Why hide your Numberplate
 

Just want to know why people feel the need to blank out Numberplates when taking photos ?

Cant see the point, please enlighten me:smt095

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It's so people can't clone your vehicle isn't it?

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But you dont hide it when you are on it or its parked up on the road, people could clone it then

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Thats exactly what I was thinking.

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True, but covering it up on the road would be illegal.

And presumably if someone wanted to clone an SV it would be easier to come and look here for a similar looking one than waiting until they saw one on the road.

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I understand your point, but if thats the only reason people do it then it is a little bit of a waste of time:neutral:

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I agree.

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ME TOO

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Cool ;)

It seems just to be the thing to do, rather then any real protection of the bike etc

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How much time does it take to run a photo thru "paint" and scribble over the plate compared to the time it will take you to convince the authoriies that you are not responsible.

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I understand that buddy, but your bike can be cloned just as easily when out on the road, so kinda... why worry, if its gonna happen its gonna happen.

Que the analogy from somebody...........

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i also agree
about 5 mins..........

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Does it hurt sitting on that fence Hovis?

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Spot on Mogs, PMS-ROFL :winner::smt081:smt046:smt043
Sorry Hovi

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I say hide your plate, this is an essential part of modern biking.
You are an outlaw, your exhaust is too loud, you ride too fast, your visor is dark and your number plate is smaller than required. You smack car mirrors, scratch luxury vehicles with knee sliders and scare dementia suffering Daily Mail readers.

The authorities search the interwebs looking for unwashed heathen just like you, so they can stitch you up and make an example of you as a lawbreaker that flouts your illegal doings on the internetz.

They are watching!

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;):D

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I've not realy given it much thought, if I posted a photo I would clear others plates (and mine while I'm at it), if someone posted mine then I don't think I'd make an issue about it.

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Coz its a secret innit!!! :D

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no................. somtimes i edit the plate somtimes i dont,

HTH

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I like to do it sometimes...

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...s/fromrear.jpg

but I doubt I've that much to fear from cloning ;) The argument for, is that many more people can see a pic on the internet than will see the bike parked up, and it's pretty easy to do a google image search if you put the bike model into your photo description.

The argument against is that paranoia rots the brain.

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wtf hax?

etc etc:smt024

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Some people just get narky about it, but your point is valid Vips.

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It's also easier for people to find your address if they have your number plate and then come and nick your bike/car etc.

Getting access to the DVLA database is not as hard as you would think.

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you used to be able to get an address off a number plate by just filling in a form at the post office and paying £5 but you cant do it anymore, my solicitor had a right game trying to get details off dvla to trace a whitness.

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Another reason might be...

"Here's a picture of my bike..." on one thread, then "The other day I was doin' 120 mph down the A666..." and having that sinking feeling when you receive a NIP :shock: like the fella who put a video of his riding on utube :!:

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Agreed that if you wanted to clone a bike just find one parked up :( But how long is it going to take you to find a suitable bike to clone compared to looking through the relevent forum, you already know you plan on cloning a bike, there must be a reason to do it or you're just going to do it for a laugh :rolleyes:

And Cloggsy has given the other good reason, they know you was in the area cause you told them and then posted a pic with the number plate, how many people have just admitted to a speeding offence without actually seeing the evidence :rolleyes:

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Easiest way now is to ask the police. Pop in to the local cop shop, say someone bumped into you in a car park and drove off, give them the details of the vehicle and hey presto, 2 weeks later you get their address and their insurance info through the post!!!

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Oooh, you just so argumentative aren't you

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No i am not ;)

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looks like every1 agrees its a waste of time. Fisrt time we all agreed on something :-)

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No we dont ;)

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When on the road, the chances of someone getting your plate, taking that reg home, doing all the searches etc is fairly rare. Most cases, most drivers won't see a bike plate long enough.

If posted on the tinternet, its easier to find, a few searches and youcould probably find the home address. Especially if you have 2-3 other cars/bikes in the shot at the same address.

I.E, my old mans MV, i took the reg off as I don't want to be responsible for someone getting the reg, finding out where he lives, and stealing it.

Nothing wrong with doing it and its just an extra caution on the internet. If you don't use caution with what your write/post online, it can bite you in the ass.

Trust me !!!!!