I've been cloned.........

Okay... wait... Do you all not have govn't issued tags? How do you get your tags? Do you buy a blank plate and put the letters and numbers on yourself or what? All tags in the US are stamped sheetmetal so it's a little hard to have your tag "cloned."

It's very easy to have a plate made up over here (plastic letters heat sealed between two layers), even though it should technically be impossible to do.

Here are examples:

http://www.malplates.co.uk/signs_bike.php


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No dad, you're wrong, first thing my mum said was "Has Matt been speeding in Taunton" I believe. I also blank all the plates out, for that same reason.

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Originally Posted by neuone

Okay... wait... Do you all not have govn't issued tags? How do you get your tags? Do you buy a blank plate and put the letters and numbers on yourself or what? All tags in the US are stamped sheetmetal so it's a little hard to have your tag "cloned."

Here in the UK the plate stays with the vehicle for life, it doesn't get renewed each year or whatever. It does in some European countries (Germany etc).

Our Government thinks that the way to stop people cloning vehicles is to regulate the manufacture of plates so that the honest guy has to jump through hoops, present all documents, and pay through the nose and wait for plates to be made. They don't seem to understand that laws only apply to law-abiding people.

Toe-rags who make a living out of breaking the law aren't bothered about regulations. Taxation simply makes crime more profitable. Anyone in the business of stealing cars isn't going to be too bothered about having illegal plates made, probably goes along with their fake passport and driving licence anyway.

Scum-bag walks round superrmarket carpark, finds the car model in the right colour, notes plate, gets one made for his stolen version, and then drives totally immune to speeding/parking/congestion-charge fines etc. After a couple of weeks you pick another car to clone and reset the clock. Good, eh?

Originally Posted by embee

Scum-bag walks round superrmarket carpark, finds the car model in the right colour, notes plate, gets one made for his stolen version, and then drives totally immune to speeding/parking/congestion-charge fines etc. After a couple of weeks you pick another car to clone and reset the clock. Good, eh?

somthing you want to tell us?

Anyone know how many trucks are being cloned, as that was the excuse I was given at a filling station. When fueling a truck, the operator refuses to turn on the pumps until you either give them your credit or fuel card or pay cash up front.

I dont see this happen with cars, but I imagine the amount of scumbags nicking cars and plates is worse

Paying for your fuel prior to filling your tank should be mandatory.
A lot of people will disagree only because they think they are being treated unfairly. But if you have nothing to hide, then why worry????

It will assist in beating the crooks who commit "Drive offs". This alone in the area I work costs petrol stations a coupla thousand pounds per week. And thats only between 7 different petrol stations, inc supermarkets.

Wise up people, this would help towards combating crime.

Think of all the other things we pay for BEFORE we get the product.
Why should fuel be any different?

Just my opinion.

Originally Posted by quikstu

Paying for your fuel prior to filling your tank should be mandatory.

I could understand this if you were clairvoyant, but if you want to fill the tank right up how do you know exactly how much it's going to be, hmm?


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Originally Posted by jonboy

I could understand this if you were clairvoyant, but if you want to fill the tank right up how do you know exactly how much it's going to be, hmm?


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Yeah, point taken.

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