
The physical characteristics of the number plates are set out in British Standard BS AU 145d, which specifies visibility, strength, and reflectivity. In the United Kingdom, characters on vehicle registration plates purchased from 1 September 2001 must use Mandatory typeface and conform to set specifications as to width, height, stroke, spacing and margins. The Mandatory font can be downloaded free for personal use from K-Type. Free Download Charles Wright Font file in TTF font type, (charles-wright.ttf) from Basic category with the Sans serif style. It was developed in the United Kingdom, and is also used by Brazil, where it has been mandatory between 20, before the adoption of Mercosur plates. The standard Bold ‘2001’ style is free for personal use, and has an uppercase which conforms to British registration plate specifications for character heights of 79mm and widths of 50mm. Its block letters and numbers are designed to prevent easy modification and to improve legibility, with stroke separation on the M and W which are pointed at the centre, and the tail of the Q which is thinner and clearer. Download CharlesWright-Bold.ttf Note of the author K-Type Charles Wright is a full typeface in the style of lettering used for British vehicle plates. Quote -Except in a case to which paragraph (1) applies, each of the characters of the registration mark must either be in the prescribed font or in a style which is substantially similar to the prescribed font so that the character is easily distinguishable and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of those requirements, characters must not be formed in any way described in paragraph (4) or in a manner which is similar to any of those ways.Mandatory is a typeface developed from the Charles Wright typeface, introduced for use on vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom. Note the "Style of characters - Section 15" at the bottom of the page, specifically Paragraph 2. In a (fruitless) search for any government documentation containing the words "Charles Wight" or "Charles Wright", I dug up the actual legislation regarding numberplates and their required fonts. The Charles Wright Regular font was designed by Keith Bates. :scared:Īnd if you look at the 'A' yours seems wrong. Charles Wright Regular is the perfect font for all your fun designs. And all the Google answers throwing up Wright are incorrect (says he sticking his neck right out.). To be fair, the registration font is actually "based on the Charles Wight font", but it is Wight, not Wright. I may ask the maker of the plate to compensate me for the plates and fine as I were under the impression he had made them correctly.
