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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back
2939: License plate question
<R6>more do a question of license plate, the GDC announced that license plates should be a single color, and with options for mounting limited we reverted back to an old style we use to do but instead of 2 colors, we use 2 different sets with a single color. would this be allowed? going off the verbage from the gdc,
License plates help observers identify what team and alliance a robot belongs to. Referees rely on license plate colors and legibility to make rules calls (like holding). Emcees depend on license plates for accurate in-match commentary. When a license plate falls off during a match, team and alliance information becomes lost and everyone’s experience suffers as a result. Limiting each robot to a single color of license plate and encouraging stronger mounting methods will help ensure that the correct plates remain visible throughout the match. Given the importance of license plates in these situations, we felt it was appropriate to reconsider their status as ‘non-functional’, as well.
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Just to clarify, we use two sets, one on each opposing side of the robot.
As described in clause A of rule <R6> (bold text added here for emphasis),
License plates must be placed in fixed locations on exactly two (2) horizontally opposing sides of the Robot and must remain visible, legible, and attached for the entirety of the Match. The top of a Robot is not considered a “side” for these two license plates.
Your example uses extra license plates, which is specifically disallowed by clause E of rule <R6>.