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

[Pantdino]

There was a time in California where if you had the license number you could go to the DMV and get the owner's name and address.
That changed after a psycho murdered a popular singer by getting her address that way.




-----Original Message-----
From: gudmund frøland <gudmundfroiland at yahoo.no>
To: detomaso forum <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Sun, Jun 16, 2013 2:24 am
Subject: [DeTomaso] Vedr: NPC? Why do people black out license plate numbers in	photos on Internet?




I am always
suspecting if the license plate number are covered. I have bought 3 cars from
us an watched many on E-Bay. If I see the number are covered I think why do
they do this? Is it not the same car that is for sell? The last car I was
thinking of baying was a 1966 Mustang Fastback from Florida. I had negotiated a
fair prize and had a friend of a friend go look at it to make shore everything
was ok. When he showed up there where no car and no seller answering the phone. 
Gudmund 1974 GTS



________________________________
 Fra: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
Til: detomaso at poca.com 
Sendt: Lørdag, 15. juni 2013 11.49
Emne: [DeTomaso] NPC? Why do people black out license plate numbers in photos on 
Internet?
 

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
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