{"id":81,"date":"2010-01-31T23:17:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T23:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/numberplates\/?p=81"},"modified":"2010-01-31T23:17:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T23:17:00","slug":"number-plates-with-incorrect-spacing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/31\/number-plates-with-incorrect-spacing\/","title":{"rendered":"Number plates with incorrect spacing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>Since the dvla introduced the bsau145d legislation it has been increasingly difficult for motorists to obtain number plates with anything other than legal spacing.<br \/>There is however another line of argument for the defence of the serial mis spacer. 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