Demolition49 Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 Why do people bother to blur there number plate in pictures they post on-line, am i correct in assuming the only information people can get on the car is not personal? Maybe its a stupid question but surely most people have nothing to hide? Quote
gunmetalzgt Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 I personally don't bother but I can see why people do it. For example in my gunmetal zed I could clone someone on here that has the same looking car as mines numberplate and go steal a full tank of optimax. or even worse drive through a few speed cameras!! maybe commit some other crime? Definitely makes sense to do it. Quote
Roo Posted February 4, 2010 Posted February 4, 2010 What he said! I try to blot out plates. my mum got a speeding ticket once... even tho the car had been wrapped round a tree by my brother the week before 200 miles away... Quote
Sarnie Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 You can get address details from plates if you have access to the right systems..... Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 its information i'd rather not share on an open forum, never know who's watching, my ex had her plate cloned and the police turned up because they thought her car had been used in a ram raid in liverpool. Quote
Dene8 Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 its information i'd rather not share on an open forum, never know who's watching, my ex had her plate cloned and the police turned up because they thought her car had been used in a ram raid in liverpool. But i drive my car around everyday where 1000's of people can see my number plate......... Doesn't really make sense to me........ Quote
JT1703 Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 its information i'd rather not share on an open forum, never know who's watching, my ex had her plate cloned and the police turned up because they thought her car had been used in a ram raid in liverpool. But i drive my car around everyday where 1000's of people can see my number plate......... Doesn't really make sense to me........ exactly what I was thinking !?!? Quote
Chris`I Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 its information i'd rather not share on an open forum, never know who's watching, my ex had her plate cloned and the police turned up because they thought her car had been used in a ram raid in liverpool. But i drive my car around everyday where 1000's of people can see my number plate......... Doesn't really make sense to me........ exactly what I was thinking !?!? I think it makes for an easy target on certain cars. If you are looking to steal a Fezza to order, how many of them do you see kicking about to try and clone the plates off? Now go on the owners forum where there are loads of pics, and now you have an easy way to get a plate to clone for the car you steal. That means you can then drive it around, to the port or whatever and ANPR wont pic you up as being in a stolen car I agree not such a problem on the Zed, but on other cars, its quite a common occurance Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 if some one wants to steal my car and they are determined enough they are going to steal it, i just don't plan on making it easy. why do you need to know my plate? or see my plate, it takes me 5 seconds to blur it out. it means you have to try harder to track my address or find another car to clone a plate off. yes you can see my car drive around all day in my area, but theres not a lot i can do about that Quote
Dene8 Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 I think it makes for an easy target on certain cars. If you are looking to steal a Fezza to order, how many of them do you see kicking about to try and clone the plates off? Now go on the owners forum where there are loads of pics, and now you have an easy way to get a plate to clone for the car you steal. That means you can then drive it around, to the port or whatever and ANPR wont pic you up as being in a stolen car I agree not such a problem on the Zed, but on other cars, its quite a common occurance I'd just have a quick drive to my local Nissan dealership, a lot quicker than trawling through 100's of threads to find a car the same colour If i was a criminal that is....... Quote
Chris`I Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 I think it makes for an easy target on certain cars. If you are looking to steal a Fezza to order, how many of them do you see kicking about to try and clone the plates off? Now go on the owners forum where there are loads of pics, and now you have an easy way to get a plate to clone for the car you steal. That means you can then drive it around, to the port or whatever and ANPR wont pic you up as being in a stolen car I agree not such a problem on the Zed, but on other cars, its quite a common occurance I'd just have a quick drive to my local Nissan dealership, a lot quicker than trawling through 100's of threads to find a car the same colour If i was a criminal that is....... Yes but say you were after a rare colour, say Brickyard or Interlargos Fire, where there are only a couple in the Uk. How would you get those plates? More likely to find the pics on the owners club. I'm not saying its the easiest or only way, but it certainly makes it easier for crims to get them for rare cars. Quote
Sarnie Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Or just go on autotrader/ph.....lots of cars on there with plates to clone Quote
Chris`I Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Exactly. If you are putting your car on the net anywhere I can see why you would remove it, its easily done and it stops your car being an easy target. Not saying its not easy to get hold of peoples details, but why make yourself a target if you are bothered about it? My car being so modded, if someone gets done speeding in a cloned GM Zed with my plates, its dead easy to prove its not me Quote
sparky370z Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Yes but say you were after a rare colour, say Brickyard or Interlargos Fire, where there are only a couple in the Uk. How would you get those plates? More likely to find the pics on the owners club. I'm not saying its the easiest or only way, but it certainly makes it easier for crims to get them for rare cars. i have never heard of or seen these colours, very smart Quote
Chris`I Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Yes but say you were after a rare colour, say Brickyard or Interlargos Fire, where there are only a couple in the Uk. How would you get those plates? More likely to find the pics on the owners club. I'm not saying its the easiest or only way, but it certainly makes it easier for crims to get them for rare cars. i have never heard of or seen these colours, very smart I beleive there are only 2 Interlargos Fires in the UK, a lovely colour Quote
dcash5 Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Chris you only have bolt on mods on the car ... would take all of about 25 mins to get that looking like every other OEM 350z in the country... Quote
Chris`I Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Chris you only have bolt on mods on the car ... would take all of about 25 mins to get that looking like every other OEM 350z in the country... Yes but if they caught a plain one on camera speeding, it would be pretty easy to prove it wasnt me, that was the point. I'm not going to change my wheels, remove the stickers, interior retrimming, black badges, Recaros and cleared out fog which all could be seen from a pic just to go out speeding I didnt mean so modded as is sooooo (modded lots), I meant in the way it was modded (ie bright wheels etc). Quote
LRF4N Posted February 6, 2010 Posted February 6, 2010 this is the best excuse iv heard yet to mod ur car and make it totally unique lol Quote
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