Penalty for "dodgy" number plate

[bigbob77]

PH can be really funny

"What do you do when someone is tailgating you?"
"PULL OVER BECAUSE WHY THE fk ARE YOU ONLY DOING 40MPH IN THIS 30MPH ZONE YOU UTTER fkWIT???"

"I have moved one letter on my number plate by 2cm"
"THAT'S ILLEGAL!!! ILLEGAL!!! LAW BREAKER!!! HEY EVERYONE, THIS GUY IS A CRIMINAL!!!!!1!!one!!"

[davemac250]

On a more serious note, where would people draw the line?

Moving a 1 and a 3 to within a hairs breadth. Forget ANPR, plenty of human eyes miss that one, and as for CCTV....

Mixing all the spacing so the plate looks from overseas?

Moving a 1 and a 2 together and putting the 2 on a slant?

[Zoobeef]

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davemac250 said:

On a more serious note, where would people draw the line?

Moving a 1 and a 3 to within a hairs breadth. Forget ANPR, plenty of human eyes miss that one, and as for CCTV....

Mixing all the spacing so the plate looks from overseas?

Moving a 1 and a 2 together and putting the 2 on a slant?

Just moving it at all seems slightly sad. It's surprising how insecure some people are where messing about with their number plate makes them feel better..

[davemac250]

Oh, I'm with you.

I just wonder where those saying 'it's just moving it a bit' would then say it was too much.

And whose decision should then be final?

[Zoobeef]

A clear line could be when it can't be read by ANPR anymore.

[davemac250]

ANPR reads better than the old mk1 eyeball. You get longer to decipher the image.

[Variomatic]

davemac250 said:

Oh, I'm with you.

I just wonder where those saying 'it's just moving it a bit' would then say it was too much.

And whose decision should then be final?

That's really the crux of the matter. The line is wherever the law says it is.

If you want to go past that line then feel free but - like with speeding or letting your MOT lapse by a day or two or countless other "minor and pointless" rules - if you cross the line and get caught then suck it up like a man rather than bhing like a little girl.

That's the real offence in these cases - acting like a cissy when caught.

[anonymous-user]

Variomatic said:

That's really the crux of the matter. The line is wherever the law says it is.

If you want to go past that line then feel free but - like with speeding or letting your MOT lapse by a day or two or countless other "minor and pointless" rules - if you cross the line and get caught then suck it up like a man rather than bhing like a little girl.

That's the real offence in these cases - acting like a cissy when caught.

Even better when you get caught and then no action is taken anyway

[av185]

Stu R said:

and yet he's not the one that sounds like a massive helmet.

Thats rich coming from someone who owns a Kia ....

[anonymous-user]

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Just moving it at all seems slightly sad. It's surprising how insecure some people are where messing about with their number plate makes them feel better..

The simple act of moving one letter has changed my life. It makes me feel good every time I see it. I expect you'll mock, but I had an extra plate made up to put on my mantelpiece. Whenever I feel a bit insecure, I just gaze it and I can't describe the boost it gives.

[bigbob77]

bmw535i said:

Countdown said:

Just moving it at all seems slightly sad. It's surprising how insecure some people are where messing about with their number plate makes them feel better..

The simple act of moving one letter has changed my life. It makes me feel good every time I see it. I expect you'll mock, but I had an extra plate made up to put on my mantelpiece. Whenever I feel a bit insecure, I just gaze it and I can't describe the boost it gives.

I sometimes feel insecure, will a private plate help even if I don't move the letters?

[roofer]

bmw535i said:

Countdown said:

Just moving it at all seems slightly sad. It's surprising how insecure some people are where messing about with their number plate makes them feel better..

The simple act of moving one letter has changed my life. It makes me feel good every time I see it. I expect you'll mock, but I had an extra plate made up to put on my mantelpiece. Whenever I feel a bit insecure, I just gaze it and I can't describe the boost it gives.

[anonymous-user]

bigbob77 said:

I sometimes feel insecure, will a private plate help even if I don't move the letters?

Of course not. You have to "mess with it". Please don't tell me you haven't got your name as a footer too? You will never return from the depths of despair unless these vital rules are adhered to.

Don't listen to the haters, be a man, be a chav.

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bmw535i said:

Countdown said:

Just moving it at all seems slightly sad. It's surprising how insecure some people are where messing about with their number plate makes them feel better..

The simple act of moving one letter has changed my life. It makes me feel good every time I see it. I expect you'll mock, but I had an extra plate made up to put on my mantelpiece. Whenever I feel a bit insecure, I just gaze it and I can't describe the boost it gives.

Reading your posts on this thread I'm not surprised.

If it helps you are the epitome of class for many young Corsa drivers

[anonymous-user]

Countdown said:

Reading your posts on this thread I'm not surprised.

If it helps you are the epitome of class for many young Corsa drivers

I wondered why they all wave, beep and flash at me. Mind you all other Audi drivers do too, not to mention the BMW and VW people - it seems I have quite a following.

What does it mean when they lean out of the window and wave their partially clenched fists from side to side? They sometimes do it near their faces whilst simultaneously pushing the opposite side of their cheek out with their tongue???? Baffles me.

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bmw535i said:

I wondered why they all wave, beep and flash at me. Mind you all other Audi drivers do too, not to mention the BMW and VW people - it seems I have quite a following.

What does it mean when they lean out of the window and wave their partially clenched fists from side to side? They sometimes do it near their faces whilst simultaneously pushing the opposite side of their cheek out with their tongue???? Baffles me.

It's a sign of respect. It's their way of saying "You da man!!"

[anonymous-user]

And that, my friend, is all down to the "messed with" plates I sport

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bmw535i said:

And that, my friend, is all down to the "messed with" plates I sport

You do yourself an injustice. The numberplates are incidental to your awesomeness. The policeman was just jealous.