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why do you do this?
Tweet Topic Started: Mar 4 2012, 07:11 PM (1,690 Views)
HelterSkelter	Mar 4 2012, 07:11 PM Post #1
#1 Pizza Driver Posts: 5,098 Group: Valued Members Member #6,942 Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Location Houston Texas Year/Make/Model 94 Geo Metro Base 1.0L 2 door 5 speed	why does everyone blank out or fuzzy up their license plate number in their pics they post?



Horn	Mar 4 2012, 07:12 PM Post #2
Posts: 9,818 Group: Valued Members Member #2,264 Joined: Apr 27, 2010 Location Down by da beach Year/Make/Model 1996 Metro hatchback. 1.0 5spd	Idk...i dont



HelterSkelter	Mar 4 2012, 07:13 PM Post #3
#1 Pizza Driver Posts: 5,098 Group: Valued Members Member #6,942 Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Location Houston Texas Year/Make/Model 94 Geo Metro Base 1.0L 2 door 5 speed	me neither. but a lot of people do. i don't get it....



aaronvincent	Mar 4 2012, 07:21 PM Post #4
Mr Mojo Risin' Posts: 3,575 Group: Valued Members Member #6,594 Joined: Aug 19, 2011 Location El Paso, Texas Year/Make/Model 1991 Metro XFi	Usually because people can look at where you live, your name etc, take your license plate number and make up a phony charge like "they hit me and took off" etc. It's just a preventative measure against usless people otherwise known as criminals. Especially on eBay where you also show your VIN, makes it easy if they have the VIN and the plate #



metroschultz	Mar 4 2012, 07:22 PM Post #5
Please just call me; "Schultz" Posts: 3,240 Group: Tech Certified Member #10 Joined: Sep 11, 2008 Location The Beach, Va. Year/Make/Model 1993,4,5,7 Metro+Integra+Swift+Scion	keeping their privacy private. I care not myself. My plates tell who I am and why you need to go around me.



Old Man	Mar 4 2012, 07:58 PM Post #6
Posts: 9,836 Group: Valued Members Member #5,381 Joined: May 3, 2011 Location Bay Center, Washington on the Coast Year/Make/Model 1991 Geo Metro Convertible and 1990 XFI	Its a mystery to me. do they also tape over their vin# when they park downtown. Wonder what the cops say about them running with covers over their license tags?



Johnny Mullet	Mar 4 2012, 08:00 PM Post #7
Fear the Mullet Posts: 16,752 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Sep 7, 2008 Location Ashtabula, Ohio Year/Make/Model 1996 Thomas School Bus	I never block mine out. If you want to look me up, come on over



clarkdw	Mar 4 2012, 08:40 PM Post #8
Posts: 4,330 Group: Tech Certified Member #6,072 Joined: Jul 5, 2011 Location Canada	No problem. Just always drive around or post pics with stolen plates.



Scoobs	Mar 4 2012, 08:45 PM Post #9
:D Posts: 7,862 Group: Valued Members Member #5,757 Joined: Jun 6, 2011 Location Mountain Home, Arkansas Year/Make/Model 1993 Geo Metro XFi !!!	Johnny Mullet Mar 4 2012, 08:00 PM I never block mine out. If you want to look me up, come on over i agree, lol cold beer in the fridge waitin on anyone that wants to stop by



t3ragtop	Mar 4 2012, 08:46 PM Post #10
Turbo3 and Twincam Tweaker Posts: 7,536 Group: Moderator Member #2,300 Joined: May 2, 2010 Location Columbus, OH Year/Make/Model 1991 Blue Metro Vert MegaSquirt Turbo3 - 91 Red Metro Vert G13b DOHC/5	i can give you a very good reason. years ago, old blue was stolen from my driveway the day before thanksgiving. months later, it turned up when a guy in new jersey applied for a title. the national stolen car registry red flagged it, the cops broke up a stolen car ring that would travel the country picking up cars "to order." some guy saw my car on the internet, put it on his wish list, my internet pics gave the crooks my address, and blammo - car gone! the cops told me that a car that's not found within 24 hours is usually never recovered. in my case i had to pay months of impound fees to have the car released, a huge transport fee to have the car trucked back home, and when i got it back it had been partially stripped and was pretty damaged. it's too late for me to cover up my tag, there are 8 year old "legacy" pics floating around the internet. old blue has been used in craig's list and kijiji ads in the usa and canada, in ebay sales for various items, and even on car domain in other people's car pages.



iamgeo	Mar 4 2012, 08:49 PM Post #11
Big League Posts: 3,391 Group: Tech Certified Member #798 Joined: May 25, 2009 Location Lakehills, Tx Year/Make/Model '98 Chevy Metro 3 Cyl. 5 speed & 95 Chevy S10 6 cyl 5 speed	For the same reason I tear out the address label on any magazines I give away. I do not want strangers to have access to my private info. Sure, I know that someone can just copy my license plate down while I'm driving around or parked somewhere.



Old Man	Mar 4 2012, 08:51 PM Post #12
Posts: 9,836 Group: Valued Members Member #5,381 Joined: May 3, 2011 Location Bay Center, Washington on the Coast Year/Make/Model 1991 Geo Metro Convertible and 1990 XFI	t3ragtop Mar 4 2012, 08:46 PM some guy saw my car on the internet, put it on his wish list, my internet pics gave the crooks my address, and blammo - car gone! . how about all the crooks walking around the parking lot where you shop? or the ones that see you driving down the street? or the ones that drive by your home? seems like covering your license on a pic is like removing a single wart on a frog



Cobb	Mar 4 2012, 09:16 PM Post #13
BANNED Posts: 4,888 Group: Valued Members Member #454 Joined: Feb 9, 2009	After reading this I am going to cover both my front, rear plates and vin number. You want to see my plate number you need a car equipped with bright blinking blue lamps and even then I will only stop at a local police station when you behind me. So I am not the only one who borrows a photo of a hot car to make a fake cardomain spot? I thought i was the shizznite when I used a hot womens photo to make a profile on a dating site to see how the men responded before I made my real profile to start dating.



Horn	Mar 4 2012, 09:43 PM Post #14
Posts: 9,818 Group: Valued Members Member #2,264 Joined: Apr 27, 2010 Location Down by da beach Year/Make/Model 1996 Metro hatchback. 1.0 5spd	Your vehicles and plates are at public places. Anyone can take a pic and put it online.



HelterSkelter	Mar 4 2012, 10:15 PM Post #15
#1 Pizza Driver Posts: 5,098 Group: Valued Members Member #6,942 Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Location Houston Texas Year/Make/Model 94 Geo Metro Base 1.0L 2 door 5 speed	Cobb Mar 4 2012, 09:16 PM After reading this I am going to cover both my front, rear plates and vin number. You want to see my plate number you need a car equipped with bright blinking blue lamps and even then I will only stop at a local police station when you behind me. So I am not the only one who borrows a photo of a hot car to make a fake cardomain spot? I thought i was the shizznite when I used a hot womens photo to make a profile on a dating site to see how the men responded before I made my real profile to start dating. i had no idea you were a chick. also you need to post more, horn is only 3 posts behind you!!!



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