The S2000 Gallery Cornucopia of sight and sound! Show your friends your S2000 photos, S2000 images, S2000 photochops and S2000 videos.

License Plate Number

Old Jun 21, 2001 | 08:40 AM
  #1  
lotplot's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
From: Portland
Default License Plate Number

What is the problem with pictures of your personal vehicle license plates without editing out the State and numbers? Locating your Stook for theft?
Reply
Old Jun 21, 2001 | 11:25 AM
  #2  
Knowledge's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 672
Likes: 0
From: Austin, TX
Default

Are you asking why people don't want their license plate numbers plastered all over the internet? Well, it's been my experience that if someone wants something of yours bad enough, they're going to find a way to get it. Using a license plate number, information like name, address, etc. can be easily obtained. Not making your plate numbers available is just another step in preventing your car from being stolen.
Reply
Old Jun 21, 2001 | 07:57 PM
  #3  
Rubber Ducky's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 202
Likes: 0
From: Dallas
Default

Come on guys, these days if someone wants some information about you they can get it pretty easily over the internet. I don't see that it is any worse than driving around town with your licence plate uncovered.
Reply
Old Jun 21, 2001 | 09:16 PM
  #4  
S2K Fan's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 6,898
Likes: 0
From: San Jose
Default

I actually asked this before and appearantly in some states you can get someone's address in some states for simply knowing the plate numbers.
Reply
Old Jun 29, 2001 | 03:06 PM
  #5  
twohoos's Avatar
Member (Premium)
25 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 4,061
Likes: 363
From: Redondo Beach
Default

Originally posted by S2K Fan
...appearantly in some states you can get someone's address in some states for simply knowing the plate numbers.
You can get most US residents' email, phone, and address, and even a map to their friggin' house, directly off the web. For example, http://www.whitepages.com/.

Kinda sobering when you think about it.
Reply
Old Jun 30, 2001 | 06:32 AM
  #6  
William's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 983
Likes: 0
From: Atlanta
Default

To all the people who don't wont there tag numbers known. What do you do when you drive the car? Can't people get you number then. I don't see much deference.
Reply
Old Jun 30, 2001 | 01:44 PM
  #7  
Mack's Avatar
Registered User
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,182
Likes: 1
From: Knoxville
Default

Yeah I normaly keep my plates in the trunk till the cop asks for them!
Reply

Trending Topics

Old Jul 2, 2001 | 09:11 AM
  #8  
twohoos's Avatar
Member (Premium)
25 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 4,061
Likes: 363
From: Redondo Beach
Default

Originally posted by Mack
Yeah I normaly keep my plates in the trunk till the cop asks for them!
Without giving away any identities, I've met people who literally do just that. In CA, no tags are needed when a car is new (or just resold), though you must keep your registration visible (e.g. taped to the windshield). So they just drive without front or rear plates, keep the car washed, and everybody assumes it's just a new car that hasn't gotten its plates yet. If they're pulled over, the plates are in the car with them and they can produce them.

Something to think about I guess...
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
zeroptzero
Southern Ontario S2000 Owners
20
Jan 1, 2023 09:52 AM
i</3speedbumps.
California - Bay Area S2000 Owners
22
Apr 9, 2009 02:10 PM
GateCrasher
Texas - Central Texas S2000 Owners
38
Feb 9, 2009 01:14 PM
doodlebug
Pacific Northwest S2000 Owners
0
Jun 9, 2005 01:06 PM



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:56 PM.