pop and bang" map if used in a built up area is going to draw attention and if there happens to be an traffic officer about, you're probably going to get pulled over and have your documents checked.

[@Luckyjo21]

@@FatHead1979 oops didnt read it was from factory!

[@petelattimer6808]

you will be able to switch the pops and bangs off by taking the car out of 'sport' mode or similar, usually. or the pops and bangs will be very quiet by comparison of aftermarket mapped ones

[@djflintstone2816]

Good to see police saying yes mod you're car enjoy. I do enjoy my car and so do others

[@shuddafukkup]

Wheel spacers definitely improve my handling, because my wheels touch the strut without them 😂

[@terrybrown6057]

When you mentioned about wheel spacers and widening the wheels to move outwards, you missed the huge safety issue... The front wheels pivot on the king pin, moving them outwards on spacers hugely alters wheel geometry when turning the steering wheel. Which becomes more dangerous the more you turn... If it doesn't hit the wheel arches. I think you need to reiterate this... Also if using spacers they MUST be wheel centric [with small lips on that the wheel rests on and not the studs!]. I've seen people use spacers which then means A. The studs are not long enough B. The wheel is supported only by the threads of the stud and not the hub itself [the small lip]. So important this is specified as its dangerous

[@tyorkshireman5678]

I’ve seen wheels come off because the spacer nuts came loose but the wheel nuts where tight

[@r3h4n786]

I had some Hubcentric ones fitted on my Skyline r33 and 2 of the lug studs of one spacer had broke. Luckily the wheel stayed on and the main hub was undamaged but wasn't a good experience

[@SA-zoom1]

What about the w#$%&s who have tinted number plates, I see them them all the time especially on Mercs and BMW'S

[@georgeb7641]

Shut up

[@Visual_Ghoul]

@@georgeb7641 Clearly you're one of them.

[@georgeb7641]

@@Visual_Ghoul do I know you?

[@penisman4144]

@@georgeb7641 why you pressed?

[@georgeb7641]

@@penisman4144 do I know you bro

[@AG-ce2bd]

3D and 4D WILL still be legal.

[@kevinwyatt9771]

Go to london and see all the hyperformance cars with no front numberplate! Oh, that's the MET police. different standards?

[@petelattimer6808]

no different to motorbikes. why should car owners be persecuted and not bikes (which per 'driver' are far more likely to break speeding laws, have no tax/insurance etc as they have more chance of getting away)

[@TheHitcher30]

Yes, you said it yourself. The Met.

[@kevinwyatt9771]

@@petelattimer6808 Front plates not required on motorcycle s by UK legislation. Any complaibns, speak to Grant Shapps MP

[@tavisnettleingham693]

The hypercar/supercars are (usually) exempt from front plates due to no place to actually mount them safely and securely, sticker plates are illegal in the UK and import countries like the UAE or US aren’t regulated by their laws to even display a front plate

[@tavisnettleingham693]

@@petelattimer6808 you definitely don’t own a motorbike if you’ve said that, bikes are reliant on aerodynamics to stay stable at speed, sticking a giant rectangle on the front will cause untold about of issues

[@jonathancolling2284]

I was dreading listening to what the police would say, but thankfully it was all inline with my expectations and fair enough 👍

[@Smartsparky]

I’ve been noticing a trend with boy racers putting the number plate in the front window.

[@aleddavies770]

Phone Daft probably a JDM thing

[@GregoryCavill]

@@aleddavies770 it's not, it's just taking the plate off for no good reason. If they wanted to be JDM they'd buy metal plates and fold them upwards

[@Jakkk]

no, it's because the plate spoils the front of the car

[@LawrenceTimme]

I like how the a pillar gauges on the car could be dangerous yet crash testing standards are making a pillars thicker and thicker every year.

[@jasondexter7775]

Another cracking video. Well done

[@carswithsean7967]

Dude I already loved your car but the outro shots of it are epic 😍👌

[@Daveks3]

Bit odd that the 4D number plate were "not an issue" on George's car 🤔 Yet now he's saying some are illegal? What about sticker plates? My mate got pulled with 4D plated and fined £250! Interesting videos though keep up the good work.

[@caidanx944]

ok so, you must declare if there is more than 50% color change, even know the police car in the background is registered as white?

[@frankwilkinson6328]

Smart arse.

[@gavinksmith]

I really doubt there's ever been many people hurt by walking behind a car with a pop and bang map. Excellent video, great info as always tho

[@andrewmccann5561]

think he meant the flame kits mate or i guess the noise could make them jump and fall :)

[@gavinksmith]

@@andrewmccann5561 yeah i expect the flame kits could cause some damage. Good point

[@andrewmccann5561]

@@gavinksmith cheers mate

[@Jack-lh7mu]

LED error free canbus headlights will not fail an mot for majority of cars which are less than 15 years old as they actually have the xenon led lights as a factory option so when you do change it, it looks standard 👍

[@nicholaskeenan211]

Love your channel! Keep it up!

[@nickh3533]

Great video as ever Owen 👍

[@TheTopG420]

A pillar issues.....in zafira tourer because of the way it was designed it hides people and bikes you physically have to move your head to see round the pillar..❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦄thanks to the officer that gives guidelines on car mods...

[@montycarroll944]

Thank you George and thank you Owen.

[@tony5006]

Yet more confusion surrounding vehicle number plates. It would be far, far simpler if the DVSA, DVLA and Vehicle Regs. got together and told what we CAN have instead of all the confusion around what we can't.

[@oliverstemp9132]

The rules are very clear

[@focusedman5759]

Don't matter how much you spend on tyres or how good your car or your driving skills are, its all down to being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@deangibson332]

George would it be possible to find out about TINTED INTERNAL SUNSTRIPS?

[@Yes-kn6zm]

Modern car windscreens are raked so far back and the the a pillars are massive, i imagine thats been a contributing factor in far more incidents than some gauges has been

[@ajcgolf69]

QUESTION ON THE NUMBERPLATES... Do the new regs apply to Northern Ireland? It’s part of the U.K. but driving licences are done by the DVA, not DVLA. Are the new regs U.K. wide law or just DVLA regs?

[@callumb5184]

Wondering the same thing

[@VeyronBD]

As far as I know the mainland standards are different from NI, for example NI didnt need the EU badge thing on the left of the plate, but the rest of the UK did (at least before the 1st of Jan)

[@CallumAtwal]

From my interpretation of the new number plate standard's, it's to stop the 3D style 2D plates (black with grey shadows to create the illusion of 3D). Similarly, the hi-line plates and carbon plates. The new law just states they must be solid black. Gel raised and 4D ones are solid black so should be okay. Will await the DVLA advice when they make a statement on it

[@ColinDyckes]

That was my read on the new standard when I bought quality 4D plates for it from an Irish company. As you say, it's the 3D plates that won't be allowed. Key change is that the reflective backing must be more resilient than before to avoid degradation. A lot of aftermarket plates have a film layer on top rather than the soon to be needed hard acrylic.

[@Cous1nJack]

They won’t make a statement. They will refer to bsauXXXX which joe public cannot access. It will come down to whether you fail plods attitude test if you get a word, rectification notice or referred upwards.

[@CallumAtwal]

@@Cous1nJack true. But someone should pose the question to them, in which case they will have to reply. That reply should become the source of truth 😂

[@ColinDyckes]

@@Cous1nJack Just Google "bs au 145e pdf" to see the new standard. It doesn't prohibit 4D plates as such.

[@Cous1nJack]

@@ColinDyckes that doesn’t give the specific requirements of bsau just an info graphic made by a plate maker.. Those documents are not readily available. There was an inf leaflet as well. It’s a bit like how the Highway Code referees to the trafffic act but isn’t the law in its own right.

[@xOHSpraYzZz]

Question: Can the police see if you’ve declared your modifications to the insurance company?

[@alexgreenwood35]

I’ve been stopped before where they’ve rang the insurer up at the roadside and checked

[@EnglishDrifts69GTxRED]

They will only know if you do something stupid to get pulled then you get asked about mods on the policy then they check your paperwork from insurance or ring them

[@BkSMedia]

As far as I know, the police computer only is able to tell whether or not the car is insured, information further than this is personal data, which must remain private and protected by the insurance companies in accordance with the UKs Data Protection Act 2018 which is the UKs version of Europe's General Data Protection Regulations. GDPR covers how data for a person can be accessed, tracked and used. The police computer also as access to the named driver on the V5C, as well as if it is taxed and has a valid MOT. So unless you give them permission, no they cannot see whether your insurance policy has modifications listed. I speak from experience having been stopped a few times for a "routine check" without declaring mods, and when they have asked if they're declared I have just said yes without being questioned further, but do so at your own risk. You risk your policy being cancelled if the insurance company finds out you haven't declared everything, and if that happens whilst you are stopped by police, you'll be immediately arrested for driving without a valid policy.

[@EnglishDrifts69GTxRED]

@@BkSMedia not 100% accurate. You wont get arrested for no insurance. I had a revoked license so the car was technically not insured and I was let go. Now for declaring mods they can ask for proof and if you cant provide it then they can seize the car but then to get it back you obviously need to declare abd also need to pay to get it out and need to tell your insurer than the car is impounded which then the insurer just wont cover you no matter what which I know from experience from when I got my license back. Car was insured but was pulled that night and because I wasnt sent documents and it was after hours they just taken the car and was crushed because not insurer would cover me to get it back even though the car was insured

[@AndyMcGeever]

@@BkSMedia The data held by your insurance company can be disclosed to the police for the purposes of relevant law.

[@Andronk]

The new British Standard for number plates (BSau145e) will only apply to vehicles first registered on or after 1st September 2021. This means that as long as your plates are currently legal, you will not have to change them.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Plod's never understood this standard 🤢

[@RobsonRoverRepair]

Here's a question, I've yet to find any updated regulations on bonnet mounted reflective vinyl number plates etc, eg track cars or older stuff that's still within the 40 year mot. Testers here havnt been able to confirm yet for me. Same with minimum number plate height yet. If its moved from higher bumper to a lower bumper / splitter area. I know we have the Peugeot 407 as an example, but it would be good to know.

[@aburkhon9136]

Great advice. Well done 👍🏻

[@sully2496]

15:25 really wanted him to say “could cause the pedestrian to explode” 😂😂😂

[@johnmayberry7669]

As a licence holder of a car, hgv 1 and a motorcycle...and passed my test back in 1979...let me just say the driving standard of these kids that own these little cars is shocking they treat the streets like a race track and nothing happens to them until they kill someone

[@Jammyhorse]

Agree re tyres- always fit the best you can for the conditions you'll be using them in. Countless number of expensively modified cars out there connected to the road surface by the equivalent of x 4 size 10 footprints of cheap rubber. Added sat navs & mobiles- how many do you see stuck front and centre, slap bang in the driver's vision..... extrapolate that to a hundred metres in front of you and your blocked vision is metres wide...

[@trevorockwell8764]

Exactly how are the plates ‘4D’? are they in 3 spacial dimensions and one temporal dimension, or in 4 spacial dimensions and you can only view a 3D shadow of it as per a hypercube?

[@PingCSGO]

"4D" is just the branding, they're technically 3D but they say both so people don't come back and say "well you said 3D, not 4D" etc etc

[@ColinDyckes]

4D plates just use digits that 'protrude' 3-5mm above the reflective backing. They will still be legal as long as the reflective backing meets the new standard (no surface reflective film, must be hard acrylic front surface to minimise degradation and thus contrast).

[@richardgp5691]

I agree, they are not 4D. Stupid branding.

[@robzz9002]

Ok, on the subject of headlights. My question is more bike related, but I’m sure the answer will be transferable. The copper mentions that you can’t replace the halogen bulbs with led or hid. I’ve been looking into the subject and to me it seems the issue is either of those 2 bulb types being used in a reflector housing that’s designed for halogen as the beam pattern is usually wrong and can blind other road users. On that point, I completely agree. However, looking at the mot rules, it says that the headlight would be a fail if such a modification has been performed and the only acceptable way to do it is to fit a headlight unit designed for that light source. So my question is this: If you were to remove the reflector from the headlight housing and replace it with a projector that is designed for led/hid, the beam pattern is spot on and the lights have been aligned properly, would this still be an issue? Surely fitting projectors that are designed for that light source would fall into the category of a headlight unit designed for that type of light? Sorry a bit of a lengthy question, but wanted to make the point so the answer is accurate.

[@Jxrd99]

Not sure if I've missed this already being answered, but what about stickers on the rear window? I know behind the B pillar it doesn't matter how dark it's tinted, but can you apply stickers anywhere on the rear windows?

[@aleddavies770]

What a FANTASTIC video, thumbs up from me 👍

[@beatbonjon1384]

He might be the world’s nicest police 👮‍♀️

[@Steampunksaly]

Makes me - a law abiding citizen, feel like a wanted criminal every time I just insert my ignition key

[@ArnoldClarke]

That’s always the police mandate.

[@Fonseca.M]

QUESTION::: Number on the sun-visor allowed? It's vertical and can be easily seen..I had it before on my Smart car and never been pulled over.

[@carsey2009]

Someone tell Owen the windscreen standards have changed for the MOT. No longer zones, it’s drivers view of the road.

[@Teribus13]

This. A lot of the measurements have been taken out too, for example how long a crack can be before it's a fail. TBH, in today's litigious society, these MOT changes are baffling. I've seen so many things that one tester would fail that another would pass. Leaving things open to interpretation is dangerous.

[@DJShadow1966]

So I uprated my old motorcycle headlight bulb from Halogen to LED, it went through 2 MOT's and I was told that as long as the beam pattern and alignment are ok, it will pass any MOT in the future, any thoughts on that? I no longer have the bike, but changed it back before I sold it.

[@shugrover]

Interests me how you notify DVLA on more than 50% change of colour, yet a smart car can be black with yellow body panels. On V5 it shows black but visually the car is more yellow and more than 50%.

[@Majima487]

i de-bumpered my vw polo breadvan so i had to mount my plate on the side, i did make sure it was on the Offside point so cameras could see it if nessasary, it was flat against it so no curve :), didnt like the look so put the bumper back on and put the plate back on its factory place, also what if you have sent off the declaration of colour change but you drive with the new one, is there some leway on that?

[@yusufermis5516]

If your car is equipped with a petrol particulate filter when it came out of the factory, does a car need to have equipped aswell as a cat and backbox to be roadworthy?

[@DrewLong-ek1uh]

Yes removing ppf is an mot failure due to emissions

[@TheSuperspatz]

Sunstrip.... Internal or external? Objects should not obscure the drivers vision but you can have a spare wheel on the bonnet. Dash cam/ air freshener is an mot failure internaly but a low Sunstrip externaly is legal

[@nathanhogan6899]

Anymore news about the law for the 4D number plates? Also can you have them on now?

[@rTFamez]

They are allowed is it’s a one colour black font some people have black and different colours highlighting around the font these ones are not allowed

[@nathanhogan6899]

@@rTFamez my 4D are just like my original plates just two letters are are raised to make it 4D. I have from a legitimate company that said road legal. I had to send them a copy of my driving licence and V5 to prove their real plates.

[@chriscollins550]

I think they probably will be made illegal soon as dvla have always not like people changing number plates unless it's done by them.

[@ollydavis5702]

These videos are amazing, so nice to have our questions properly answered by the police for a change instead of some misleading information out there

[@Midsussexrailway]

Hi George, please could you find out about Krystal 4D number plates (with coloured backing on the letters) and how legal they are.

[@drewnicholas1]

Very illegal even now

[@Midsussexrailway]

@@drewnicholas1 i just find it interesting as the company i bought mine from are officially DVLA liscensed and they have the postcode and BSAU mark on so I'm just not sure who to believe. The DVLA website on rules is a bit thin as regards actual raised lettering.

[@taylorperks3769]

This police man is chill ngl

[@19Loggie91]

4D plates look like shit anyway, glad they are outlawing them

[@boabm6522]

Agreed 👍

[@elliot438bcfcVTEC]

Definitely. They look horrible. Same for tinting them or stupid fonts. Or illegal spacing so someone can tell the world their name, cringe

[@19Loggie91]

@@elliot438bcfcVTEC hate that as well, same with when people glue screw caps on as well to make a letter look like something else 🤦🏻‍♂️ just leave it how it is

[@elliot438bcfcVTEC]

@@na51m57 I don't understand the ideology of wanting to tell everyone on the road your name. Something funny or related to the car, that's cool

[@bfounzp1680]

Sound like you lot need to focus on yourselves🤣🤣 why do you care what other people like.

[@jordanharrison9170]

I do have a question about the pop and bang mod, would you likely to be pulled even if its something from the factory like mine is? I don't use it often as it wastes fuel and never do it late at night or early mornings

[@Chappo19901]

Can you do a video on motorcycle flip plates are they ok if you ride with one but number plate shown ? Or not aloud on the bike at all ?

[@kierankemp4845]

Will pressed metal plates be illegal in September?

[@coreyperryjones2142]

Shouldn’t be, as long as the characters are bold they are allowed

[@specks6342]

Can someone please explain why I can't upgrade my lights to LED. Because you can see so much more than with the terrible yellow lights that I have to use. I have a 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito and I can't improve my vision at night. WHY.

[@georget5056]

Because you have to consider other road users and LEDs are incredibly bright. When they first came into use on new cars, there was concern about this so they were only allowed if the cars were fitted with self levelling systems on the headlights too to prevent dazzling other road users (though that still does bugger all if you're going over a brow or something like that). In my opinion modern LEDs are far too bright to be shining into people's eyes at night (I find they are actually painful) and there should be a limit on brightness but that's just me.

[@joer9326]

Is the rule about LED’s only for your headlights? What about side lights and fog lights?

[@The_journeyy]

*TASTEFULLY MODIFIED CAR* 😂 This man needs a promotion he is amazing!

[@mattyp1460]

I read that 4D is fine, but they need to be comprised of solid black digits. Hopefully they can clarify this sooner as I was going to buy some 4D plates

[@chriscollins550]

It sounds like they will be made legal soon. I wouldn't do it till dvla have done the changes

[@stephenblakey4913]

What are uk laws on under car lighting? Also what are dpf laws?

[@SuperVitz]

The sticker thing is really silly, if the car dealership puts their sticker on then its technically not "as it left the factory", what if a used car dealer gets it and then puts their sticker on as well and now there are two stickers? What about a "Child on board" sticker? You don't have to declare things like aftermarket brake pads, tyres, wipers, bulbs and things and those will have different characteristics to the safety parts of what was factory fit. Curious to know your thoughts on that. Also your advice on having a second number plate inside the car was contradictory, how can a second plate in the window be acceptable? It is within the swept area of the wipers affecting your view out, its also a loose projectile which could get in the way / cause an accident if it comes loose.