Strange vehicle number plate

Herzlos

easy said:

Has no one else realised this was posted on April 1st ?

At 1pm in London, so either he's late or it's a rear car.

Of course, there's nothing to say it's actually a legal plate.

ripofflondon

easy said:

By 'eck  He caught you out with this one didn't he ...

Has no one else realised this was posted on April 1st ?

No!!  Sorry easy / all - AFs do have their place, but this one wasn't.

I hadn't even realised I'd started the thread on 1 April.  

OT but while we're on the subject this is the best AF I saw this year - https://fb.watch/jFO5r66LP7/

maxmycardagain

any update?

ripofflondon

maxmycardagain said:

any update?

Alas, no

CKhalvashi

Goudy said:

Herzlos said:

The font and lack of country code makes me think it's a diplomatic plate, which would also fit with it being LHD but I thought they were usually 111 X 111.

I've no idea if they'd show up in an MOT/insurance checker.

I was thinking something similar, but perhaps not a UK registered diplomatic vehicle, which as you say tends to go either 111 X 111 for outside London and 111 D 111 inside London.

I was also think the lack of any country identifier might mean it's an unpopular country's vehicle.

Where was the photo taken, have you a street name?

They would be NNNN LL-N (for cars) or LL NNNN-N (commercial series) (last N is 0-7, 0 is military so wouldn't likely be seen outside of the country), where the flag would normally be replaced with an 'edited' flag (I've seen this a lot in a country that neighbours that country)

or LL NNNL and then a 2 or 3 digit region code with the country flag below (for cars at least).

Neither of these countries use a D as there is no letter in that alphabet (assuming we are thinking the same countries) that resembles a latin letter..

Ditzy_Mitzy

I've done a bit of poking about on the internet and haven't been able to turn up anything either.  The three letter four number format doesn't seem to be particularly popular, in world terms, and all the European suspects have been ruled out.  It's either something really obscure or - my guess - a completely fake number plate that's been manufactured by the owner.  The plate passes well enough for the casual observer to dismiss it as simply foreign, which perhaps is the point.

HillStreetBlues

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

I've done a bit of poking about on the internet and haven't been able to turn up anything either.  The three letter four number format doesn't seem to be particularly popular, in world terms, and all the European suspects have been ruled out.  It's either something really obscure or - my guess - a completely fake number plate that's been manufactured by the owner.  The plate passes well enough for the casual observer to dismiss it as simply foreign, which perhaps is the point.

But who faked it given the date it was first posted!

CKhalvashi

HillStreetBlues said:

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

I've done a bit of poking about on the internet and haven't been able to turn up anything either.  The three letter four number format doesn't seem to be particularly popular, in world terms, and all the European suspects have been ruled out.  It's either something really obscure or - my guess - a completely fake number plate that's been manufactured by the owner.  The plate passes well enough for the casual observer to dismiss it as simply foreign, which perhaps is the point.

But who faked it given the date it was first posted!

Why are you so focused on the date it was posted?

It's really often better to take a broad view on things because if you narrow in on one thing, you miss a lot of details

Abbafan1972

On the subject of number plates, has anyone noticed a few cars now that have no plates on the front?  Rather than the plate being there, they have a fancy front grill. 

I’ve seen a few round my area. 

NBLondon

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

 - my guess - a completely fake number plate that's been manufactured by the owner.  The plate passes well enough for the casual observer to dismiss it as simply foreign, which perhaps is the point.

Interesting idea...  looking again at the photo the right hand end and the 8 seem to be coming away a bit.  Which could suggest a fake plate stuck over the top of a genuine one.   Thus allowing the driver to dodge Congestion Charge/ULEZ cameras and speeding/parking tickets as it will not come up as a valid plate.

Abbafan1972 said:

On the subject of number plates, has anyone noticed a few cars now that have no plates on the front?  Rather than the plate being there, they have a fancy front grill. 

I’ve seen a few round my area. 

I've seen a few - sometimes the front plate is propped up on the dash.  I think it's a "style" thing and possibly to fool cameras.  The propped up plate is there so if stopped by actual live police the driver will claim "the screw came loose and I'll fix it when I get home".