NUMBER PLATE INFORMATION
FOR BIKES & TRIKES

MOTORCYCLES AND TRICYCLES

All motorcycles and tricycles must display a number plate at the rear of the vehicle.

Motorcycles and tricycles registered before 1.9.2001 can display a number plate at the front of the vehicle but are not required to.

If you have a two or three wheeled motor cycle or tricycle that has a body type of a four-wheeled vehicle, you MUST display a number plate at the front and back of the vehicle.

The characters may be smaller e.g.

Character Height 64mm
Character Width 44mm
Character Stroke 10mm
Space between characters 10mm
Space between groups 30mm
Top, side & bottom margin 11mm
Space between vertical lines13mm

Motorcycles registered on or after 1 September 2001 must display a two-line number plate number plate. Motorcycles registered prior to the 1 September 2001 may display a three-line plate, but one-line plates are illegal, irrespective of the date of registration of the motorcycle.