Archive for February, 2022

Drivers are being warned of two big changes to number plates that will come into force from March 2022.

From March, standard number plates on all new vehicles will need to pass durability tests to make sure they’re tough enough to withstand abrasion from road debris like salt and dirt.

The new rules also mean two-tone number plates, which use different colour shades to create a 3D effect on the lettering will be banned.

The new rules also mean two-tone number plates, which use different colour shades to create a 3D effect on the lettering, will be banned.

This is so that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras will be better able to read the lettering.

The new rules are all part of a new standard for number plates.

The old standard used BS AU 145d plates, which has been in use since September 2001, according to Autotrader.

The new standard is BS AU 145e:2018.

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AWL are UKAS accredited to provide testing according to the requirements of ISO 12944 parts 6 and 9. We are pleased to have helped Euroclad Group Ltd achieve corrosion durability conformance to C5M, C4H and C3VH.

ISO 12944-6 testing alongside ISO 12944-9 are used to demonstrate the durability of new paint systems for benchmarking a corrosion category where performance data is not available. Durability categories are assessed at AWL Ltd after the humidity condensation test (ISO 6270-2), the neutral salt spray test (ISO 9227), and resistance to the effects of water or chemicals (ISO 2812-1 or 2812-2)  depending on the target category required.