Symbol Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 DVLA bans 'obscene' number plate A man from Chesterfield was ordered to remove a naughty number plate by the DVLA, even though he bought it from their website. Alan Clarke, 49, paid £399 for the plate 'BO11 LUX' and fitted it to his new Range Rover. His friends and family found the cheeky plate hilarious but the laughter was short-lived when, six weeks later, Clarke received a letter from the DVLA ordering him to remove it. The organisation said the plate was "causing offence" and threatened Clarke with a fine of up to £1,000. According to 'The Daily Mail', he said: "It's absolutely ludicrous. I saw it on the DVLA website last November and thought it would be a bit of fun to put it on my new car. "[The DVLA] are threatening to criminalise me. But they are a government agency and they put the plate on their own website for anyone to buy so it's 100 per cent legal. I can't imagine why anyone would be offended by it." Clarke said he thought it was the police who may have reported the plate to the DVLA. A spokesman for the DVLA told 'The Daily Mail': "DVLA tries to identify combinations that may cause offence, and on the rare occasion where potentially offensive numbers slip through the net, steps are taken to withdraw the registration number. "This particular registration plate has been withdrawn, therefore it is an offence for the driver to still be displaying it. He would receive a refund for the plate." http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/29062011/36/t/dvla-bans-obscene-number-plate-0.html he obviiously doesnt know the law and was shook to fight his case... he has good points to stand up in court and could of potentially won 1) it was on a government official website 2) they authorised it 3) he bought it legit and im sure theres more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Couldn't really give a f*ck 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skola Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 lol thats bullshit if i had the money (which he seems to) and access to a good lawyer id take that to court on principal isnt even that offensive tbh ive seen a plate that says P111SHED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.Man Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 f*ck this nanny state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Aleng Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 "shittin on em" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greens Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 lol thats bullshit if i had the money (which he seems to) and access to a good lawyer id take that to court on principal isnt even that offensive tbh ive seen a plate that says P111SHED They probably have some sort of govt granted right to remove any number plate they want, doubt court would be of any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Doom Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 It's the government. If he fights it next thing we'll hear is some mean ethnic minorities mugged and killed him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtis Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 99% of people with private plates are knobheads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Martinez Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Where's that W8 FAM pic that takes the absolute piss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardie 2.0 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 "shittin on em" that can't be legit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubby Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Probably a concerned parent reported it. Just give him his money back and keep it moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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