BenB
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 12:49 PM |
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Blanking out Reg plates on websites
Does anyone know why people fuzz out their reg plates on website photos??!?!
I can understand if they were writing about how they'd used their transit van on a bank job or how they'd blatted down the M1 @ 120mph at
4.30 in the morning on the 9th November 2006 etc etc but what's the worry otherwise?!?!
I know the Police do check out forums and us it as evidence (I read how someone had shot himself in the foot on Pistonheads saying how he'd
fibbed to avoid a speeding fine) but hey, whats the worry otherwise?!?!
Just curious cos I'm about to take some pictures for my website of the car with plates, and will obviously fuzz 'em if there's a
good explanation!
Cheers
Ben
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Dazza
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 12:51 PM |
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cloning
simple. someone steals a car, looks on a website for the identical car and "steals" your reg number. or, they make a copy of your plates,
add them to there identical car, and wow, free fuel, free conjestion charging, no parking tickets etc etc, well, free for them, but you will get the
summonds, bills, arrested etc etc......
thats why!!!! hope that helps mate!!!!
fuckit
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kitcar007kev
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 12:53 PM |
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i Think its to stop people cloning your car details
Doh too slow
[Edited on 23/11/06 by kitcar007kev]
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Dazza
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 12:53 PM |
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and
anything written on a forum etc, is not legally binding as a statement...
i could say i killed someone last week, etc, but its classed as hearsay, unless its taken as a statement and signed, its not worth the screen its read
from...... so to speak.............
fuckit
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 01:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dazza
simple. someone steals a car, looks on a website for the identical car and "steals" your reg number. or, they make a copy of your plates,
add them to there identical car, and wow, free fuel, free conjestion charging, no parking tickets etc etc, well, free for them, but you will get the
summonds, bills, arrested etc etc......
thats why!!!! hope that helps mate!!!!
If that's the case we should all drive around with fuzzy number plates to stop cloning whilst going about our daily business and remove them
altogether when using public car parks. If someone wants to clone a car there are plenty of opportunities to get hold of plate details and bugger all
you can do about it.
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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Phil.J
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 01:23 PM |
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I agree, I think it's daft. Anyone can copy your registration fropm anywhere.
And while I'm on about it, why do TV companies pixilate the faces of those feckers who are filmed carrying out robberies and assaults? There is
no doubt they are doing the crime!
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nitram38
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 01:38 PM |
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I think a more valid reason is to prevent vechile theft.
You can still find a car's location if you know how.
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 01:52 PM |
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Ok think about this we all blur our number plates out to stop criminal activity
I dont and this is why
we all are car enthusiast therefore we got to Car shows meets etc when were there hundreds of people take pics of our cars do you know them??
do you take your plate off?? no
if they want a pic of your car
they will
they also could live across the road
its totally pointless
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caber
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 02:06 PM |
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I kind of agree its another issue of web paranoia. I don't see cloning much of an issue with our cars they are all unique and registered as all
sorts of different manufacturers and models.
The fuzzy faces thing is that if they were identifiable and a juror or witness saw it on TV the trial would be unfair and probably declared a mistrial
if the judge found out. Anyway the buggers aren't guilty of anything until found so in court!
Caber 
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BenB
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 02:57 PM |
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Glad to hear its paranoia!! I won't bother
Anyway, if someone went to the effort of making a car exactly the same as mine just to avoid congestion charge they'd be pretty silly!! I can
understand with mass-production stuff though...
Cheers peeps...
Ben
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Danozeman
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 03:50 PM |
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quote:
I think a more valid reason is to prevent vechile theft.
Yep if you know how its easy to find a car from the plate. A normal car i wouldnt bother but something like a 7 i would.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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BenB
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 03:58 PM |
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Presumably the only way would be through the police database!?! Or is there publically accessible source?
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jack trolley
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 posted on 23/11/06 at 04:29 PM |
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DVLA sells
your details to criminals
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BenB
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 05:22 PM |
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Borrocks... Fuzzy filter here we come to my photos...
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meany
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 08:13 PM |
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i have special show plates for my tintop, and yes , i do take out the plates if i post on a website.
yes i know, anyone can read it on the road...but why make it easier for em.
A tintop clubmate, had a phone call from a tuning magazine asking if he would let them feature his car they had took pics of.
he had never spoken to any photographer that showday (we all noticed him though) and neither did anyone else.
so you see, you can be found from your plates by anyone who needs to.
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