Bending the ANPR rules

Police are using car-surveillance technology aimed at catching criminals and terrorists to target the public so that they can meet government performance targets and raise revenue.

Police insiders also claim that intelligence stored on the national Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) database is "at least 30 per cent inaccurate", which has led to the wrongful arrest of innocent motorists and the seizure of their cars.

The revelations highlight growing concerns about target based operations among enforcement agencies and local authorities seeking to bolster conviction rates and income with "soft" arrests and fines on otherwise law-abiding members of the public.

Click Here! for the full report.

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CH4V PL4TES

I've just found this website; http://www.chavplate.org.uk/
I know that personalised number plates are not everyones cup of tea but I think that this fellows passion may be bordering on O.C.D.

Still, if you look on the right hand column of the home page you'll notice a "plate" of the month category (the actual title is rather more colourful than that) so in the interest of humor I've sent him a picture of my UP51ART number plate and if I don't win, I'm gonna wonna know why!!

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DVLA Auction Goes Ahead

DVLA Personalised Registrations has said that the wintery weather will not prevent its first auction of 2010 from going ahead.

The event, which starts on Wednesday, January 27,and continues for three days, will go ahead as planned at The Haycock Hotel, Wansford, Cambridgeshire, regardless of the weather.

Events Manager, Jody Davies said: "There's no question mark hanging over whether the first auction of the year will go ahead, it will be business as usual come 8.50am on January 27."

"Thanks to the web, prospective buyers can view the auction live, while, as always, we will have a large team of telephonists manning the phones enabling bidders an un-interruptive service throughout the three days."

Anyone interested in any of the 1,500 registrations being auctioned by the DVLA are urged to register as soon as possible in order to secure the remote bidding services.

Once registered, bidders can also send in a written bid allowing the auctioneer to bid on their behalf.

For those wishing to be kept up to date of events as they happen, DVLA Personalised Registrations offers an auction listening service. Dial 0900 312 1103 to be put through to a live sound feed, direct from the auction room.

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LFC number plate scam

Police have launched an investigation after Liverpool fans lost thousands on a website promoting LFC registration plates.

Sal Adams of Lancashire told number plate owners he could make them up to £100,000 by selling their Reds number plates using his friends at Anfield and contacts in the Middle East.

But fans who put their number plates on the website said that the result was non-existent buyers and demands for up to £2,000 for legal fees and charitable donations.

Adams claimed he set up his website to sell the Fernando Torres plate "F9 LFC" for Unicef.

Following their own inquiries the UN children’s charity have said they do not want their trademark appearing on his site nor will they except donations from him.

Javed Hoque of Birmingham was told his F6 LFC plate was being purchased by Saudi Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah as it included the name of his F6 promotions company.

"He was very persuasive. He told me that talks with the Prince’s company were going very well, that this was an incredible opportunity and I had to act quickly. There was a lot of pressure and a lot of chat about how your family can benefit. He said I needed to pay £1,000 only for the solicitors fee. I paid it, but nothing happened." Said the Liverpool fan.

Mr Hoque went on: "He kept going on about what a big Liverpool fan he was but said he really liked Florent Sinama Pongolle."






Michael Guinan, a 31 year old accountant, of Chelmsford, owns the registration FT 09 LFC and was among the fans to contact Mr Adams.

"He promised up to £100,000 but it would cost me £2,000 to host it on the site. I told him straight away that I wouldn’t give him that but eventually I risked £500 up front and the rest at the end of the auction. He told me a guy from Norway had bought it and money was wanted for legal fees."

In e-mails sent to unsuspecting number plate owners Mr Adams writes: "The small fee is nothing to what you will received (sic) for your plates. We have a number of Middle Eastern customers who would place bids for your plate."

Lancashire Police confirmed they had arrested Adams, of Preston New Road, Blackpool, on suspicion of fraud relating to vehicle registrations and that the investigation was continuing.

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Killer Number Plates

On Tuesday 1/12/09 we were notified that the number plate ranges below were being withdrawn from sale because they were deemed offensive:

BO10CS_ (A to Y)
BO10KS_ (A to Y)
and
(A to Y) _B10W ME

Todays email says that all the K11L registrations, withheld in 1992 for being offensive, are now returned to availability.

Not important really. Just makes me wonder how these decisions are made.

Anyway heres a list of all the K11L 'plates and their prices:

(PS; Don't bother looking for K11LER. If it had been in there, I would of had it ; )

K11LAB 390
K11LAC 390
K11LAD 390
K11LAE 245
K11LAF 245
K11LAG 245
K11LAJ 390
K11LAK 390
K11LAL 390
K11LAN 490
K11LAO 245
K11LAP 245
K11LAT 245
K11LAU 490
K11LAW 980
K11LAX 245
K11LAY 390
K11LBA 245
K11LBB 245
K11LBC 245
K11LBD 245
K11LBE 245
K11LBF 245
K11LBG 245
K11LBH 245
K11LBJ 245
K11LBK 245
K11LBL 245
K11LBM 245
K11LBN 245
K11LBO 245
K11LBP 245
K11LBR 245
K11LBS 245
K11LBT 245
K11LBU 245
K11LBV 245
K11LBW 245
K11LBX 245
K11LCA 245
K11LCB 245
K11LCC 245
K11LCD 245
K11LCE 245
K11LCF 245
K11LCG 245
K11LCH 245
K11LCJ 245
K11LCK 245
K11LCL 245
K11LCM 245
K11LCN 245
K11LCO 245
K11LCP 245
K11LCR 245
K11LCS 245
K11LCT 245
K11LCU 245
K11LCV 245
K11LCW 245
K11LCX 245
K11LCY 245
K11LDA 245
K11LDB 245
K11LDC 245
K11LDE 245
K11LDF 245
K11LDG 245
K11LDH 245
K11LDJ 245
K11LDK 245
K11LDL 245
K11LDM 245
K11LDN 245
K11LDO 245
K11LDP 590
K11LDR 245
K11LDS 245
K11LDT 245
K11LDU 245
K11LDV 245
K11LDW 245
K11LDX 245
K11LDY 245
K11LEA 590
K11LEB 245
K11LEC 245
K11LEE 1565
K11LEF 245
K11LEG 245
K11LEH 245
K11LEJ 245
K11LEK 245
K11LEL 245
K11LEN 1275
K11LEO 490
K11LEP 245
K11LET 390
K11LEU 245
K11LEV 245
K11LEW 390
K11LEX 390
K11LFA 245
K11LFB 245
K11LFC 490
K11LFD 245
K11LFE 245
K11LFF 245
K11LFG 245
K11LFH 245
K11LFJ 245
K11LFK 245
K11LFL 245
K11LFM 245
K11LFN 245
K11LFO 245
K11LFP 245
K11LFR 245
K11LFS 390
K11LFT 245
K11LFU 245
K11LFV 245
K11LFW 245
K11LFX 245
K11LFY 245
K11LGA 245
K11LGB 245
K11LGC 245
K11LGD 245
K11LGE 245
K11LGF 245
K11LGG 245
K11LGH 245
K11LGJ 245
K11LGK 245
K11LGL 245
K11LGM 245
K11LGN 245
K11LGO 245
K11LGP 245
K11LGR 245
K11LGS 245
K11LGT 245
K11LGU 245
K11LGV 245
K11LGW 245
K11LGX 245
K11LGY 245
K11LHB 245
K11LHC 245
K11LHD 245
K11LHE 245
K11LHF 245
K11LHG 245
K11LHH 245
K11LHJ 245
K11LHK 245
K11LHL 245
K11LHM 245
K11LHN 245
K11LHO 245
K11LHP 245
K11LHR 245
K11LHS 245
K11LHT 245
K11LHU 245
K11LHV 245
K11LHW 245
K11LHX 245
K11LHY 245
K11LJA 245
K11LJB 245
K11LJC 390
K11LJD 245
K11LJE 245
K11LJF 245
K11LJG 245
K11LJH 390
K11LJJ 245
K11LJK 245
K11LJL 245
K11LJM 390
K11LJN 245
K11LJO 245
K11LJP 390
K11LJR 245
K11LJS 245
K11LJT 245
K11LJU 245
K11LJV 245
K11LJW 390
K11LJX 245
K11LJY 245
K11LKA 245
K11LKB 245
K11LKC 245
K11LKD 245
K11LKE 245
K11LKF 245
K11LKG 245
K11LKH 245
K11LKJ 245
K11LKK 245
K11LKL 245
K11LKM 245
K11LKN 245
K11LKO 245
K11LKP 245
K11LKR 245
K11LKS 245
K11LKT 245
K11LKU 245
K11LKV 245
K11LKW 245
K11LKX 245
K11LKY 245
K11LLB 245
K11LLC 245
K11LLF 245
K11LLG 245
K11LLH 245
K11LLJ 245
K11LLK 245
K11LLM 245
K11LLN 245
K11LLO 245
K11LLP 245
K11LLT 245
K11LLV 245
K11LLW 245
K11LLX 245
K11LLY 785
K11LMA 245
K11LMB 390
K11LMC 390
K11LMD 245
K11LMF 245
K11LMG 245
K11LMH 245
K11LMJ 245
K11LMK 245
K11LML 245
K11LMM 245
K11LMO 245
K11LMP 245
K11LMR 245
K11LMS 390
K11LMT 245
K11LMU 245
K11LMV 245
K11LMW 245
K11LMX 245
K11LMY 245
K11LNA 245
K11LNB 245
K11LNC 245
K11LND 245
K11LNE 245
K11LNF 245
K11LNG 245
K11LNH 245
K11LNJ 245
K11LNK 245
K11LNL 245
K11LNM 245
K11LNN 245
K11LNO 245
K11LNP 245
K11LNR 245
K11LNS 590
K11LNT 245
K11LNU 245
K11LNV 245
K11LNW 245
K11LNX 245
K11LNY 245
K11LOA 245
K11LOB 245
K11LOC 245
K11LOD 245
K11LOE 245
K11LOF 245
K11LOG 245
K11LOH 490
K11LOJ 245
K11LOK 245
K11LOL 490
K11LOM 245
K11LON 245
K11LOO 390
K11LOP 245
K11LOS 785
K11LOT 390
K11LOU 980
K11LOV 390
K11LOW 390
K11LOX 245
K11LOY 245
K11LPA 390
K11LPB 245
K11LPC 245
K11LPD 245
K11LPE 245
K11LPF 245
K11LPG 245
K11LPH 245
K11LPJ 245
K11LPK 245
K11LPL 245
K11LPM 245
K11LPN 245
K11LPO 245
K11LPP 245
K11LPR 245
K11LPS 245
K11LPT 245
K11LPU 245
K11LPV 245
K11LPW 245
K11LPX 245
K11LPY 245
K11LRA 245
K11LRB 245
K11LRC 245
K11LRD 245
K11LRE 245
K11LRF 245
K11LRG 245
K11LRH 245
K11LRJ 245
K11LRK 245
K11LRL 245
K11LRM 245
K11LRN 245
K11LRO 245
K11LRP 245
K11LRT 245
K11LRU 245
K11LRV 245
K11LRW 245
K11LRX 245
K11LRY 245
K11LSA 390
K11LSB 245
K11LSC 245
K11LSD 245
K11LSE 245
K11LSF 245
K11LSG 245
K11LSH 245
K11LSJ 245
K11LSK 245
K11LSL 245
K11LSM 245
K11LSN 245
K11LSO 245
K11LSP 245
K11LSR 245
K11LST 245
K11LSU 245
K11LSV 245
K11LSW 245
K11LSX 245
K11LSY 245
K11LTA 245
K11LTB 245
K11LTC 245
K11LTD 390
K11LTE 245
K11LTF 245
K11LTG 245
K11LTH 245
K11LTJ 245
K11LTK 245
K11LTL 245
K11LTM 245
K11LTN 245
K11LTO 245
K11LTP 245
K11LTR 245
K11LTT 245
K11LTU 245
K11LTV 245
K11LTW 245
K11LTX 245
K11LUA 245
K11LUB 245
K11LUC 390
K11LUD 245
K11LUE 245
K11LUF 245
K11LUG 390
K11LUH 245
K11LUJ 245
K11LUK 390
K11LUL 245
K11LUN 245
K11LUO 245
K11LUP 245
K11LUT 245
K11LUV 390
K11LUW 245
K11LUX 245
K11LUY 245
K11LVA 245
K11LVB 245
K11LVC 245
K11LVD 245
K11LVE 245
K11LVF 245
K11LVG 245
K11LVH 245
K11LVJ 245
K11LVK 245
K11LVL 245
K11LVM 245
K11LVN 245
K11LVO 245
K11LVP 245
K11LVR 245
K11LVS 245
K11LVT 245
K11LVU 245
K11LVV 245
K11LVW 245
K11LVX 245
K11LVY 245
K11LWA 245
K11LWB 245
K11LWC 245
K11LWD 245
K11LWE 245
K11LWF 245
K11LWG 245
K11LWH 245
K11LWJ 245
K11LWK 245
K11LWL 245
K11LWM 245
K11LWN 245
K11LWO 245
K11LWP 245
K11LWR 245
K11LWS 245
K11LWT 245
K11LWU 245
K11LWV 245
K11LWW 245
K11LWX 245
K11LWY 245
K11LXA 245
K11LXB 245
K11LXC 245
K11LXD 245
K11LXE 245
K11LXF 245
K11LXG 245
K11LXH 245
K11LXJ 245
K11LXK 245
K11LXL 245
K11LXM 245
K11LXN 245
K11LXO 245
K11LXR 245
K11LXT 245
K11LXU 245
K11LXV 245
K11LXW 245
K11LXX 245
K11LXY 245
K11LYB 245
K11LYC 245
K11LYD 245
K11LYE 245
K11LYF 245
K11LYG 245
K11LYH 245
K11LYJ 245
K11LYK 245
K11LYL 245
K11LYM 245
K11LYN 1565
K11LYO 245
K11LYP 245
K11LYR 245
K11LYS 245
K11LYT 245
K11LYU 245
K11LYV 245
K11LYW 245
K11LYX 245
K11LYY 245

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It's Free !!

Reg/UP51ART/Robert Steel

(Right. I'd best go find a job.. : )

6O sells for £100k

24-year-old Ghanim al-Hadaifi bought the registration 6 O during the final day of DVLA Personalised Registrations' Christmas auction at Tankersley Manor Hotel, near Barnsley.

This purchase takes his total spend for the year to more than £246,000 on just three number plates and yet he claims his number plate collection is still not complete.

Mr al-Hadaifi is a member of the Qatar diplomatic family living in London and he bought 4 O at the DVLA summer auction for £63,000 and 5 O at the agency's autumn event for £83,000, the latter of which was a gift for the Qatari ruling family.

Mr al-Hadaifis spokesman said: "Money is not really an issue, he just wants the best registrations he can have for his cars. Even though he has bought 4 O and 6 O for himself, he already has his sights set on numerous others which we hope will be auctioned next year."

DVLA Personalised Registrations released the O-series to commemorate it's 20th anniversary. Each of its six auctions throughout the year has featured one of the plates in its catalog staring with 1 O in January. In total, 1 O, 2 O, 3 O, 4 O, 5 O and now 6 O have raised £666,560 with all the money raised going to the Treasury.

"The O-series has been a phenomenally success for us. Clearly Mr al-Hadaifi has the bug to buy the best plates he can. What is extremely pleasing is that he always makes the effort to come along to the auction in person and raises the atmosphere to a whole new level" said Damian Lawson, DVLA Personalised Registrations' Marketing Manager.

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