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01-07-2004, 08:58 PM | #1 |
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Blanking Plates?
Here's my dumb question for the day: Why does everyone blank out their plates in car pics?
What could someone do with the knowledge of you plates that a passerby couldn't do in the street?
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01-07-2004, 09:09 PM | #2 |
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This is a public forum and by its nature it is open for anyone to come in and read any and all posts. If a member was to post details of their vehicle that were possibly illegal then that and their rego is all an unscrupulous police officer needs to issue a defect. It's also a courtesy in this environment as I'm sure your mum doesn't call you 'lamby1986'
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01-07-2004, 09:15 PM | #3 |
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oh, so its to stop unscrupulous cops as much as anything else. cuz i was thinking about a criminal, and what could they possibly do with your numberplate. the only think i could think of was being framed for ram raids or something, but they could get that off the street.
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01-07-2004, 09:46 PM | #4 |
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It's more about anonymity in general than protection.
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02-07-2004, 04:43 AM | #5 |
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also the majority of us have amps and cd changers which will be hidden from view,
or you might be posting a topic like "my alarm doesn`t work" or "here`s my nice new $1000 amp in the boot". any casually made comment on a forum about your car ,or someone elses, combined with instantly recognisable info, like a number plate, means the theives have less work to do and know what their looking for. they could sell your stereo before they actually nick it!!!! :shock: :wink: |
02-07-2004, 09:39 AM | #6 |
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It's a shocking world we live in sometimes.....
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