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Articles - "The Car" No. 86, January 13, 1904 - "The Car" Most of the county councils appear at present to be placing the onus on the individual automobilist of satisfying the legal requirements as to the form and size of his number-plate, and are not demanding that the latter shall be submitted for official inspection before being affixed to the car. Several cars have been seen about London, however, during the last few days with plates which by no means conform to the official requirements, and one four-figured plate which was remarked in Piccadilly was barely the size of one containing two figures only of the correct dimensions. It is to be hoped that this sort of thing may not become observable to any appreciable degree, otherwise the county councils may perforce indulge in domiciliary visits, or instruct the police to prosecute more or less tiresome researches with a view to determine whether number-plates generally are affixed in proper form.
No 86, January 13, 1904 - "The Car" - "A 1" In most of the counties the coveted figure "1" has been secured by a member of the council. London is no exception to the rule, and "A 1" is the property of Earl Russell, L.C.C. We are surprised to note, however, that the number-plate of so astute a person as Earl Russell should not be en règle. It will be seen that the dash which should appear between the index letter and the figure of a horizontal place is missing on Earl Russell's car.
No. 87, January 20, 1904 - "The Car" - "Earl Russell's Number-Plate" Sir. - Referring to the photograph of my car, your critic is mistaken in saying that my number plate is not en règle. I have only been "astute" enough to read the regulations, and I do not anywhere find that the dash between the letter and the figure is prescribed. To insert this dash would be to put upon the plate something contrary to the regulations. I think I noticed in a previous issue that you commented unfavourably
on the refusal of the L.C.C. to start a new index letter after
the first thousand. As I was responsible for this, I would point
out to your critic what he has apparently overlooked, that four
figures and one letter do not take up more room than three figures
and two letters. As there are no more single letters available,
a new index letter will have to consist of two letters, and you
will probably agree that the L.C.C. were studying the interests
of automobilists in the course they took. Page
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