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Someone just took a picture of my license plate?

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    #32
    9935452
    Registered Users Posts: 2,750 ✭✭✭9935452


    OP was there any modifications to the car like lexus lights or similar.
    He might have had a similar car to you at home and wanted to mod it as well


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    #33
    manjosh
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭manjosh


    I suggest you file a report about the stuff, incase something happens. Plus i do not think your "person" is in any kinda danger. Cos if their was something, am thinking he wouldn't risk showing face. So you will be fine.


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    #34
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    manjosh wrote: »
    I suggest you file a report about the stuff, incase something happens. Plus i do not think your "person" is in any kinda danger. Cos if their was something, am thinking he wouldn't risk showing face. So you will be fine.



    Gardai would not file this as nothing happened or anything illegal either.


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    #35
    jrar
    Registered Users Posts: 795 ✭✭✭jrar


    OP, without giving away your reg. no, is it distinctive in any way i.e. matching up with model type, could be read a certain way, unusual number sequence, etc ?

    There are reg plate enthusiasts who salivate over unusual plates but mostly satisfy themselves by taking pictures of "rare" plates or plates from overseas, the further away the better etc. They even have a name...auto-numerologists !

    Doubt very much it's a cloning issue as that doesn't require a photo

    Why do you feel it was specifically your reg plate he was photographing - maybe it was the overall rear of your car, as someone else has suggested, do you have any mods done ?


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    #36
    kona
    Registered Users Posts: 7,525 ✭✭✭kona


    Maybe he's just a freak.


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    #37
    domrush
    Registered Users Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭domrush


    jrar wrote: »
    OP, without giving away your reg. no, is it distinctive in any way i.e. matching up with model type, could be read a certain way, unusual number sequence, etc ?

    There are reg plate enthusiasts who salivate over unusual plates but mostly satisfy themselves by taking pictures of "rare" plates or plates from overseas, the further away the better etc. They even have a name...auto-numerologists !

    Doubt very much it's a cloning issue as that doesn't require a photo

    Why do you feel it was specifically your reg plate he was photographing - maybe it was the overall rear of your car, as someone else has suggested, do you have any mods done ?


    No nothing unusual about the plate,I suppose that's a possibility. I wouldn't be worried really expect he sped away fairly lively after what I thought to be him pretending to take picture of random objects once spotted.


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    #38
    ardmacha
    Registered Users Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭ardmacha


    Some of the conspiracy theories here are a bit far fetched. Modern photographic technology is such that a camera can be easily concealed as a button, James Bond style techniques are open to all of us. Consequently, someone could be photographing your car every day of the week if they wanted to, especially if they had nefarious motives.


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    #39
    Redser87
    Registered Users Posts: 610 ✭✭✭Redser87


    He was probably just embarrassed and that's why he took other photos. It could have been a number that crops up in a certain movie or TV show a lot. Or yeah, the car he used to own. Could even have been a number sequence that makes up his birthday or the ages of his kids, whatever. I have often played around with numbers of busses, reg plates (not while I'm driving myself ha) etc in my head to come up with another number... thought this was something everyone did but it's a harmless enough use of brainpower I suppose!!!


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    #40
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Maybe one of those guys that actually fall in love with a car and it use to be his and now wants her back.

    You know love and all can make people do very strange things...:pac:


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    #41
    Redser87
    Registered Users Posts: 610 ✭✭✭Redser87


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Maybe one of those guys that actually fall in love with a car and it use to be his and now wants her back.

    You know love and all can make people do very strange things...:pac:

    Bit heartless to sell his only love.


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    #42
    TheChizler
    Registered Users Posts: 9,426 ✭✭✭TheChizler


    How do you know he was only pretending to take the subsequent photos? Maybe he was taking a load of pictures of the area and your car happened to be in the way. Or how do you know he was taking photos at all? Could he have been trying to get signal on his phone or read a text without his glasses or something?


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    #43
    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭pa990


    domrush wrote: »
    Just parked up in work there and I had someone pull up behind me and take a picture of my license plate? When he saw I spotted him he smiled and waved and then pretended to take pictures of the surrounding area before speeding off.
    I wasn't driving fast/slow and didn't cut anyone off in the preceding drive. Should I be worried?

    Report to the gardai, that someone tool a picture of your car parked in a public space.

    Explain that no crime has been committed and you want it to be investigated.

    See what happens


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    #44
    coolbeans
    Registered Users Posts: 3,037 ✭✭✭coolbeans


    OP I wouldn't be annoying the guards with this. They won't give a hoot and quite rightly in my view. No crime committed. Don't be wasting their time because if you do it'll be a waste of yours. They've better things to be at.


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    #45
    Redser87
    Registered Users Posts: 610 ✭✭✭Redser87


    TheChizler wrote: »
    How do you know he was only pretending to take the subsequent photos? Maybe he was taking a load of pictures of the area and your car happened to be in the way. Or how do you know he was taking photos at all? Could he have been trying to get signal on his phone or read a text without his glasses or something?

    This is a good point actually, he could have been trying to get the satnav on his phone working and wanted to pull in rather than risk penalty points for using his phone while driving.


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    #46
    pippip
    Registered Users Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭pippip


    Dodgy but could be a case like this

    A woman who mistakenly shamed a man on social media because she believed he was taking photos of her children when he was just taking a selfie has offered a grovelling apology after receiving death threats.


    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3076246/Mum-shamed-man-Facebook-taking-photos-kids-just-taking-Star-Wars-selfie-offers-grovelling-apology.html


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    #47
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    Do you have German style license plates ?

    My friends got a kick out of those when they were over visiting.


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    #48
    Dr_Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭Dr_Bill


    No crime in taking photographs in public, people use camera phones all the time and for the more serious photographer out there it's called street photography!!


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    #49
    alias no.9
    Registered Users Posts: 6,266 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    under data protection they aren't allowed to give footage.
    You could ask can they see his reg and keep for peace of mind.

    I wouldn't worry if they want to clone that can be done anytime. If they wanted to rob car they would do so mostly with keys.
    You be grand.

    If you're the subject of the footage, you can request it, they would have to pixelate the other person.


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    #50
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users Posts: 4,973 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    Redser87 wrote: »
    He was probably just embarrassed and that's why he took other photos. It could have been a number that crops up in a certain movie or TV show a lot. Or yeah, the car he used to own. Could even have been a number sequence that makes up his birthday or the ages of his kids, whatever. I have often played around with numbers of busses, reg plates (not while I'm driving myself ha) etc in my head to come up with another number... thought this was something everyone did but it's a harmless enough use of brainpower I suppose!!!

    Agreed, I take pictures of cars that impress me in some way, but if I saw the owner looking at me I would feel embarrassed and try and take attention away from my self.


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    #51
    dodderangler
    Registered Users Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    Could well be looking to rob it.
    Could put your reg into a computer and find out where u live, possibly be able to get a key that matches the car in question and code one.
    If these lads have the technology they can easily do all that and take your car and it'll be shipped off before you even wake up.


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    #52
    TheChizler
    Registered Users Posts: 9,426 ✭✭✭TheChizler


    dodderangler wrote: »
    Could well be looking to rob it.
    Could put your reg into a computer and find out where u live, possibly be able to get a key that matches the car in question and code one.
    If these lads have the technology they can easily do all that and take your car and it'll be shipped off before you even wake up.

    An 06 Golf? (no offence OP! Just seems like an awful amount of effort for what you describe as a normal car) The bigger worry there would be why thieves have access to Department of Transport/Gardaí databases.


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    #53
    jrar
    Registered Users Posts: 795 ✭✭✭jrar


    dodderangler wrote: »
    Could well be looking to rob it.
    Could put your reg into a computer and find out where u live, possibly be able to get a key that matches the car in question and code one.
    If these lads have the technology they can easily do all that and take your car and it'll be shipped off before you even wake up.

    You don't need a photo of the reg. plate to do any of those things - you could just jot down the number on a scrap of paper and get the same results and the driver of the car would never know.

    If you were going to rob the car, why go to the trouble of taking a close-up photo of it (short sighted thieves ?!?) and risk (as happened here) being seen by the owner in broad daylight ??


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    #54
    Wossack
    Registered Users Posts: 7,002 ✭✭✭Wossack


    probably intended to clone it, but he'd be mad to now, having been caught rotten.. so I'd say he'll go find another elsewhere


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    #55
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    dodderangler wrote: »
    Could well be looking to rob it.
    Could put your reg into a computer and find out where u live, possibly be able to get a key that matches the car in question and code one.
    If these lads have the technology they can easily do all that and take your car and it'll be shipped off before you even wake up.

    I doubt he'd be walking off waving and smiling


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    #56
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    domrush wrote: »
    Just parked up in work there and I had someone pull up behind me and take a picture of my license plate? When he saw I spotted him he smiled and waved and then pretended to take pictures of the surrounding area before speeding off.
    I wasn't driving fast/slow and didn't cut anyone off in the preceding drive. Should I be worried?
    jrar wrote: »
    You don't need a photo of the reg. plate to do any of those things - you could just jot down the number on a scrap of paper and get the same results and the driver of the car would never know.

    If you were going to rob the car, why go to the trouble of taking a close-up photo of it (short sighted thieves ?!?) and risk (as happened here) being seen by the owner in broad daylight ??
    keithclancy wrote: »
    I doubt he'd be walking off waving and smiling

    He could also be the one doing the 'donkey-work' so to speak. He now has his job done for whatever reason that may be.
    Nothing stopping him passing that info onto others though. Nothing.

    You have a description of him & his car; the end of the day though, he took a photo in a public place.

    Could be something or nothing.

    Hopefully nothing comes of this domrush :)
    kerry4sam


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    #57
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    kerry4sam wrote: »
    He could also be the one doing the 'donkey-work' so to speak. He now has his job done for whatever reason that may be.
    Nothing stopping him passing that info onto others though. Nothing.

    You have a description of him & his car; the end of the day though, he took a photo in a public place.

    Could be something or nothing.

    Hopefully nothing comes of this domrush :)
    kerry4sam

    I think if you were looking for cars to clone it would be much easier to write down the make, model, colour and reg on a piece of paper on top of a news paper than make it obvious snapping reg plates and smiling/waving at the owners :D


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    #58
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    keithclancy wrote: »
    I think if you were looking for cars to clone it would be much easier to write down the make, model, colour and reg on a piece of paper on top of a news paper than make it obvious snapping reg plates and smiling/waving at the owners :D

    Maybe its a special colour or something but even easier is just going online

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/result/cars/make/volkswagen/model/golf/min-year/2006/max-year/2006/min-engine-size/1-5/max-engine-size/1-6/limit/30


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    #59
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    keithclancy wrote: »
    I think if you were looking for cars to clone it would be much easier to write down the make, model, colour and reg on a piece of paper on top of a news paper than make it obvious snapping reg plates and smiling/waving at the owners :D

    Who is to say it just ends here though.

    They now have a picture of him ; his car ; his place of work. Was he followed there? Do they know where he lives? Do they know the distance between his home & work now? Is the home the actual target and not the car?

    Who knows for sure. He started to smile and wave after the op put his attention on them?
    Could well be nothing. Could well be someone getting their morning kicks too :)


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    #60
    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    kerry4sam wrote: »
    Who is to say it just ends here though.

    They now have a picture of him ; his car ; his place of work. Was he followed there? Do they know where he lives? Do they know the distance between his home & work now? Is the home the actual target and not the car?

    Who knows for sure. He started to smile and wave after the op put his attention on them?
    Could well be nothing. Could well be someone getting their morning kicks too :)

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    #61
    coolbeans
    Registered Users Posts: 3,037 ✭✭✭coolbeans


    Ridiculous thread


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