RE: Priva Plate
Tuesday 12th February 2002
Priva Plate
The
UK Speedtrap Guide now has a review of the 'Priva-plate', an LCD type system
that obscures your number plate at the flick of a switch. Their review indicates
that it's extremely effective at what it does. Quite how the manufacturers
anticipate anyone using the device in day-to-day life is unclear (as is your
numberplate)...
Links: www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk (scroll down the left hand menu to find the review) http://www.priva-plate.com/
Discussion
This is very similar to an idea I had a few years ago. Mine however, involved the LCD screen displaying your registration numbers. Then, in reaction to a camera flash, it changed the numbers before the second flash. This would result in two "different" cars on the two photographs. "Obviously some mistake m'lud"
Never did make the prototype....
Never did make the prototype....
I would have thought you would be better off removing the rear number plate and putting it in the car, claiming it fell off earlier.
God imagine what would happen if a copper saw this stupid contraption attached to your car. As per the earlier message if you see a camera you break, you dont reach down to fumble for a push button switch on a bit of electrical wire hanging out of your ciggy lighter socket....is a mad world..
Bennno
>> Edited by bennno on Tuesday 12th February 17:43
I saw a plate on a car on the A40 a few months back that could only be seen from directly behind. Anyone using systems like this is surely asking for trouble from the police.
This whole speed camera thing is going to backfire as people start using false plates and devices such as this.
This whole speed camera thing is going to backfire as people start using false plates and devices such as this.
You could set the system to show your plate just 1 digit or letter out then when static and open to inspection it's off and your normal plate is visible. A bit unscrupluous though as it's more than likely your 'new' reg would be some other poor sod, and with the current guilty of until proven innocent policy of demanding cash/points through the post, most people would pay up. Yeesh what a world we live in.
I've got honeycomb plates and these seem to not show the number when flashed. Using my own camera when i tried to photograph the car, the characters were unreadable.
Also, I remember a little while back people were saying that applying hairspray to plates would render them unreadable when flashed?
Was that just another urban myth?
Best solution was done by my sister, she registered car to her flat that she rented out, but in another name (non existant person) and insured the car in her own name. Never paid for a parking or speeding fine for 3 years of ownership. Wouldn't recommend it as she was always totally petrified when police pulled her over. Never got asked about outstanding penalties etc though!!!!!
Also, I remember a little while back people were saying that applying hairspray to plates would render them unreadable when flashed?
Was that just another urban myth?
Best solution was done by my sister, she registered car to her flat that she rented out, but in another name (non existant person) and insured the car in her own name. Never paid for a parking or speeding fine for 3 years of ownership. Wouldn't recommend it as she was always totally petrified when police pulled her over. Never got asked about outstanding penalties etc though!!!!!
quote:
I am sure i've seen a very recent test that said one particular plate actually worked provided it was mounted fairly high. Frantically trying to find the website....
www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/protector.htm
cool !
I may be purchasing one.
The reason? well, on the North Circular, you have 50mph limits, and at 1am, I see no reason why I shouldn't be doing 60 or 70 on the 3 lane section !!!
Yep, it's gonna back fire Ted. A load of my mates have dodgy plates, and they aren't criminals in the sense of robbing/mugging people. They just don't see the need to pay additional tax.
C
I may be purchasing one.
The reason? well, on the North Circular, you have 50mph limits, and at 1am, I see no reason why I shouldn't be doing 60 or 70 on the 3 lane section !!!
Yep, it's gonna back fire Ted. A load of my mates have dodgy plates, and they aren't criminals in the sense of robbing/mugging people. They just don't see the need to pay additional tax.
C
quote:
Best solution was done by my sister, she registered car to her flat that she rented out, but in another name (non existant person) and insured the car in her own name. Never paid for a parking or speeding fine for 3 years of ownership. Wouldn't recommend it as she was always totally petrified when police pulled her over. Never got asked about outstanding penalties etc though!!!!!
But surely the insurance company asks who the registered keeper of the car is? If she tells them the 'other' name then she has no insurance cover.
You might have to be a bit fly and try a bit of "spotting" in London, but there is such a thing as a "no stop plate" basically they are standard numbers registered to security services, military int, and I assume plain clothes plod, If these numbers are requested by plain plod on the beat prior to a tug the PNC computer gives no details apart from "do not stop". Always fancyed the idea just never had the balls to try and get one of the numbers.
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