Legality of dyeing licence plates and other miscellaneous questins about licence

VEX V5 General Discussion
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  1. Is it legal to dye my licence plates different shades of blue or red
  2. What qualifies as a legal custom licence plate
  3. This question concerns with the last question could I make licence plates out wood? (Not like im gonna do it tho :sob:)
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It’s in the game manual-

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  1. As far as I can tell, yes, but I could be wrong
  2. A legal custom plate is one made of legal materials (as a functional part, not a decoration). For example, you could use a plate and print your team number on that.
  3. No. Wood is not a legal material.
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For reference is the rule to look at here.

I assumed after reading R4 it I would find a clear answer to your questions, however I did not. There is hardly any criteria for what counts as a legal custom licensee plate (size is the only thing explicitly listed). So, I would definitely ask this on the Q&A.

A few things to note:

  1. R4 says: It will be at the full discretion of the Head Referee and inspector at a given event to determine whether a given license plate satisfies the criteria listed in R4.
  2. R4 also says: Teams who use custom plates should be especially prepared for the possibility of this judgment, and ensure that they are prepared to replace any custom parts with official VEX license plates if requested. Not bringing official replacement plates to an event will not be an acceptable reason for overlooking a Violation of one or more points in R4. Teams are encouraged to use an easily-read, sans-serif font (e.g., Arial).

So, just be prepared for that.