Number plate removal

[lolly_5087162]

I know we have had this one before, but what do I use?

Now we have Disco, have to change plate!

Lolly x

 

[Guest]

You can with luck just pull them off. I did with mine. However, do check the panel it is attached to is strong enough to take the strain and you don't do major damage. Some people have evidently used cheese wire to lift them off but I would have thought that if you can get one end up then the rest should follow reasonably easily.

By the way do double check it isn't screwed on! It has been known.

 

[woodsieboy]

Hi, I took ours off last week, used a length of dental floss,this was suggeseted by somebody on the forum a while ago. It worked really well, cut through the sticky fixing strips, the easiest way I have found to get the plate off.

 

[354]

Changed ours a few weeks ago , a gentle tug removed the old plate without any provlems.

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Kieth would a tooth brush be of use as I have false teeth and therefore don't use dental floss?

 

[mikeE]

Thin (cheese ) wire and stout gloves. I found it helped to warm the old plate with a hairdrier first - just ignore the odd looks you get from the neighbours ! Other problem was getting the 'van home from storage with old plate on since there is no mains electric there. Managed to print up a temporary plate on the computer using much enlarged print on yellow paper and lots of Copydex protected from the rain with sticky backed plastic. So watching Blue Peter did have it's uses !

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Could this be an interesting article in Practical Caravan to follow uo their scoop on draining boards and screwdrivers?

 

[Moley1]

Hi Lolly

On advice from a dealer I borrowed my daughters hair dryer. Put the setting on hot and aimed it at the number plate. After a while it will make the existing sticky pads flexible enough to remove the plate without damaging your van. No Wallace & Gromet

tools needed.

Cheers

Dave

 

[BigRoy]

Lolly leave it on and stick the new one over the old one

 

[Geordie]

Big Roy, you must have been looking at my van lol !

 

[lolly_5087162]

thanks for your replies everyone, just got to wait for it to stop raining and then I can change it!

Lolly x

 

[baccy23]

Hi, To remove your number plate. It's all down to WD40!! Spray plenty down the back of the plate after a couple of minutes start pulling it away while squirting more WD at the back of the plate. It has worked for me every time.

Barry

 

[Harry_260665]

Hi, To remove your number plate. It's all down to WD40!! Spray plenty down the back of the plate after a couple of minutes start pulling it away while squirting more WD at the back of the plate. It has worked for me every time.

Barry

In the last few days I have seen about three number plates with the sticky strips on the back lying on the grass verge. Seems like they are only difficult to remove when that is what you want!

Harry