As this comes up so often, I thought I'd post this from The Argus
No more MR L1ON number plate for Brighton businessman
No more MR L1ON number plate for Brighton businessman
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I don't know why it matters. ANPR cameras pick up your reg number irrespective of spacing, and the DVLA are quite happy to take a lot of money for registrations that look nothing if they are spaced 'correctly'. People are enjoying themselves, - and we can't have that can we?
I'm pretty sure I'd remember seeing MR LION on a car rather than MRL 10N and I'd hope the Old Bill were sufficiently talented to translate it into the regulation format for a PNC check.
I'm pretty sure I'd remember seeing MR LION on a car rather than MRL 10N and I'd hope the Old Bill were sufficiently talented to translate it into the regulation format for a PNC check.
I don't know why it matters. ANPR cameras pick up your reg number irrespective of spacing, and the DVLA are quite happy to take a lot of money for registrations that look nothing if they are spaced 'correctly'. People are enjoying themselves, - and we can't have that can we?
I'm pretty sure I'd remember seeing MR LION on a car rather than MRL 10N and I'd hope the Old Bill were sufficiently talented to translate it into the regulation format for a PNC check.
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What possible harm was his "mis-spacing" causing.?? -None whatsoever.
If he had a number plate that was misrepresenting his registration mark (as sometimes happens) then my view would be very different. But it's not, and it is entirely memorable which is only advantageous to the purpose of a number plate.
This is a clear case of our hard earned taxes being wasted to pay the wages of some petty minded jobsworth. To put it in perspective, motorcycle theft is at epidemic levels, & there were "no police resources available" to even respond when a friend of mine ( who lives in geographically close to that ) reported his £15k pride & joy being stolen by thieving scroates.
There are plenty of criminals they could target. But I guess it's easier & more profitable to charge a law abiding millionaire who you can be certain is going to pay the fine, than accost some gang of career criminals who will disregard all attempts to legally restrain them & will only get a "supervision order" at the end a long expensive and time consuming prosecution ..
,,,,,and breathe.....
Easy target but far less dangerous than someone on the phone or with blacked out windows or with some straight through exhaust that can be a real nuisance., i know a crime is a crime - BUT there has got to be some level of common sense as to their targets.
Yes, it's called common sense.So some are acceptable but not all?
^^^^ These ^^^
What possible harm was his "mis-spacing" causing.?? -None whatsoever.
If he had a number plate that was misrepresenting his registration mark (as sometimes happens) then my view would be very different. But it's not, and it is entirely memorable which is only advantageous to the purpose of a number plate.
This is a clear case of our hard earned taxes being wasted to pay the wages of some petty minded jobsworth. To put it in perspective, motorcycle theft is at epidemic levels, & there were "no police resources available" to even respond when a friend of mine ( who lives in geographically close to that ) reported his £15k pride & joy being stolen by thieving scroates.
There are plenty of criminals they could target. But I guess it's easier & more profitable to charge a law abiding millionaire who you can be certain is going to pay the fine, than accost some gang of career criminals who will disregard all attempts to legally restrain them & will only get a "supervision order" at the end a long expensive and time consuming prosecution ..
,,,,,and breathe.....
The best approach isn't necessarily (or even usually) the easiest imho.It's easier to maintain the law if you have one distinct set of rules ......
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