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Private number plates - change the law on spacing

Private number plates - change the law on spacing

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Started by Anonymous 20 years, 1 month ago
Private number plates express our indidviality. We pay hundreds of pounds for our car to have our name or something relevant to us on, and then we are told that we cant space them the way we want. Did you know that if you get ticketed to much the DVLA can actually take back your number plate (without refunding the money you paid for it) The police are waisting precious resources on pulling people over and ticketing them, when they could be out catching real criminals. We pay enough for our cars just keeping them on the road, so why cant we be allowed to simply put a space in our private plates. In America they can choose their own registration, so why cant we

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July 25, 2008

I was just looking at the inbox again and honestly reading your stories about getting pulled over for a tiny gap shift is so frustrating because it really feels like the police have better things to deal with. My head is constantly spinning with all these rules about spacing that just dont seem to apply to anyone else and I am trying to draft a letter to the department to ask why our money just evaporates if they decide to pull a plate.

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Becca
1 year ago Featured

Couldn't agree more. I can copy text of a photo on my phone nowadays yet a camera can't read my plate because there is a space somewhere else? So outdated with the technology we have these days. Being different and standing out from the crowd should be something that is encouraged. We all pay enough to keep our cars on the road as it is including having to pay extra for modifications why couldn't this simply be a modification? I wouldn't mind paying a little extra to have my plate read how I want!

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Sarah Rao
20 years ago Featured

Total waste of police time. Got pulled over last week for my plate, honestly feels like they just want the money.

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Dave Gomez
20 years ago Featured

Ridiculous laws. If the ANPR cameras are as good as the Govt says they are then they should have no problem reading my plate regardless of where the space is. Seems like just another way to fine honest drivers.

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