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Number Plate crackdown
davidlandy:
--- Quote from: Hightower on January 26, 2008, 09:15:28 ---
--- Quote from: land-def-90 on January 25, 2008, 23:13:21 --- It all very well having a moan about it, but it's the law. You find that the vast majority of people that don't like it when these clamp-downs happen are those people that are breaking the law in the first place :roll:
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Or its people that have been affected by 'real' not fluffy crime.
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glaggs:
--- Quote from: dogwood on January 26, 2008, 00:10:51 ---durham plice are also starting a crackdown
my front no plate is in the cab as its always getting smashed and its spaced out slighty ( classed as a show plate) but i'm all for pulling over the ones who bunch them clocse to spell there poxy names or change the letter font so that it appears to be somthing else
examples what should be caught id this example i saw recently s 13 ell which when doctoered spelt S BELL
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So you can break the law, but because you don't like a certain plate it should be pulled. Dual standards my friend. There are a lot of issues to considered here. The government make alot of money selling these plates, and they know that people will make then read something else in many cases if they can. Then they try ty fine people who do just that!
Yes I can see what you say land-def-90, if you break a law don't whinge when your convicted for the crime, but how long are we going to let the government keep chipping away at our real rights and freedoms. Crimes such as this are small acts of rebellion against a government systyem based on fear and repression. In 99% of cases involving so called number plate crime there was no real criminal reason for the offence, just an expression of individuallity from the offender. And lets face it, by declaring your individuality through a number plate you are also making it easy for the police to trace you.
Finaly, just because something becomes law doesn't make it moraly correct.
V
nikmartin9:
Couple of points - DVLA ring and sent out letters offering personal numbers to people thats name matches a plate!!! That means the government encourage it but the police knick you. And regarding the public being able to identify you if you see a car carryin out a bank raid with TW4T as a plate or something similar its much easier to remember than a bunch of random meaningless letters/numbers.
Second and main point, although it may be breaking the law its the amount of time and energy put it by the police in relation to the severity of the crime thats my beef. One of my service engineers had his car broken into and £3000 worth of tools stolen while he popped into a shop. The vehicle was clearly shown on CCTV covering the car park including the reg number. The police 1. didnt turn out. 2. Said they shouldnt have been on display!! (in an estate car with the seats down and the entire rear of the car filled with kit and covered by a blanket. 3. Said they knew of other offences committed by this car but hadnt the resources to follow it up because it was reportedly from a resident camp of our travelling community "friends". Thats why I get annoyed when hear stories about crackdowns on such petty things. Fine if they happen across a vehicle wjilst out and about but to have one of those vans, probably 3 or 4 cars and motorcycles laying in wait all day just to catch a few people who have slightly misplaced numbers beggars belief in my book.
Rant over lol, Nick.
dogwood:
--- Quote from: glaggs on January 26, 2008, 09:41:42 ---
--- Quote from: dogwood on January 26, 2008, 00:10:51 ---durham plice are also starting a crackdown
my front no plate is in the cab as its always getting smashed and its spaced out slighty ( classed as a show plate) but i'm all for pulling over the ones who bunch them clocse to spell there poxy names or change the letter font so that it appears to be somthing else
examples what should be caught id this example i saw recently s 13 ell which when doctoered spelt S BELL
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So you can break the law, but because you don't like a certain plate it should be pulled. Dual standards my friend. There are a lot of issues to considered here. The government make alot of money selling these plates, and they know that people will make then read something else in many cases if they can. Then they try ty fine people who do just that!
Yes I can see what you say land-def-90, if you break a law don't whinge when your convicted for the crime, but how long are we going to let the government keep chipping away at our real rights and freedoms. Crimes such as this are small acts of rebellion against a government systyem based on fear and repression. In 99% of cases involving so called number plate crime there was no real criminal reason for the offence, just an expression of individuallity from the offender. And lets face it, by declaring your individuality through a number plate you are also making it easy for the police to trace you.
Finaly, just because something becomes law doesn't make it moraly correct.
V
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mines visable from the front if i get pulled for that fair comment but my reg isn't changed or loks no diff instead of L18 BWH it reads L18 BWH an extra inch between numbers and letters
davidlandy:
--- Quote from: nikmartin9 on January 26, 2008, 10:03:49 ---.......................................
Second and main point, although it may be breaking the law its the amount of time and energy put it by the police in relation to the severity of the crime thats my beef. One of my service engineers had his car broken into and £3000 worth of tools stolen while he popped into a shop. The vehicle was clearly shown on CCTV covering the car park including the reg number. The police 1. didnt turn out. 2. Said they shouldnt have been on display!! (in an estate car with the seats down and the entire rear of the car filled with kit and covered by a blanket. 3. Said they knew of other offences committed by this car but hadnt the resources to follow it up because it was reportedly from a resident camp of our travelling community "friends". Thats why I get annoyed when hear stories about crackdowns on such petty things. Fine if they happen across a vehicle wjilst out and about but to have one of those vans, probably 3 or 4 cars and motorcycles laying in wait all day just to catch a few people who have slightly misplaced numbers beggars belief in my book.
Rant over lol, Nick.
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exactly - well put
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