Just had my V12V Detailed... UNBELIEVABLE!

[Phil74891]

Car looks stunning!

Can someone please explain the exact dangers of posting a pic of your car with the registration plate showing? I get it if you're some sort of famous person, but for the average individual?

Will post a pic of my V8S late this year when it arrives and need to develop a strategy.

[woolders]

stimshady said:

damn it, and I nearly put my pink shorts on today too!

I hope that the shorts get another outing in the UK this year but it is getting a bit parky out there at the moment. Maybe next month.

[paddy328]

No fear of somebody not knowing your number plate Tony!

Not a bad chinky. Also like the way you introduced me to your family as "tt paddy" lol

[matrignano]

I get my V8V washed at Wharfside and I've never been particularly impressed by their work to be honest.
Guess it must be a different guy who does the detailing?

[snipez999]

Dangers of posting numberplates = same as putting your real name on here - people will know its you and may be able to find out your address (eg by paying dvla and saying you did a bump n run in a carpark) then monitor the forum for news of when you are away on your aston jaunt to SOF then rob you blind?? Bit far fetched but could happen hence slight anonymity on forums/the Internet

[tuffer]

whoami said:

Rollcage said:

stimshady said:

tuffer said:

You do realise that by showing your plate there will be 30 copues of your car by the end of the week

Can't people do the same if they see it in the street or on the road?!

Yes. Plenty of garages advertise cars with the details of the plate. Can't see a problem myself.

Agreed. Load of nonsense.

I was being sarcastic, I can never understand why people do it. Hence the rolly eyes.

[Jon39]

Your car looks absolutely brilliant after the detailing.

Re. the number plate discussion, I cannot work out any connection between Matt,
and ST11 MOX.

Have I overlooked the obvious?

Edited by Jon39 on Saturday 17th August 20:18

[whoami]

tuffer said:

I was being sarcastic, I can never understand why people do it. Hence the rolly eyes.

Ahh. Sorry.

Many folk on PH seem to think that their first born will be abducted if anyone finds out their registration mark.

[snuffy]

tuffer said:

You do realise that by showing your plate there will be 30 copues of your car by the end of the week

I've never understood the idea behind not showing your reg plate on the internet; because the whole world can see my number plate when my motor is not in my garage - it's a legal requirement.

[snuffy]

Mind you, said car has an illegally spaced number plate.

[Phil74891]

Ah I get it re the registrations.
Maybe I'll get a different number for the front and the back of the car.......:that way I'll only be 50% at risk.

[divetheworld]

Really impressive.

[snipez999]

Nice and shiny that. I got mine fully detailed at PDI stage to protect and serve from the get go; then I have her detailed every fortnight to keep the looks going.

Rather long winded but several useful statements at the end (on subject of plates): http://jalopnik.com/5941797/should-you-bother-obsc...

[stimshady]

Jon39 said:

Your car looks absolutely brilliant after the detailing.

Re. the number plate discussion, I cannot work out any connection between Matt,
and ST11 MOX.

Have I overlooked the obvious?

Edited by Jon39 on Saturday 17th August 20:18

my surname is Stimson and known as stimo to many, hence why it's not st11 mox, but st11mo x =)

[stimshady]

snuffy said:

Mind you, said car has an illegally spaced number plate.

stand around London for a bit and you'll see many, many, many more!

[Bravo73]

snipez999 said:

Dangers of posting numberplates = same as putting your real name on here - people will know its you and may be able to find out your address (eg by paying dvla and saying you did a bump n run in a carpark) then monitor the forum for news of when you are away on your aston jaunt to SOF then rob you blind?? Bit far fetched but could happen hence slight anonymity on forums/the Internet

It's more likely the plate can be 'cloned' then put on another black Vantage. Then 'Stimo' might start receiving tickets from parts of the country that he's never been to.

[snuffy]

stimshady said:

snuffy said:

Mind you, said car has an illegally spaced number plate.

stand around London for a bit and you'll see many, many, many more!

Oop North and you'll almost certainly get a tug from lily law.

I was with someone a while ago in a Corvette and he got stopped for having a small plate (it is legal because it's an import). He actually carries a printout of the DVLA regulations with him for just such an occurrence.

[V8 Animal]

Bravo73 said:

It's more likely the plate can be 'cloned' then put on another black Vantage. Then 'Stimo' might start receiving tickets from parts of the country that he's never been to.

But someone could do that on any street corner.
So I agree utter none sense.

Detail looks the best on a black car very hard to get it right even harder to keep it that way!

[Wacky Racer]

snuffy said:

Mind you, said car has an illegally spaced number plate.

Shhhhh, keep it to yourself.........

[stimshady]

Wacky Racer said:

Shhhhh, keep it to yourself.........

Yeah, I only put the plate on for a few mins to take the photos!