Reg plates on the internet

[Devils Advocate]

Does anyone know why people hide their reg plates when putting pics of their vehicles online?I know its to stop them getting knicked...but how can a thief find your address just from seeing a reg plate?

[paddlesat16]

it's not about your address it's about cloning your bike or scooter
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[Devils Advocate]

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[paddlesat16]

or just be riding a stolen one with your plate on it. Through all the cameras and through red lights etc.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Not sure there is a real purpose. Sure it might stop someone seeing it to clone it, but then you ride around with it on display anyway for all the cloners to see.

I would probably be more concerned with people wanting the VIN number than the registration plate (fair chance that with the right contacts you could get a copy of the key from the vin number).

All the best

Keith
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[smegballs]

I was on one scooter site a few years ago and all these hardcore ped bois were bragging about their racing reeds and 185cc big bores and such. The pics of their bikes showed they were running L's on and they had their reg plates hidden. In this case I presume it was to make ID by the police harder?

Small chance I know of the police finding the sight and busting the moped in question, but it would seem imprudent to brag about how illegal your ride is while freely giving the plate to anyone interested.

[daemonoid]

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[ms51ves3]

Personally, I just can't be bothered. If my plate gets cloned, I haven't broken the law so I'm not worried.

And the chances of someone wanting a cloned plate of either of my bikes is pretty slim.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

As said it's meant to help stop cloning, no point though as you leave it in car parks uncovered and when you're out riding the thing.
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[t121anf]

never arsed these days

[calyx]

Same reason as not giving bank sort code and account number.
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[calyx]

[Chris750]

[Mr Hammers]

Thing is, it makes sense to find the same make and model on the net as a) it's a lot quicker and easier, and b) you can choose one at the other end of the country. If you looked for one on the streets, then it means that it's going to be more local to you, so more chances of getting rumbled by the real owner.

That said, it's still very unlikely, but if there's 2 bikes on the net, one with it showing and one not, then the cloner will obviously go for the one he can see. That's why I shop mine out.

And yes, if you haven't done anything wrong there's nothing to fear, but, the hassle it can cause if it does happen just isn't worth it.

For example, something similar; I was once arrested for non-payment of about 200 parking fines on a car I'd sold months before. They still put me in a cell when I went down to clear it up, and told me I'd have to stay there till the court hearing the next day. Luckily the duty cop was a good one and eventually let me out after I promised I would turn up at court in the morning.

That was hassle I could have done without, I tell thee.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Driving round though means they can easily get the address and from that probably the owners name, making it easy to lie if they do get pulled up.

All the best

Keith
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[calyx]

On the other hand; I don't really care if someone clones my bike.
20ish years ago police phoned my dad and said

-we've found your stolen car
-no it is not stolen, it is in front of my house
-Are you sure?
-Yes I can actually see it.
-Ok thanks, this one will be razor then.

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[Chris750]

Although it would be an advantage to have the address, it would not be enough.

Firstly you would have to match the sex and aproximate age of the individual.

Also I don't know how many times you have been pulled by the police but they will also ask your date of birth, you full name etc.
If you are cloning plates and you get pulled you are 99.99999% fucked unlesss you are very lucky and the copper is busy/on his way to a more pressing job.
So the extra work involved in driving around hoping to find a similar vehicle, then following them, just to get part of the imformation you would need would not be worth it. Especially becuase if you follow then to an address, doesn't mean it is their address. Unless your going for a full on stake out.
Then you also have the problem of having a local plate.
So in my view, not going to happen. If you follow a bike, its to steal the bike, not clone the plate.

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[Syx]

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