25Display of number-plates

25 Display of number-plates

25 Display of number-plates

(cf 2007 reg Sch 2 cl 61)

(1) The vehicle number-plate issued by Transport for NSW for a vehicle must be permanently affixed to the vehicle so that (assuming the vehicle to be on level ground)—

(a) the number-plate is at all times—

(i) in an upright position that is substantially parallel to the vehicle’s axles, and

(ii) not more than 1.3 metres above ground level, and

(b) the number-plate is not obscured, defaced or otherwise illegible, and

(c) the numbers on the number-plate are clearly visible from any point that is—

(i) up to 20 metres from the number-plate, and

(ii) within an arc of 45 degrees from the surface of the number-plate above or to either side of the vehicle, as shown in figures 1 and 2 of Diagram 1 (in relation to heavy vehicles) and figures 1 and 2 of Diagram 2 (in relation to light vehicles), and

(d) any cover on the number-plate—

(i) is clear, clean, untinted and flat over its entire surface, and

(ii) has no reflective or other characteristics that would prevent the successful operation of a device approved for use under a law relating to the detection of traffic offences, and

(e) in the case of a motor vehicle other than a motor bike—1 number-plate is affixed to the front of the vehicle and another to its rear, and

(f) in the case of a motor bike or trailer—at least 1 number-plate is affixed to its rear, and

(g) in the case of a motor vehicle for which number-plates of different sizes are issued—the larger of the number-plates is affixed to the rear of the vehicle.

Diagram 1—Heavy vehicles

Diagram 2—Light vehicles

(2) Subclause (1)(a) does not apply to a vehicle number-plate of a registrable vehicle if—