Busted with Illegal plate

[Cold]

The fact that the whole identifying system (from ANPR through to a bloke in a blue shirt studying a screen) coped with identifying the owner and issuing a ticket suggests that misspaced plates are just as good as correctly spaced plates in their primary function.

But, illegal. Burn him. And his dog. Because outrage.

[85Carrera]

GSE said:

deckster said:

I'm surprised that with 122 months under your belt you hadn't picked up on the general distate for personal numberplates there is round here.

Nothing wrong with personal number plates. I have one, properly spaced, all legal. Illegal number plates are a different matter.

Exactly - there are proper personalised plates and then there is the chav crap that has knocking around for the last few years where illegal spacing is used to attempt to spell something but just looks st.

Classic example is the Bentley I saw this morning - BE11NND. First thing that came to my mind was “bellend”; God knows what it’s supposed to spell.

[FazerBoy]

I think illegally spaced plates, plates in non-standard fonts and plates with strategically-placed non-functioning black screws are brilliant.

They are an almost foolproof way of immediately identifying a tt and usually also an inconsiderate driver from a distance.

[ciege]

FazerBoy said:

I think illegally spaced plates, plates in non-standard fonts and plates with strategically-placed non-functioning black screws are brilliant.

They are an almost foolproof way of immediately identifying a tt and usually also an inconsiderate driver from a distance.

[surveyor_101]

ciege said:

Yea they are a good barometer for identifying complete idiots.

[xjay1337]

Cold said:

The fact that the whole identifying system (from ANPR through to a bloke in a blue shirt studying a screen) coped with identifying the owner and issuing a ticket suggests that misspaced plates are just as good as correctly spaced plates in their primary function.

But, illegal. Burn him. And his dog. Because outrage.

Quite this.

To be honest as long as the type face is correct size / font then that's all that matters to me.
If people want to space them out then that's up to them. But heaven forbid a bit of common sense from the government.

[Pica-Pica]

We are so, so sorry for you, OP. Please start a petition that we all can sign. In fact, start a crowd-fund, and invite contributors.

[Fun Bus]

PorkInsider said:

Such a shame it’s only a £100 fine.

Should be a simple case of seizing and crushing any vehicle with a chav plate.

The DVLA reserve the right to withdraw a number plate from use by it’s “owner” - as to whether they often do is another matter.

[twister]

Cold said:

The fact that the whole identifying system (from ANPR through to a bloke in a blue shirt studying a screen) coped with identifying the owner and issuing a ticket suggests that misspaced plates are just as good as correctly spaced plates in their primary function.

But, illegal. Burn him. And his dog. Because outrage.

It's one thing to be able to correctly read a dodgy plate given a still image of said plate that you can take your time studying. Now imagine you've witnessed something like a hit and run where you were only able to grab a brief glimpse of the offenders plate, and where no other evidence about the identify of the offending vehicle is available. Quick now, was it AB55ABY or ABS548Y or perhaps even A855ABY?

Even just taking out the space means you've lost useful information about which format the number was in and therefore whether those uncertain characters would need to have been letters or digits, even before you start getting into more unwelcome modifications such as different typefaces, strategically placed bolt heads etc.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

xjay1337 said:

... then that's all that matters to me.

Yeah, but that's kind of the problem, isn't it?

I mean, if it were up to me, all sorts of behaviours would be encouraged and/or outlawed. But, see, that's the point ... it isn't up to individuals is it? And thank fk for that. There's a rule for all.

[Antony Moxey]

twister said:

was it AB55ABY or ABS548Y or perhaps even A855ABY?

Presumably it was one of three so shouldn't be that difficult to identify the actual one by a simple process of elimination. Checking three number plates instead of one is hardly going to put an investigation back years, is it?

[750turbo]

Plug Life said:

Congratulations.

And Celebrations...

[divetheworld]

deckster said:

I'm surprised that with 122 months under your belt you hadn't picked up on the general distate for personal numberplates there is round here.

Nothing wrong with a legally formatted personalised plate. Got an inferiority complex or something?

[av185]

PorkInsider said:

Such a shame it’s only a £100 fine.

Should be a simple case of seizing and crushing any vehicle with a chav plate.

Yep together with the Chavplating fkwit owner.

[4rephill]

clive993 said:

No not defending myself at all, its wrong, i got done and rightly so..........

So why are you posting about it then?


(You were hoping for a mass group hug, and loads of supportive posts defending your use of your illegally spaced plates weren't you? )

[anonymous-user]

OP, if any of the following apply to you

your car has a mis-spaced plate
your car has black wheels
you park even slightly across a white line
you own any sort of SUV
you own any BMW except a classic M car
you own an Audi
you own a Peuegot (205 excepted)
you exceed the speed limit by even 3 mph
you think about using your phone on the same day as you're using your car
you have a bodykit on your car
your car has wheels larger than 15"
your car has tinted windows
your car has smoked lenses
you don't also cycle and own 3 bikes
you think cyclists should stop at red lights
you live in a council house
you have a car parked on your lawn
you live in an ex-council house

then you're public enemy number 1 and in breach of the PH tasteful poster charter and the PH taste police will hound you with increasing ferocity until you agree to conform as obviously your taste and how you spend your money and time is not up to you, but instead up to a set of sanctimonious holier than thous on an Internet forum

[clive993]

Ok let me be clear. My post was purely about possible new capabilities of cameras to pick up non standard plates (yes illegal if you will) and issue immediate fines, i am aware of several in one morning near Santa Pod and each one had been using the plates for years with no issue.. At no point did i complain about being done, at no point did i even suggest I wanted mass hugs, i am not so insecure. I never suggested the system was unfair. Clearly anyone who doesnt conform to the PC correctness is a tt, should be stoned, have his or in this case her car crushed blah blah blah. It seems i set off the do gooders and they all felt the need to add their 1p worth and missing my purely inquisitive question. Imagine if I had admited to getting an SP 30 in the laws view a more serious crime.........i would have had the lynch mob round. All those that felt the need to vent their spleen good on you, can we assume you have never commited a motoring related offence?
So can we simpy agree
- I am a tt
- i should have my car crushed
- you are all far better motorists than me
- I am being over defensive
- i needed group hugs
whatever it is you feel the need to go on about my question you are right, I fully accept it all. I think perhaps we have now fully missed the real point, and its unlikely we will get back to it. But I just remain curious as to capabilities not indignant that i got done !

[Wacky Racer]

PorkInsider said:

Such a shame it’s only a £100 fine.

Should be a simple case of seizing and crushing any vehicle with a chav plate.

That's what happens in Malta.

You actually get your plates from the official offices in Valletta.

[e30m3Mark]

This thread was never going to end well was it?

I confess to wanting to see that picture though.

[Cold]

Antony Moxey said:

twister said:

was it AB55ABY or ABS548Y or perhaps even A855ABY?

Presumably it was one of three so shouldn't be that difficult to identify the actual one by a simple process of elimination. Checking three number plates instead of one is hardly going to put an investigation back years, is it?

Dunno, but when you consider that many witnesses would describe the blue estate as a silver hatchback perhaps there is an argument for making a registration plate more aesthetically pleasing or phonetically flowing.