Well this is aggravating. Found my better Hama tripod and it's one with a quick release plate. Can't find the sodding plate. Can't get another plate so it looks like the whole tripod is potentially scrap. I've lost it before as I had bought another from Amazon but that one has disappeared. I am sure I have seen the wretched thing somewhere in the last month as well. Can't remember where.
Found two others for another tripod that nearly fit but they're just slightly too big. Dammit.