oooops! my plates have always been legal, i've never ever sped in my life and i am a church going citizen!!!! the letters and numbers were always the right size and spacings- havent got a choice really as they come from my dads work- but i just trimmed the edges a bit so they werent as long, thats all. its only to make them look a bit different- not trying to fool anyone or decieve in any way- too old for that these days. i always had them on the left of the smoothed bumpers too- like the mitsy evos etc- only mine were done before they stole my idea! lol