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Is this some sort of number plate obfuscation device?

seatbeltnoob
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was browsing around light bulbs on ebay and this popped up on my feed.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/183772669103?ul_noapp=true


Mount some bright lights on it and it would be very difficult to make out the reg.
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  • DUTR
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    If you have no intention of purchasing it ,why worry about it?
  • Supersonos
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    DUTR wrote: »
    If you have no intention of purchasing it ,why worry about it?

    I have no intention of going to the moon, but it doesn't mean I can't be interested in learning about it.
  • DUTR
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    Supersonos wrote: »
    I have no intention of going to the moon, but it doesn't mean I can't be interested in learning about it.

    In the context of the thread?
  • seatbeltnoob
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    DUTR wrote: »
    If you have no intention of purchasing it ,why worry about it?

    If the thread doesnt concern you why bother replying to it?
  • DUTR
    DUTR Posts: 12,958 Forumite
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    seatbeltnoob wrote: »
    If the thread doesnt concern you why bother replying to it?

    It does concern me, as it's posted on a public board of which I have been granted access to.
  • Hermione_Granger
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    DUTR wrote: »
    It does concern me, as it's posted on a public board of which I have been granted access to.

    You mean like the OP posted on a public board to which they also have access to in order to try to learn something?
  • Car_54
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    seatbeltnoob wrote: »
    was browsing around light bulbs on ebay and this popped up on my feed.


    https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/183772669103?ul_noapp=true


    Mount some bright lights on it and it would be very difficult to make out the reg.
    Any such lights would almost certainly be illegal.
    The item itself looks rather dodgy - it's not pedestrian-friendly.
  • EssexExile
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    Never mind the lights, I thought bull bars weren't allowed any more.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • DUTR
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    edited 19 December 2025 at 9:30PM
    [quote=[Deleted User];76115648]Any such lights would almost certainly be illegal.
    The item itself looks rather dodgy - it's not pedestrian-friendly.[/QUOTE]

    I'm glad you recognised that straight away, some over priced tat and some wanna get on my case .
  • shaun_from_Africa
    shaun_from_Africa Posts: 12,858 Forumite
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    EssexExile wrote: »
    Never mind the lights, I thought bull bars weren't allowed any more.

    It's probably made of such cheap and poor quality aluminium that it's unlikely to do too much damage if it were to hit a pedestrian.
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