euro rules for GB stickers

[ddtwelve]

Hi all just need some info to get my bike prepped before euro trip as its the first time , this ones about GB stickers i know you got to show one but i dont fancy the white oval [email]p@o[/email] style ones you get for the back of caravans and cars , seen this one on ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Euro-GB-Motorb...20cf30177d will it do or does it need to be bigger as ive looked at the gov site and it statesEuro symbolIf you display the Euro symbol and Great Britain (GB) national identifier on your number plate, then you won’t need a separate GB sticker when travelling within the European Union.
The Euro symbol must:

• be a minimum height of 98mm
  
• have a width between 40 and 50mm
  
• have a reflective blue background with 12 reflecting yellow stars at the top
  
• show the member state (GB) in reflecting white or yellow
  

over to you yes or no
cheers
david

[simonm]

http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans...t1968e.pdf
Page 46:


Annex 3
DISTINGUISHING SIGN OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS
IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC
1. The distinguishing sign referred to in Article 37 of this Convention shall
consist of one to three letters in capital Latin characters. The letters shall
have a height of at least 0.08 m and their strokes a width of at least 0.01 m.
The letters shall be painted in black on a white ground having the shape of an
ellipse with the major axis horizontal.
2. When the distinguishing sign consists of only one letter, the major axis of
the ellipse may be vertical.
3. The distinguishing sign shall not be incorporated in the registration
number, or be affixed in such a way that it could be confused with that number or
impair its legibility.
4. On motor cycles and their trailers, the dimensions of the axes of the
ellipse shall be at least 0.175 m and 0.115 m. On other motor vehicles and their
trailers, the dimensions of the axes of the ellipse shall be at least:
(a) 0.24 m and 0.145 m if the distinguishing sign comprises three letters;
(b) 0.175 m and 0.115m if the distinguishing sign comprises less than
three letters.
5. The provisions of Annex 2, paragraph 3, shall apply to the display of the
distinguishing sign on vehicles.

[BBROWN1664]

You can get motorcycle specific GB stickers that are only 2-3" wide ovals. Dont look too bad. Alternatively, get a new number plate with the Euro bit already on there.

[locksmith]

I'd say if that sticker will fit on your plate, buy one!

[pilninggas]

In the EU/EEA you can use a blue-background GB sticker with the [horrid] EU ring of stars.  To be honest I have seen tons of brit bikes with no Gb marker and i've never heard of a problem.  I have a EU-GB sticker on the edge of my no.plate (99p in the local hardware shop).

However if you go outside of the EU, you need the old oval full size sticker.  Allegedly some countries like Russia and Belorussia use this as a way to extract a 'fine' from the unknowing.

[purplebear7]

  You need to be a bit 'clued up' and careful down here in Spain .. and it don't get much better due to the current financial / unemployed state of play. 

The Police (all three types) are sent out in the 'Make Us More Money Mode' !  You get stopped .. you need to be 100% up to date with Everything!  Maybe even more so over the border in France!

Most people get pulled over at Toll Road Gates .. where you have to stop for tickets and payments .. this gives the Police a good chance to look you and your vehicle over and decide on any actions required.

Most of the National Bike Cops are in the ..  'I'm a Biker Too Club' .. so if you salute or nod .. you'll often get a nod and a smile in return.  I guess my local guys all know me anyway.

I was talking to a group of UK Lads on the ferry last year .. three of them had been done €80 (cash on the spot) for no GB markers at a Toll Gate!  I've been living here seven years now .. always had the Euro Blue
Logo jobby built into the Bike & Car number plates.

I've been stopped and well checked (maybe twice a year) and Annie just a couple of times .. we've never had
any problems .. but she was lucky one day .. just by chance she was wearing trainers.  Driving if Flip-Flops or open back sandals is illegal and both men and women drivers/riders have to wear a shirt!

One other side angle on this topic .. one that I like .. is that if you advertise that you are not local .. the Spanish drivers seem to give you a wider berth .. a sort of ''Look out Gerald .. he's one of those English''  :eek  kind of thing .. that suits me fine Hyacinth !

Stay Safe guys .. read the blinkin book      Trev    The Polar Bear in Spain 

[ChristoT]

Spend £12, get a GB logo'd numberplate. You're sure you're legal, and gain street cred for having it.

A suggestion I saw on a BMW forum once when researching the same thing - stick the GB sticker on the back of your helmet!!  :rollin

[MEM62]

For the small amount of outlay involved go and get yourself a GB plate then you'll have nothing to worry about.  If you are anything like a lot of us your first trip won't be your last so it's a good investment. 

[ddtwelve]

well this is what i got