Some <expleteiving> <expletive> has nicked my number plates
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Came out to the car this morning and some ****er has had my number plates away. Unscrewed the back one and ripped the front one off, leaving half the thread in the inserts.
They obviously made a beeline for me car, because there are 7 apartments in my buidling, and a car park at the front, which only has one entrance, from the the main road, and my car is parked nearest the house.
Reported it to the old bill and they told me to expect a massive congestion charge bill or such like , and obviously went and bought new plates. I am considering mounting some from of weapon behind the plate so that when someone tries to rip off the plate, it shoots them in the face.
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If you have ever considered a private plate, maybe now is the time? At least that way you won't have to prove that it was not you committing the offence you will no doubt be billed for through the post.
In any road make sure you keep all the details the officers gave you. Their contact details, station, ref number the whole works. You are probably going to need them
In any road make sure you keep all the details the officers gave you. Their contact details, station, ref number the whole works. You are probably going to need them
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Yup - I have got all the details given to me in my wallet, and there they are going to stay until I sell the car!
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I would assume his car is the same as their car hence plates nicked, same scenario with a private plate.
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Happened to me a few years back on my trusty Uno.
I drove a good few miles late at night and only nocticed when I got in.
Reported it. Got pulled over a few weeks later as the cops said the vehicle had been reported as stolen. Sorted it out, but never had any comebacks.
It is annoying, I felt the same and wanted to stick razors around the edge of the plate. But its never happened since, and MAYBE it never will.
I drove a good few miles late at night and only nocticed when I got in.
Reported it. Got pulled over a few weeks later as the cops said the vehicle had been reported as stolen. Sorted it out, but never had any comebacks.
It is annoying, I felt the same and wanted to stick razors around the edge of the plate. But its never happened since, and MAYBE it never will.
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Happened to my mum and another colleague's car at Hull Uni years back. Plates were found at the scene of a ram-raid. When the police checked the DVLA, I think it must have been obvious that a metro and a fiesta weren't the culprits!!!!!!!
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Oh dear, I'd sell the car. Even though you have reported it, the scamera partnerships and the councils wont be bothered about that, its down to you. Expect a fine or two ........... or three or four.
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Well they won't get any money from me so its not really a worry in that respect.
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Would that work? I mean is the orignal registration not still "on record" as being for that car. If you were yo,say, sell the car and keep the plate, does the registration not revert to the original one?
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The registration would still be linked to the original owners address for fines/tickets etc
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Erm, umm, errrr..... People ask what difference a private reg would make!?
Today is 8/2/2008. As of this day it is reasonable to assume that there is a similar car and colour with his plate running around. That plate points to Petebrant. Any offenses committed will be assumed to be his until he proves otherwise.
If he changes his plate to "ITS NOT ME", then when the camera takes a picture of the retard who took his plate its entirely obvious its not Pete's car (the picture will show his old plate). Not to mention the records will no longer point to Pete.
Granted any offenses already committed, or ones committed before the plate is changed will come to Pete. He will then have to prove it was not him.
At the moment, if the police are doing their job, there should be a stop "warrant" (no idea of the technical term) on Pete's plate. The police know there are two cars with his reg, and therefore every time they encounter his plate on ANPR they will stop the car to see who is behind the wheel. At present Pete risks getting stopped quite often by the police if they operate ANPR on their patrol cars. Or if he goes into central London. Just image driving up near 10 Downing street where all the cameras are! The ANPR will pickup his plate and the terrorist branch will have to assume its the bunch of crims that stole it
Pete, make sure you have proof of ID on you at all times
Could save you an awful lot of hassle
Today is 8/2/2008. As of this day it is reasonable to assume that there is a similar car and colour with his plate running around. That plate points to Petebrant. Any offenses committed will be assumed to be his until he proves otherwise.
If he changes his plate to "ITS NOT ME", then when the camera takes a picture of the retard who took his plate its entirely obvious its not Pete's car (the picture will show his old plate). Not to mention the records will no longer point to Pete.
Granted any offenses already committed, or ones committed before the plate is changed will come to Pete. He will then have to prove it was not him.
At the moment, if the police are doing their job, there should be a stop "warrant" (no idea of the technical term) on Pete's plate. The police know there are two cars with his reg, and therefore every time they encounter his plate on ANPR they will stop the car to see who is behind the wheel. At present Pete risks getting stopped quite often by the police if they operate ANPR on their patrol cars. Or if he goes into central London. Just image driving up near 10 Downing street where all the cameras are! The ANPR will pickup his plate and the terrorist branch will have to assume its the bunch of crims that stole it
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Pete, make sure you have proof of ID on you at all times
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That's what I'm not sure on - When you get a private plate - does the old plate still reside with the car?
And yes - ID is with me at all times from now on
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Not sure if the old plate is still not attached in some way to the car. However, the fact that you have a new plate, with new letters that are different to any recorded parking ticket/speeding fine whatever means they are stuffed when it comes to proving it was you, especially as you logged the theft with the police.
In some ways you have been lucky, the thief was dumb enough to actually steal your plates. Most people have their car cloned by making up new plates. That way they do not know until there is a knock on the door!
In some ways you have been lucky, the thief was dumb enough to actually steal your plates. Most people have their car cloned by making up new plates. That way they do not know until there is a knock on the door!
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Sorry, im still not with you
There will be 2 identiacal ''ITS NOT ME'' cars going about.
If 1 is spotted dodging congestion charge zones in London, guess where the fine goes, likewise for speeding.
Duplicate plates can be made no probs, just find someone with the same car and colour as you, note down their registration. Get plates made in said registration and stick them onto the criminal car.
Police do a check on plate, oh its a blue subaru impreza. Its registered as a blue impreza, it must be the original owner.
Hence why, private registration plates can be cloned exactly the same way normal plates do. The fine is still going to come to your door.
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There will be 2 identiacal ''ITS NOT ME'' cars going about.
If 1 is spotted dodging congestion charge zones in London, guess where the fine goes, likewise for speeding.
Duplicate plates can be made no probs, just find someone with the same car and colour as you, note down their registration. Get plates made in said registration and stick them onto the criminal car.
Police do a check on plate, oh its a blue subaru impreza. Its registered as a blue impreza, it must be the original owner.
Hence why, private registration plates can be cloned exactly the same way normal plates do. The fine is still going to come to your door.
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If a thief steals a plate reading BIG KN0B, it will always show those letters. It will be attached to his car showing those letters. When the car is photographed or details recorded it will be recorded as BIG KN0B.
Meanwhile Pete changes his plate to ITS NOT ME, and registers this change.
When the thief commits more offences the pictures show BIG KN0B. If it were Pete committing the offences it would show ITS NOT ME.
The two are very different.
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Make sure your new plates are different to the old ones. Yes, I know te letters and number have to be the same but get an England or GB or someting included in the plate and takes photos with two independent witnesses for the dae you fitted it with anti-theft screws so if the plods come calling about speeding tickets/pictures you can show your plates are different to the nicked ones.
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That's not true. The old plates would show as not issued. In reality, it's likely that once a private plate is transferred off a vehicle that the car would get it's old number back, but it doesn't always happen as the number can be reissued to another vehicle. If you put a private plate on your car, that is the reg of your car, not whatever the old reg was.
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Upate.
Got a phone call from the police yesterday. They have got the people that nicked them on camera. Apparantly they were driving around Horsham like a couple of ***** and the police spotted them, ran a PNC check and of course they plate was flagged up as being nicked - Apparantly I should hear something positive in the next week.
Got a phone call from the police yesterday. They have got the people that nicked them on camera. Apparantly they were driving around Horsham like a couple of ***** and the police spotted them, ran a PNC check and of course they plate was flagged up as being nicked - Apparantly I should hear something positive in the next week.
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