Yep legal retirement that the number plate is physically fixed to the holder
Not exactly.
OK so managed to find some clarity. The GP plates must be metal - see below:
Determination of type of plate to be used in the province of Gauteng – GNR 1235 in Government Gazette No. 31613 of 19 November 2008 I, Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe, Minister of Transport, acting in terms of section 75 of the National Road Traffic Act, 1996, read with regulation 35 of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 hereby determine that from a date to be determine by the MEC in the Province of Gauteng the licence number of a motor vehicle licensed in the Province of Gauteng, shall only be displayed on a metal plate, to be referred to as a number plate and which complies with standard specification SABS 1116: "Retro-reflective Registration Plates for Motor Vehicles", Part 2: Registration plates (metal), Provided that all motor vehicles licenced in the Province of Gauteng shall on 1 November 2013 be displayed on a metal plate." J. T Radebe MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
And the plates can either be attached directly to the car OR the plate holder via either 4mm revits or 4mm one way self tappers as I mentioned before - this applies to the whole of SA - Cape Town included
@SauRoNZA see below:
From a MyBB news article from SANA regarding SANS 1116
The Department of Transport recently confirmed it has embarked on a process to standardise the South African motor vehicle number plate.
The new standards for national number plates were published in the Government Gazette Draft Regulation Amendments on 28 January 2015.
The Department’s internal discussions and consultation process on the matter is ongoing, it said.
Until regulations for new national number plates are published, here’s what you can and cannot do with your current provincial number plates.
The information below is courtesy of the
South African Number Plate Association (SANA), as per the requirements of the National Road Traffic Act No. 93 of 1996 (Regulations 2000) and the South African National Standard (SANS 1116) for number plates.
Number plate sizes
The SANS 1116 specification references three legal number plate sizes, as well as the correct size of the alphanumerics (letters and numbers):
- 520mm x 113mm – must be embossed with 75mm (height) alphanumerics.
- 250mm x 205mm – must be embossed with 75mm (height) alphanumerics.
- 250mm x 165mm – must be embossed with 60mm (height) alphanumerics.
Note: 440mm x 120mm (75mm alphanumerics) number plates may not be used on vehicles registered for the first time on or after 1 January 2010.
Attachment of a number plate
The number plates of vehicles, which were registered for the first time on or after 1 January 2010, must be attached to the vehicle by 4mm rivets or 4mm one-way self-tapping screws.
Plates can be attached directly to the vehicle or to a holding bracket (number plate carrier), which must comply with the requirements of SANS 973 and be approved by the National Department of Transport.
Motorists may have two different size number plates on a vehicle if required – the Nissan Tiida’s rear number plate aperture, for example, cannot accommodate a 520mm x 113mm or a 250mm x 205mm number plate.
The 250mm x 165mm size number plate may then be used with the permission of the relevant provincial MEC.
However, the National Road Traffic Act is silent on the usage of this size number plate on the vehicle’s front.
“The intention is thus clear that 60mm alphanumerics cannot be used in the front and the user doesn’t have the option to obtain permission,” said SANA.
Number plates for motor vehicles and SUVs may not be affixed higher than 1.5 metres from ground level.
Front number plates may be attached to the side of the front bumper if the vehicle design cannot accommodate a number plate in the middle.
Now we all know
but it was only half true...it can also be riveted directly to the car - doesn't have to be to a holder. I didn't say you were wrong, no need to be so sensitive bud.
