[DeTomaso] NPC? Why do people black out license plate numbers in photos on Internet?

Charles McCall charlesmccall at gmail.com
Sat Jun 15 05:49:35 EDT 2013


I've heard "protect my privacy", and "protect against theft" but have never
understood the risk. 

 

I've happily posted zillions of pictures of my car with the license plate
visible as I'm not sure what anyone could do with simply the license plate
number.

 

It isn't a country-specific thing, and they tend to do it all over. I don't
see how someone can steal my car because they know what the license plate
number is. If I attend an event in a DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S, then I'm not
really seeking to protect my privacy - I'd attend in something a shade more
discrete. 

 

I more or less follow Mike's philosophy - I think that my car, my VIN
number, and even my license plate have been sufficiently well documented in
various public forums so that if it were stolen, I'm sure that someone would
raise the voice of alarm if it showed up for sale somewhere. 

 

If you ask people to erase your license plate number, why do you do it? Just
curious, and wondering if I'm too innocent?

 

Thanks!

 

Charles McCall
Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
 <http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323>
http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323

 




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