License plate revenge

[snopes]

Comment: i have a "true" story to pass on
a mechanic working in a canal road garage bradford yorkshire england, took
receipt of a car to repair the exact same make model & colour of his ex
wife. he made up a new number plate as he remembered her registration and
went to woolworths and bought an identical set of cuddly toys as he knew
she had in her car's back window
he then went and set off every speed trap camera he could find

[moonlight]

Don't know if it's true but nice idea!

[White Canvas]

How do you just "make up a new number plate"?

Maybe he'd spent time in prison and had experience with making license plates.

[Plurabelle]

Originally Posted by White Canvas

How do you just "make up a new number plate"?

I believe in the UK and other parts of Europe, people go out and get their lisence plates from shops rather than having one officially issued by the government.
Not sure if shops need a special certification to give out plates, or if you need some kind of notarized slip to obtain a plate with a certain number, but I think you're just assigned your number and have to go out and get your plates yourself.

I know I've heard problems mentioned about people having their plates made up using inappropriate/illegible fonts and colors. Having to read certain fonts is painful enough in emails or IMs, but I can't imagine on a lisence plate...

[Eddylizard]

Originally Posted by Plurabelle

I believe in the UK and other parts of Europe, people go out and get their lisence plates from shops rather than having one officially issued by the government.
Not sure if shops need a special certification to give out plates, or if you need some kind of notarized slip to obtain a plate with a certain number, but I think you're just assigned your number and have to go out and get your plates yourself.

I know I've heard problems mentioned about people having their plates made up using inappropriate/illegible fonts and colors. Having to read certain fonts is painful enough in emails or IMs, but I can't imagine on a lisence plate...

The number on the numberplate is issued by the government (DVLA) but there are many places you can go to to have the plate made up. Anyone with the right equipment do it. But they are supposed to be government approved.

Until quite recently you could go to any of these places and get a new plate/plates made up - just say to them need a new numberplate W264 VDG for example, and they'd just make one up for you. Now reputable companies by law must ask for some proof of vehicle ownership (the keeper's certificate if memory serves) before making one.

Of course that doesn't stop a dis-reputable company, or just anyone with access to the equipment making one without the checks.

If I understand correctly, in the US the licence plate is evidence that the motorist has paid some sort of tax. Here we have a tax for the priviledge of driving a car, but it is evidenced by a small paper disc displayed on the car windscreen. Thde numberplate is just a visible sign of the cars identity.

Regarding unusual fonts on numberplates, this is one of my major rantables. There is a standard defined font and size, and anything else is illegal. Yet despite this being highly visible to a passing patrol car, many people get away with it.

http://www.personallyyours.co.uk/num...mberplates.htm

ETA You can't (legally) take a car out on the road without plates. The dealership will have to supply them (if not aleady present as in the case of a secondhand vehicle) before you can drive off of the forecourt.

You can buy vanity plates, but I believe the number must be exstant in the system, and retired. Not sure what the procedure is for that though.

[Sweeney_Todd]

I remember in a movie or TV show, a license plate was altered using black electrical tape. turning a 3 into an 8, C into a G, etc. after the crime, the tape was peeled off and the police were looking for a different plate number.