Is it necessary to block a cars reg when you post it?

[ZNSsupercars]

I have seen some posts that have and some that have not?
Any advice?

[Beer Man]

If you have a common as muck car such as a BMW then probably a good idea if you're worried about your number being cloned.

[Piers_K]

You go around taking pictures of cars on the road, which is perfectly legal. You post them on line, again perfectly legally. You might even make a few quid from it....
However, It's unlikely the owner has asked you to do so, may be aware that you have done so, or even want you to do so.
I'd say your conscience decides...

[GravelBen]

I don't really understand why some people are paranoid about displaying a photo of something thats displayed in public places every day.

[ecsrobin]

ZNSsupercars said:

I have seen some posts that have and some that have not?
Any advice?

When you've posted in a thread that you did 140moh as a passenger in someone's BMW then proceed to post a photo of their car with registration clearly visible then I would suggest yes block the reg although I'm sure the owner would not be impressed you've put the photo and statement online.


However as a general rule of thumb I don't see why people get so worried about blocking registrations as I can quite easily walk into a car park and get a reg if I want to clone.

[DuraAce]

GravelBen said:

I don't really understand why some people are paranoid about displaying a photo of something thats displayed in public places every day.

Exactly.

[ZNSsupercars]

ecsrobin said:

ZNSsupercars said:

I have seen some posts that have and some that have not?
Any advice?

When you've posted in a thread that you did 140moh as a passenger in someone's BMW then proceed to post a photo of their car with registration clearly visible then I would suggest yes block the reg although I'm sure the owner would not be impressed you've put the photo and statement online.


However as a general rule of thumb I don't see why people get so worried about blocking registrations as I can quite easily walk into a car park and get a reg if I want to clone.

you have a point

[80quattro]

DuraAce said:

GravelBen said:

I don't really understand why some people are paranoid about displaying a photo of something thats displayed in public places every day.

Exactly.

We block all of the cars we advertise. If someone wants to clone a car, they will find a car that closest represents the one they have, in order to minimise being busted by a sharp eyed BiB.

For example, they are far less likely to come across a 2010 BMW 320d SE in Blue randomly on the street than find one using the search filters on Autotrader.

HTH.

[MDMetal]

Same "problem" exists with most online social/sharing, the basic thing your doing is the same as viewing something in person. Same information is available walking down the street or calling your friend to tell him about a space in a car your friend has going to Edinburgh. Thing is online this information becomes easier to find by anyone and the concept of sharing with a friend no longer involves physical contact or time spent. If you write the software you could search every street-view image for something, would take all of your life to walk those streets and find the same info but the info itself is the same all that changes is ease of access. Totally off topic but always interesting to ponder how things we take for granted can be very different when applied to online/social media situations.