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creamcracker
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02/12/2018 : 17:18:29
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Can anybody tell me if these plates have any commonality with genuine plates for N and P types. They certainly don't have any link to 14/28s, 14/40s or 18/80s.
I hate this type of mis-advertising.
Keith
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132872622117
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JCB
United Kingdom
384 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2018 : 18:23:56
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Keith:
These plates are ready available for all MG T type's.
From the usual suspects.
Which these probably are.
Never seen them for the prewar cars.
The point about poor description/ misrepresentation is a slippery one.
You can of course report to Ebay.
All the best.
John Bakewell
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Peter Green
United Kingdom
1682 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2018 : 20:10:08
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Keith,
N and P types had Guarantee Plates with wording similar to the TC one illustrated. The original plates were engraved/etched, are these new ones produced in a similar manor?
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creamcracker
United Kingdom
116 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2018 : 20:40:47
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Peter, I may be wrong, but it looks like these repro plates are screen printed, so hopefully nobody would think they are like the originals. As for reporting the matter to EBay, they would not be interested. I'm afraid as in all this type of "fake products/descriptions", it a case of 'caveat emptor'.
Keith
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Richard Hardy
United Kingdom
2163 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2018 : 00:41:57
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Keith
I don’t know where these plates come from but reading the description, I suspect that the Seller is actually doing anything wrong. The seller is not claiming they are genuine, they are not offering a makers guarantee and, there is no trade mark infringement.
Rich
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Blithe Spirit
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2018 : 08:35:46
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Co-incidentally, I was recently looking for a repro chassis plate for an AH Sprite that I am also playing with, as the original is badly corroded. One company offering a fully engraved plate, to original factory standards, requires to see the V5, saying that this is a DVLA requirement. Another company will engrave with any data, no entitlement needed. Repro blank chassis plates are readily available to anyone for almost any vehicle. It seems to be an MOT requirement to have a VIN plate, but it is very easy to fake it. On our MGs, the chassis stamping is probably a more reliable indicator of authenticity, but from the 1960s the riveted-on plate is often the only identifier. Modern cars are rather more difficult to fake, of course.
Regards,
David
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creamcracker
United Kingdom
116 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2018 : 08:56:18
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David and Richard,
I readily accept that repro plates are freely available these days, but my concern was that the seller is implying that these particular plates were suitable for the 'early M.Gs', which of course they are not. I cannot speak for the later MMM cars, that is why I asked the question.
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Richard Hardy
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/12/2018 : 11:26:02
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There are wide margins on acceptability as to whether something is suitable or not. You only have to look at questionable standards of mmm parts reproduction in the past.
It is up to the purchaser to decide if the part is suitable or not. I guess it is no different to using aftersales parts on modern cars. They are gerally deemed suitable but may not all be to exact pattern / specification. Between suppliers, different options can sometimes be offered to then be able to manage customer expectations.
Richard
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