blanking the registration - why??
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OK, this is probably a really really stupid question but...why do both private vendors and dealers go to such lengths to blank out the registration plate when they advertise a photo of a vehicle for sale?
I would clearly make a lousy gangster - I cant think of any purpose to this. Hardened criminals please respond
>>> Edited by 944doc on Friday 15th October 20:37
I would clearly make a lousy gangster - I cant think of any purpose to this. Hardened criminals please respond
>>> Edited by 944doc on Friday 15th October 20:37
Theres loads of threads on this, search around the site.
Simply...
-yes you can see cars on the road, but how many Stradales/GT2s/etc do you see daily?
-look around this site and you'll find lots of pics of these cars.
-its possible to find the full address with a reg number and its just polite to blank out the numberplates, to protect the owner and their car
Simply...
-yes you can see cars on the road, but how many Stradales/GT2s/etc do you see daily?
-look around this site and you'll find lots of pics of these cars.
-its possible to find the full address with a reg number and its just polite to blank out the numberplates, to protect the owner and their car
you gotta be kidding?? what about the data protection act??? I rang up an OPC in August to get a copy of a receipt for works done to my step-dads 944S2 which I was selling on his behalf. despite having the registration document, the log book, the date of the service and all my step-dad's details they still wouldnt give me any info, i fact they wouldnt even acknowledge having serviced the car.And youre saying the dvla gives out personal info to any tom dick or harry with a fiver? i think tony blair should apologise - sincerely!
A lot of the data protection act is concerned with making sure the data is accurate not about who has access to it.
All the local councils sell the electoral roll to nearly anyone who will pay for it. Telephone companies sell ex-directory telephone numbers and the RAC have a small part of the DVLA database on their website. It's very easy to trace people using 192.com if you pay the subscription.
Don't forget car cloning too, a nice picture with a valid Reg number on a 911 Turbo will help a car stealing gang very nicely when they next steal one
Big Brother is watching, it's just lucky I am not paranoid
All the local councils sell the electoral roll to nearly anyone who will pay for it. Telephone companies sell ex-directory telephone numbers and the RAC have a small part of the DVLA database on their website. It's very easy to trace people using 192.com if you pay the subscription.
Don't forget car cloning too, a nice picture with a valid Reg number on a 911 Turbo will help a car stealing gang very nicely when they next steal one
Big Brother is watching, it's just lucky I am not paranoid
Reasons for blanking numberplates:
1 - Trackdays/Insurance problems. Including the potential for uninsured trackday use voiding your road cover.
2 - To stop the cloning of numberplates from legitimate cars onto identical stolen vehicles.
3 - Many posters who discuss things such as speeding etc would prefer not to have their numberplate and thus their identity plastered all over the site/net.
DAZ
1 - Trackdays/Insurance problems. Including the potential for uninsured trackday use voiding your road cover.
2 - To stop the cloning of numberplates from legitimate cars onto identical stolen vehicles.
3 - Many posters who discuss things such as speeding etc would prefer not to have their numberplate and thus their identity plastered all over the site/net.
DAZ
We generally show number plates on all our cars for sale with the exception of cars where a private plate is being removed prior to the sale. In those cases we blank it out so as to avoid any confusion, (ie them thinking K1 NGS is included in the sale of their new £10,000 911 !).
Henry
Henry
pdV6 said:
PetrolTed said:
Write to the DVLA with a crap reason, pay £5 and they'll tell you.
Wouldn't like to worry you Ted but I can read the numberplate in your pic.
Don't think he's worried, as that particular plate isn't on the car!
bugger. Thats £5 down the drain then!
diver944 said:
See Petrol Teds post 8 before this one 
(I've always wanted to use that smiley
I read that, so I write to DVLA, with a 5 pounds cheque saying what? I tried DVLA website and it doesnt mention this option. Has any one got such info from DVLA?? and what excuse did they use?
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