What crappy personalised plates have you seen recently?
Discussion
DickyC said:
Sir, sir. They're fighting again.
Quite.If individuals choose to make their number plates unreadable this is their responsibility. The consequences are also their responsibility. Given the number of unreadable plates now in use on the road IMO this does not yet seem to be a matter of great concern with the authorities. Inevitably I think the sheer volume and number of silly unreadabe plates appearing OTR will cause the authorities to take an interest in this practice. Such plates clearly do not enable identification of motor vehicles. Which is one of the primary requirements of such plates. I personally dislike the practice because of the resultant non identification issues. In a crowded country it seems reasonable to me for motor vehicles to be identifiable readily from the registration plates. Clearly for whatever reason a number if motorists do not agree.
This is a topic which seems to polarise opinion out of all proportion to its importance. As a post above says, we've all parked on double-yellows or driven over a speed limit at some time or other. Having said that, I'm one of those people who gets annoyed when I see a doctored plate. I can't explain why it matters more to me than other offences.
Just one thing, though - the sequence of letters and numbers issued by the DVLA are the property of the DVLA, not the registered owner or keeper of the vehicle. All that they own of the number plate is the plastic or tin the number is printed on. The DVLA issue that number on the understanding that it is displayed in the format in which it is issued.
That is all.
Just one thing, though - the sequence of letters and numbers issued by the DVLA are the property of the DVLA, not the registered owner or keeper of the vehicle. All that they own of the number plate is the plastic or tin the number is printed on. The DVLA issue that number on the understanding that it is displayed in the format in which it is issued.
That is all.
br d said:
J
k the law attitude" that you're happy to accept because you do it?
Two differences here:Jaguar steve said:
It's actually not about the spacing - or any other feature of an illegal plate
It's about the fk the law attitude any Platee displays when choosing to have a illegal plate in the first place.
And you've never driven above a speed limit in your life? Or is that a "fIt's about the f
k the law attitude any Platee displays when choosing to have a illegal plate in the first place. k the law attitude" that you're happy to accept because you do it?1) Speeding is not something you do all day long, 24/7, Chav platery is.
2) When you get caught speeding, a fine is coming your way immediately. Why not for chav platery?
vincegail said:
br d said:
Jk the law attitude" that you're happy to accept because you do it?
Two differences here:Jaguar steve said:
It's actually not about the spacing - or any other feature of an illegal plate
It's about the fk the law attitude any Platee displays when choosing to have a illegal plate in the first place.
And you've never driven above a speed limit in your life? Or is that a "fIt's about the f
k the law attitude any Platee displays when choosing to have a illegal plate in the first place. k the law attitude" that you're happy to accept because you do it?1) Speeding is not something you do all day long, 24/7, Chav platery is.
2) When you get caught speeding, a fine is coming your way immediately. Why not for chav platery?
Sometimes it can be moraly justified - making an overtake as safe as possible or briefly putting distance between yourself and a blue light or a genuine emergency situation where risk to life or serious injury is involved.
Never any justification whatsoever for Chavplatery. That's just publicly sticking two fingers up at the law and is very revealing about the attitude of anybody who chooses to do so.
Yesterday I saw S8 CRV and something like 123 FRV on the relevant cars. I'm not generally a fan of personalised plates anyway but I can kind of accept why someone might want 458, 997, P1 or DB9 on the relevant car's plate, I can hardly think of a CRV or FRV as an aspirational car (I drive a diesel Skoda before anyone accuses me of snobbery).
Mind you I do know 2 people with TDM number plates on their bikes...one of whom sold his TDM and transferred the plate to a V-Strom
Mind you I do know 2 people with TDM number plates on their bikes...one of whom sold his TDM and transferred the plate to a V-Strom
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