Quote Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2 View Post
People are just 2 paranoid these days

1. Theft/Vandalism" - 99.99% chance it will get stolen from a random low life scum that just happens to be in the area at the time.

2. Police visit forums for illegal activity - If you car is modified and engineered you have nothing to worry about, if not your breaking the law.

3. Selling of your vehicle may be affected by your plates - I'm sure anyone that has half a brain cell could work out without the knowledge of number plates its your 4b

That's just my 2 cents worth

But as you say Timbo 1,000,000,000 to 1 chance - oh sh*t think someone just drove my 4b out the driveway, guess i shouldn't of left the keys on the ignition

Good write up by the way Timbo

Well also going against the grain, I think i have to agree ^





I used to block out number plates on my pics, but in reality, i take and post "way" to many pics to be attempting to edit plates out of "all" pics (not even mentioning video), no one has ever complained, and if they do/did, i will gladly remove any and all pics of their vehicle, however, i will also NOT take/post pic of their car in/at any future forum events etc.


I have attempted to get a contact detail from a rego number (for legit reason), and to get someones address just from a number plate is not that easy (well in QLD anyway), i know people say it is, but try it yourself, sure if you are some form of underworld character, then all you need to know is the right crooked person guess.





If you drive your car anywhere ,somone can always follow you home, if they "really want it", these days they will hiyjack you while youre still in the car anyway, when you are parked the VIN is also visible to anyone (on a QLD rego sticker)


If you have a unroadworthy/illegal vehicle, then you are way more likley to just get pulled up and busted driving around, and your insurance, if your crash is 100% legit, pics may even help with your insurance ,evidence you are telling the truth about what happend, i posted my crash pics before settlement, but i had nothing to hide, and took the pics with the prospect of showing them to my insurance company first hand.





And yes, what about the 500,000 people selling cars, they list pictures, all mods, Rego number, VIN, location, ph number, etc etc, and you can ring em, and they just give you their address, much easier id say.



I also wonder how many people cover number plates, yet post pictures of themselves and personal details on Fail-book and such sites, i think theses days you are more likley to become victim of identity theft, hacked ebay account, credit card/bank detail theft etc etc, and think of all the personal details most people put in the wheelie bin, then go stick it out on the street !


Im not saying everyone should always post their plate, and some times there may be good reason to edit it out, even if its just because you can do it easy, but if your not doing anything remotely wrong/ilegal, and normally dont, i think there is no greater threat of theft (via number plate ID), than any other type of pre existing crime we already face on a day to day basis.