Rovers always used to have them (I think they copied the idea from Rolls Royce). So when they started making luxury Landrovers they continued the practice. I think the small plate just looks wrong. A dealer should always fit the large plate.

Past master wrote:

Rovers always used to have them (I think they copied the idea from Rolls Royce). So when they started making luxury Landrovers they continued the practice. I think the small plate just looks wrong. A dealer should always fit the large plate.

Whats luxury about a big blob of yellow on the ass end - looks very ugly and spoils any (carefully chosen) paintwork colour, so the smaller it is the better.
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CH has relective white plates front & rear, and, you can choose between sizes to suit your vehicle.

athelstan wrote:

CH has relective white plates front & rear, and, you can choose between sizes to suit your vehicle.

However athelstan, you also forgot to mention that we Europeans have more taste than them yellow plates over there  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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"Number Plates" have an interesting history, especially when governments decided to change them. Just one example was when the Austrian government decided to change the then existing black with white lettering to the reverse i.e. white with black lettering.

There was fury from the traditionalists who claimed that the original was indeed easier to read and they brought forward "experts" to back their claim. However probably the root cause of their anger was that the new white with black lettering number plate was exactly the same design of that which is used by the Germans

And, there is a move by the EU to standardize car number plate design (not that that would effect CH or N), personally I think that motion has no chance of success.

Metalic Grey with Black lettering plates would certainly look best  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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I've always felt a bit sorry for those foreigners with their tatty official plates that are always the wrong size for the car . But it felt really weird driving around the US with no plate on the front at all.

Past master wrote:

I've always felt a bit sorry for those foreigners with their tatty official plates that are always the wrong size for the car . But it felt really weird driving around the US with no plate on the front at all.

Tatty what foreign plates are you talking about

Our official plates certainly couldnt be more suitable in colour and size for any vehicle and are the same size for front and rear although I am not a great follower of the blue EU panel. All plates are mounted in a black plastic holder and not directly on the paintwork

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as you can see from the poll big plates are the way to go !!!!
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Admittedly Swiss plates are pretty cool. And I like the Austrian ones with that aristocratic coat of arms. But as for the Belgians....

And white is just SOOO common my dear.

Past master wrote:

Admittedly Swiss plates are pretty cool. And I like the Austrian ones with that aristocratic coat of arms. But as for the Belgians....

And white is just SOOO common my dear.

Oh, I dont know, Belgium plates are not so bad compaired to

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does anyone know the dimensions of the over sized plate?

yes. I do whats it worth ? At work
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It's 21'' x 6'' (+/- 53.4mm x 15.2mm)

Thanks. will order one now they look much better