'Offensive' plates

[Indiana_Jones]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5664161/Offensive-number-plates-rejected

"A plate referring to the Hiroshima bombing in 1945 was blocked from being made.

Message plates allow smaller lines of text to be written above and below the central word, so the plate would have read 'The Big Bang Theory ENOLA Gay'."

That's offensive? :facepalm:

I guess they might not like my white riot idea for a plate :rolleyes:

-Indy

[DrunkenMistake]

I guess its offensive to the majority of Auckland, but that would be about it?

[Maha]

This part is incorrect..'Enola Gay was the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima'

Should be...dropped the bomb above Hiroshima.
The bomb exploded above the city not on the city...

Hairs? what hairs?

[Indiana_Jones]

This part is incorrect..'Enola Gay was the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima'

Should be...dropped the bomb above Hiroshima.
The bomb exploded above the city not on the city...

Hairs? what hairs?

You are spot on, 580m above, according to wikilies

-Indy

[Blackshear]

I see that REGGIN is available.
I'm sure there are more but no doubt they do human screens before one is approved.
That aside, $900 for a fucking custom plate? No wonder these money-grubbing bastards have so many fucking lamedick adverts of the radio.

[steve_t]

That aside, $900 for a fucking custom plate? No wonder these money-grubbing bastards have so many fucking lamedick adverts of the radio.

Yeah, I especially like how a replacement for your normal plate costs about $16. They must be creaming it!!

[Edbear]

I see that REGGIN is available.
I'm sure there are more but no doubt they do human screens before one is approved.
That aside, $900 for a fucking custom plate? No wonder these money-grubbing bastards have so many fucking lamedick adverts of the radio.

Can make sense for a business though.

[Scuba_Steve]

Can make sense for a business though.

I find that offensive remove it at once!!! :whistle::laugh:

[Edbear]

I find that offensive remove it at once!!! :whistle::laugh:

:bleh: :D

[onearmedbandit]

I survived concentration
C A M P
It was a gas!

Would that be considered offensive?

[jazfender]

Personalised plates are for wankers anyway, why not let them say what they want?

Besides, there's vivids.

[blackdog]

http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=HOARY

[Berries]

Personalised plates are for wankers anyway, why not let them say what they want?
I am a
COMPLT
wanker

Just about sums them all up.

[Madness]

This (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4090257/Aryan1-owners-white-supremacy-links) chick didn't have a problem.

[Big Dave]

I had XB12X on my Buell. If you don't think that is cool - you aren't.

[blackdog]

This (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4090257/Aryan1-owners-white-supremacy-links) chick didn't have a problem.

Ahahahahaha she was my flatmate for awhile years ago! An absolute freak then too.

[Madness]

Ahahahahaha she was my flatmate for awhile years ago! An absolute freak then too.

I think I met her years ago, seemed your typical dizzy blonde from Upper Hutt. The plate used to be on a red Falcoon from memory?

[blackdog]

I think I met her years ago, seemed your typical dizzy blonde from Upper Hutt. The plate used to be on a red Falcoon from memory?

Never saw the plate or the car, and her hair changed regularly to any colour of the rainbow. I'm going back about 15 years though so who knows, and she was a scary piece of work as a teenager then.

[Toaster]

I guess its offensive to the majority of Auckland, but that would be about it?

How could they be offended when they can't read Engrish?

[tigertim20]

How could they be offended when they can't read Engrish?

Don't be so Lacist

[Road kill]

Saw a Porsche in East Tamaki last week,,had the plate TO55ER.:blink:

[nothingflash]

I survived concentration
C A M P
It was a gas!

Would that be considered offensive?

Only if the number plate surround fell off.

[onearmedbandit]

Only if the number plate surround fell off.

Not plate surrounds, text on the personalised plate. But yes.

[Madness]

There must be some kind of manual vetting process involved... http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=FOOKiN&cache=1820519/3d26c0

[Indiana_Jones]

There must be some kind of manual vetting process involved... http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=FOOKiN&cache=1820519/3d26c0

Must be lol http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=AN4L&cache=1820611/8fd2f5

-Indy

[Brett]

A lady up the road has the following on her red Commodore SS...04ABLO I have always only ever been able to deduce "oh for a blow" from this...so if anyone else see's anything else, would be keen to hear it. Seems odd for a plate. Unless it refers to an engine being "blown" ie supercharger...which this one isn't.

[cs363]

There must be some kind of manual vetting process involved... http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=FOOKiN&cache=1820519/3d26c0


Must be lol http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=AN4L&cache=1820611/8fd2f5

-Indy

Hmmm, yes I think there must be: http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=SEEUNT

[onearmedbandit]

Nothing a bit of vivid wouldn't fix, but it's near enough to not need any modification.

http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=FiiCK

[Big Dave]

The club champion at my old man's golf club was Bruce Flick

He won it many years in a row too. The honour board in the clubhouse read:

B. FLICK
B. FLICK
B. FLICK
B. FLICK
B. FLICK
B. FLICK

[mashman]

Don't be so Lacist

I'm rot a
LACIST (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=LACiST)
You Plick

[blackdog]

I'm rot a
LACIST (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=LACiST)
You Plick

Gold! :gob:

[Dodgy_Matt]

I applied for 24NAK8 but was told I could not have it as it was to close to "NAKED"...?
I didnt get it.. :(

[Maha]

I wouldn't shell out the money for a personal plate ever..$839!...fark off. http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=NEDWN&cache=1821819/85f774&vehicle=Motorcycle
You may get two but can only use one on a bike.
Drop the price for a bike and .....maybe.

[Cloggy]

There was a RX7 driving around Wellington a few years ago with the plate "MOT SUX". That was allowed back then, around the same time my brother applied for "FN V8" which was declined as being offensive, although someone has got that plate now.

[nzspokes]

Mates wife has "NONICS" for no nickers.

I own SPOKES but its not offensive or on a car. May sell it one day. SPOKE is for sale for 15k last time I looked. But it had been for sale for a loooooong time.

[scracha]

The business argument doesn't stack up. Sign writing far better value.

Private plates just say "I've got too much money and not enough imagination to do something better with $900"

[Big Dave]

The business argument doesn't stack up.

Yes it does. If done right. Not only is it deductible, the cost per view is pretty good.

[The Singing Chef]

http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=P3NiS

Won't let you get this one

[mashman]

Someone already has HARDON (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=HARDON) and other variations of...

But they can't sell H4RD0N (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=H4RD0N)

:facepalm:

[cave weta]

My nieghbor (some of you may know him...)
Has XMYDIK on his cruiser- they didnt seem to have an issue issuing that

And on my mint old Austin Healey 3000 I had BOGJOB- that never should have been allowed to be fitted in some peoples opinion.
I had a 1951 Bedford Fire Engine and always wanted PYRO but it was already issued

[Cloggy]

Private plates just say "I've got too much money and not enough imagination to do something better with $900"
Depends on when you got them. I paid not much more than $300 when I got mine. But that was quite a few haircuts ago.

[James Deuce]

Hah! I want (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=AD1CK&cache=1823025/7f17fb&vehicle=Motorcycle).

[Pussy]

Fans of Fred Gassit cartoons might very well find my plate offensive.
Those who have seen it know what I'm talking about.

[slofox]

Private plates just say "I've got too much money and not enough imagination to do something better with $900"

I have a personalised plate on my wagon - SLOFOX (funnily enough). I've had it for ages. Cost about $300 at the time.

I wanted to get QKSTP for the bike but decided it was way too expensive. I checked it out online and bailed when I saw the price. A few days later some lady from PP rang me and asked "Is there anything I can do to help you buy this plate?". I said "Yeah - halve the price you bunch of ripoff merchants!"

She wouldn't do it though. Cow...

[Big Dave]

Hah! I want (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=AD1CK&cache=1823025/7f17fb&vehicle=Motorcycle).

Say it's Aussie for Haddock.

[blackdog]

http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=P3NiS

Won't let you get this one

That's an interesting one, because PEN15 will come up as a normal car plate eventually. What will they do about that one?

__________________________________________________

Have a mate has got SPREDM on his car.

[pzkpfw]

That's an interesting one, because PEN15 will come up as a normal car plate eventually. What will they do about that one?

__________________________________________________

Have a mate has got SPREDM on his car.

Back when I worked at motor reg, and the three-letter-1-to-3-digit plate series was coming up for manufacturing, a memo went 'round listing what wasn't going to be allowed. It was a list of all the three letter combinations they wouldn't print. "God" etc.

I don't recall them thinking that far ahead...

[mashman]

something for the ladies B00BYS (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=B00BYS) is available

If you narrow the spacing of the L and I on CLINTY (http://www.plates.co.nz/search/?legend=CLINTY) you get something rather rude :innocent:

[Road kill]

The business argument doesn't stack up. Sign writing far better value.

Private plates just say "I've got too much money and not enough imagination to do something better with $900"

Stacks up very well thanks.
My wife has a plate on her car but no sign writing and she's drawn in many sales as a direct result.
She changes her car every 2-3 years on average and she's had that plate for 15 years.
It also didn't cost no $900.

[slofox]

That's an interesting one, because PEN15 will come up as a normal car plate eventually. What will they do about that one?

__________________________________________________

Have a mate has got SPREDM on his car.

You could always ask for


The
PEN IS
greater than the sword

[blackdog]

You could always ask for


The
PEN IS
greater than the sword

yup, or BIC's fleet...

PEN01
PEN02
PEN03 etc

[Max Headroom]

Stacks up very well thanks.
My wife has a plate on her car but no sign writing and she's drawn in many sales as a direct result.
She changes her car every 2-3 years on average and she's had that plate for 15 years.
It also didn't cost no $900.

Yep, we did the same thing, for the same reason, and we did it fifteen years ago too. More than paid for itself due to the awareness it raised and the sales it generated. No regrets.

I have a personalised plate on my bike as well, but i didn't pay $900 for that either. When i purchased the bike in boxes eight years ago. the plate was included in the deal. It was a bit mangled, but I ordered a replacement through the Remake 0800 phone number, and it was only about $20 from memory.

[Edbear]

Stacks up very well thanks.
My wife has a plate on her car but no sign writing and she's drawn in many sales as a direct result.
She changes her car every 2-3 years on average and she's had that plate for 15 years.
It also didn't cost no $900.


Yep, we did the same thing, for the same reason, and we did it fifteen years ago too. More than paid for itself due to the awareness it raised and the sales it generated. No regrets.

I have a personalised plate on my bike as well, but i didn't pay $900 for that either. When i purchased the bike in boxes eight years ago. the plate was included in the deal. It was a bit mangled, but I ordered a replacement through the Remake 0800 phone number, and it was only about $20 from memory.

I agree that personal plates are too expensive and far too many are, shall we say, far too subtle for most people to know what they mean, some, too, are plain dumb! I'd never spend that much money on a plate if not for business, unless I was super rich and had a specific type of car that could wear a unique and clever plate.

As a business, it is a business expense and the GST is claimed back of course. I discounted magnetic signage as it can scratch the paint if one is not very careful and can be removed by unscrupulous types. Vinyl signwriting has its place, but I wanted subtlety and a plate is very clear and easily seen esp in traffic. Message plates keep the car tidy and stand out like the proverbial. Of course, if I change my vehicle it is far cheaper to transfer as well.

Hey when you've got a car as classy as mine, you want to keep it looking smick! :innocent:

[PrincessBandit]

I applied for 24NAK8 but was told I could not have it as it was to close to "NAKED"...?
I didnt get it.. :(

Oh you naughty 4nak8r! Just goes to show that it might all depend where your mind is...:innocent: If the closest they could come up with was NAK being close to "naked" then one wonders just who does the vetting :scratch:

[Her_C4]

You may get two but can only use one on a bike.

not for much longer!

[PrincessBandit]

Fans of Fred Gassit cartoons might very well find my plate offensive.
Those who have seen it know what I'm talking about.

Hahahaha, my furry Pussy friend. Understanding the context is important to "translating" your plate.

[Paul in NZ]

Oh dear....

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10754151

Seriously - you couldnt make that shit up....

[Maha]

not for much longer!

Really?
Would you have me beleive that it will be a one plate order and the possibility of a cheaper plate?

[pzkpfw]

Really?
Would you have me beleive that it will be a one plate order and the possibility of a cheaper plate?

Or does she mean a 2nd plate on a bike will be made mandatory - to be mounted/read from the front (by speed cameras?).


(In other news, I got a P.P. for my bike this year, and they only sent one.)

[Maha]

Or does she mean a 2nd plate on a bike will be made mandatory - to be mounted/read from the front (by speed cameras?).


(In other news, I got a P.P. for my bike this year, and they only sent one.)

Yet you payed the full price for two.
I will never see the logic in that...
If you payed for a set of new tyres, would you expect to get two new tyres?

[pzkpfw]

Yet you payed the full price for two.
I will never see the logic in that...
If you payed for a set of new tyres, would you expect to get two new tyres?

As for people who point out that replacement is only $18 or so...

The price of a P.P. has nothing to do with the cost of manufacture (other than needing to be more than the cost, obviously).

They know plates are a personal choice thing, so quite deliberately the cost is set high and the money used for, well, making profit. A big chunk goes to Government mandated things; like the ACC - and has done since plates were first available (and cheaper than now). It was part of the "deal" for making them purchasable.

What I don't get is why this surprises people.

You think plates should be an "at cost" thing made simply as a favour to citizens?

[Maha]

...its a bit of pressed metal...:corn:

[cs363]

As for people who point out that replacement is only $18 or so...

The price of a P.P. has nothing to do with the cost of manufacture (other than needing to be more than the cost, obviously).

They know plates are a personal choice thing, so quite deliberately the cost is set high and the money used for, well, making profit. A big chunk goes to Government mandated things; like the ACC - and has done since plates were first available (and cheaper than now). It was part of the "deal" for making them purchasable.

What I don't get is why this surprises people.

You think plates should be an "at cost" thing made simply as a favour to citizens?

Yes, you could have a vehicle with 1 or 6 number plates for that matter and I'm sure the cost would remain the same, as you are not paying for the plates you're paying for the privilege of having something different.

That said I think they are getting a tad pricey now for a 'normal' personalised plate, didn't seem that long ago that they were only about $300 odd.

You forget though, pzkpfw that there are some in NZ and for some strange reason particularly in motorcycling who see any person or company who makes a profit out of them as ripping them off!

Maybe John Key was right when he said all Kiwi's have a socialist streak, some just obviously have more than others......

[Indiana_Jones]

I have no issue with the price of personalised plates. No one is making you buy one.

It's not a tax you have to pay.

-Indy

[pzkpfw]

...its a bit of pressed metal...:corn:

...and the Mona Lisa is just some canvas and paint? Should be worth about $60.99, eh?


(Not saying plates are art of course (except mine), just that concepts of "value" go beyond simple material content.)

[Swoop]

Just be thankful that we have a much better PP system than the UK...

[Indiana_Jones]

Just be thankful that we have a much better PP system than the UK...

Or that we even have one.

Not many countries have that system iirc.

-Indy

[Fast Eddie]

I survived concentration
C A M P
It was a gas!

Would that be considered offensive?


hahahahhahaha ^^^ How many jews live in nz? but I would seriously love to see that on a bike.. Some plates make me laugh I like those ones.. I'v seen some gay ones tho, I remember one bleach haired boy with wraparound sunnies driving his BMW with the plate BMABOI. surely he could think of something better.

I have a plate on my blade, but I had to get it for other reasons, its Q H8R, as in hate traffic queues, I'v had the odd laugh from car drivers when I do the lane split to the front of the line at lights. and I don't think its the worst plate around most ppl don't notice its a p/plate ;) I think there are good and bad plates around. BLADE looked good on the fireblade it was on etc. ISELWD (I sell weed) or something like that, I think he might have had a message plate with some of it written at the top was on a shitty old hatchback, was one I laughed at, couldn't believe they would print that off..

[Paul in NZ]

Best one I ever saw was 5IN39

It says Penis when you see it in the mirror.... Very funny

[slofox]

When plates were first around I saw one that said


AVOVOM


(You need to see it in a mirror...)

[Maha]

I understand GAY247 is a recent issue on a new vehicle?

[Paul in NZ]

I understand GAY247 is a recent issue on a new vehicle?


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10754151


Its worse than that....

[Maha]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10754151


Its worse than that....

Yes thats what it was, we were talking about personlised plates yerterday on the way to Hamilton (trying to work most of them out, 4UMUM was easy enough) and backseat boy mentioned that GAY692 plate...so GAY247 must be out there somewhere...be worth a small fortune to someone..:yes:

[Toaster]

Saw a Porsche in East Tamaki last week,,had the plate TO55ER.:blink:

Classic, great to see the owner has a good sense of humor (.... or is an actual tosser!)

I said I was a Chicken Farmer and wanted the plate COCK, but alas no.....

[Toaster]

GAY247 must be out there somewhere...be worth a small fortune to someone..:yes:

You were dissapointed when they said you it was taken aye Mark :innocent:

[blackdog]

You were dissapointed when they said you it was taken aye Mark :innocent:

Haha only one of you owns a Honda now...

[Toaster]

Haha only one of you owns a Honda now...

I couldn't have walked into that more easily!!

[avgas]

My cousin Quentin couldn't get his surname and first initial on a plate.
Bloody nazi's

What is wrong with FARR.Q?

[Maha]

You were dissapointed when they said you it was taken aye Mark :innocent:

Yes, I stood to make small fortune at the Big Gay Out with that bugger...(sorry did I say bugger?):facepalm:

[Hopeful Bastard]

Had a guy come into work the other day... Plate read: OLDSHT

They let that one past?!?


One i remember from when i was a kid going to caravan camps - We had to spot personalised plates and guess what they said -

This one had: DRGDLR


We couldnt figure it out....... Then my little brother who was about 12 at the time said it was Drug Dealer... :blink:

[Toaster]

Followed a van today that has "NBRPL8".... fair enough I thought!

[DEVVIL]

I have no issue with the price of personalised plates. No one is making you buy one.

It's not a tax you have to pay.

-Indy
Yep 1nce you have it th4t5 it 4eva:yes: shhhhh on the tax thing or Nick will find a way to to stick it to us again:angry:
Under ACC more cars that have plates crash on Sundays or some other Bull5hit they can think of........

Noticed ONDOLE on a Merc the other day. Good to know our tax is being put to good use.

[HandyAndy]

Saw a DODGE RAM1500 yesterday with the plate V8MOFO..........:nono:

[James Deuce]

This is my favourite of 2013:

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