Why In the UK, car number plates are a diffrent colour?

Question:
They are white in the front with black letters and numbers, yellow on the rear of the car, with black numbers and letters, no one seems to know?

Answers:

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When reflective plates were introduced in 1972, the most easy to read is black lettering on white, so that was chosen for the front. however, in the UK it is illegal to have a white light source visible from the rear unless reversing, and that includes reflective sources, so another colour had to be found, and yellow was the next most clear to read, so that was chosen for the rear.

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Daft as it sounds its so the police can tell at a glance whether a vehicle is comming toward them or away from them!

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i don't really know. The british are a bit strange anyway

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We like to be different. They used to be Black with Silver numbers/letters. I guess it's so we know whether we are coming or going...

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the yellow ones at the rear are a reflective colour so as to be visible in police car headlights and speed camera detectors

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They are reflective so they can be seen easily in the dark. Introduced in 1972 to replace the white on black plates. The different colours are simply to show front and rear., white to the front to match front lighting and yellow to make the rear easier to see. Red plates are not easy to see. Northern Irish plates used to be red.

looking for street laws of massillon,such as parking on side of streetand street signs?

both the plates are reflective- not just the rear.
its simply so its easier at a glance to indentify whether the cars is facing you or not.
its especially helpful with parked cars when youre driving past them.

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it is illegal to show a white light to the rear of any road vehicle while in a forward motion. Think about it, a reflected white light to the rear would be illegal too.

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northern Irish plates ( Northern Ireland ) were NEVER red, that was the Irish Republic.

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when driving if you look in your rear view mirror you should be able to view the number plate of the vehicle behind you without difficultly - and the yellow is less reflective than white when headlights are shining on it so less glare

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the answer to your question is simple. it is an offence to have a white light showing at the rear of your vehicle this includes reflecting light by means of a number plate. although there are exceptions to the law ie. emergency vehicles, breakdown vehicles etc. also worthy of note your not allowed to drive with your interior light on for the same reasons
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