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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Sign here to rid the uk of front number plates

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/FrontPlates/
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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why would you want rid of them ??
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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i can see this being successful
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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what and leave holes in my bumper fuck that.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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never gonna happen, saying that how can the WRC cars get away with tiny plates on the front?
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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cars look much better with no front plate on
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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Na .. I think they look better with a Front plate ... Even if its Mock/branded ...

Ide sign one for Pressed Plates with a nice pictures in the back ground and the Issue county writen on it ..
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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more chance of getting a blow from the queen IMHO

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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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just a repost for another site id rather ditch my plate
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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i happen to quite like my front number plate.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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Don't speed camera's get you from both front and back?? if thats right they are never going to allow this. Especially as it's been the norm on cars since.... the start
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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dont have them on bikes so why do cars need them
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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This is never going to happen. Jacko, bikes don't have them because when they did, they were a safety hazard to padestrians
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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I am sorry, but I've never seen such a fuckin ridiculous petition!
Complete waste of time.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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Fucking hell, what a stupid petition

Genuinely amazed at that!

The government have just spent a few hundred million on SPECS cameras that read your front number plate, they are not about to render them all entirely useless so a few chavs can have shitty bodykits on their cars with no plate recess
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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I dont really mind my front numberplate, its never offended me in any way to sign a petition to get rid of it.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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i'd sign a petition to allow import sized lettering on non import cars.
i get loads of grief on my xr2 with a cut down plate, although exactly the same size lettering as allowed by the gov for import car plates.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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What a load of shite lol pointless
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Fucking hell, what a stupid petition

Genuinely amazed at that!

The government have just spent a few hundred million on SPECS cameras that read your front number plate, they are not about to render them all entirely useless so a few chavs can have shitty bodykits on their cars with no plate recess

I think it was set up by Alfa Romeo drivers...
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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imo if motor bike dont have to have them why should cars? ether we all do or we all dont imho
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by smerth54
imo if motor bike dont have to have them why should cars? ether we all do or we all dont imho
As above bikes did have them but it made them more dangerous, not much of an issue on cars. The goverment are cunts but not stupid enough to endanger life for a plate.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 05:58 AM
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Over here in oz its against the law for a road traffic safety camera or a speed camera to take snaps front on.. Invasion of privacy or something.. So indeed we could have no front plates over here but surley the front bumper would look shit
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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as above,surely motor bikes could at least have a small front one?
it just isnt fair,if a camera gets u from the front then they can go through it at wotever speed they like and that is wrong.
why should bikes get away with it and not cars.how many superbikes do u see travelling under 60mph when out on the road?
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 06:39 AM
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it may look good with no front plate on an enzo(which i dont * think* its law to carry a front plate)
but not on a saxo,corsa,focus etc...
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:01 AM
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I think some cars do look good without a front plate , but because the bumpers are made to incorperate a plate then most would look shit if you just took them off .

But like said this will only happen when the end of the world comes and we're all equal
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:04 AM
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signed they ruin the look of cars!!!
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Fucking hell, what a stupid petition

Genuinely amazed at that!

The government have just spent a few hundred million on SPECS cameras that read your front number plate, they are not about to render them all entirely useless so a few chavs can have shitty bodykits on their cars with no plate recess
+1 it will never happen
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:46 AM
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speechless.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:48 AM
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Can't believe people are actually signing this.

Come to think of it I can't believe anyone signs ANYTHING on that website. It's one big public appeasement tool. All it does is give them your details so they can email you with their righteous reasons why they're going to ignore your views. I don't know of a single thing that's happened as a direct result of people signing a petition on the website.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Chip
The government have just spent a few hundred million on SPECS cameras that read your front number plate, they are not about to render them all entirely useless so a few chavs can have shitty bodykits on their cars with no plate recess
Not to mention all the police cars with ANPR, and the network of fixed ANPR cameras that most forces use.

Never gonna happen this one!
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:53 AM
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 08:15 AM
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I reckon the bright spark who thought of this was in this class
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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, it will never happen simples!!! The one on the left at the back, looks like Andy Sugden out of Emmerdale lol

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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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im not signing ,what if someone run a child over in a hit or run or anyone for that matter and the reg was unable to be seen from the front as the car didnt have one and the rear plate was somehow unable to be read,it could happen or your pride and joy was stolen ,it would be harder to find the driver or the car ,it wouldnt be a good idea then .
rant over.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 12:08 PM
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no i dont belive it will pass ether but no harm in signing it, some cars look good without them and others dont, but i strongly belive motor bikes should have front number plates cos they get away with alot
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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the only thing that would be good if changed is the size of the front plate/lettering, within reason!! I know on saph cossies a standard plate size blocks the flow of air at the front a bit, other than that as said bit pointless unless is a show car!!!!
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It will never happen.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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I'd sign a petition to have the law more vigorously enforced for eveyone in regard to plates size fonts etc.
I like the accountability that goes with the plates being easy to read on front and rear, the rear is usaly caked with road dirt so only the front is easily readable anyway.
Don't see why any car of any make should be exempt.
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