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Number Plates Stolen

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  • 12-05-2014 3:22pm
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    JaMarcusHustle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭


    Minor annoyance, not expensive to get replaced, but just wondering if there's anything I'm not thinking of?

    I've reported it to the Gardai, and let eFlow know just as a heads up in case I'm disputing any toll bills sent my way - anything else I should be doing that's slipping my mind?

    Thanks,


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Look for your make/model/colour in the classifieds.


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    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Yeah, go over the tollbridge several hundred times and claim it wasn't you! :p


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    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,268 ✭✭✭visual


    I replaced a reg plate on sons car for 12.50 euro
    walked in told them reg number 5 mins later walked out with it under my arm.

    If someone was cloning a car be much easier to buy than steal reg plates and tipping off lelegitimate owner.


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    djimi
    Registered Users Posts: 13,238 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    visual wrote: »
    I replaced a reg plate on sons car for 12.50 euro
    walked in told them reg number 5 mins later walked out with it under my arm.

    If someone was cloning a car be much easier to buy than steal reg plates and tipping off lelegitimate owner.

    That was my first thought also. Seems a lot of effort and risk for the sake of saving €20.


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    DublinDilbert
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    JaMarcusHustle wrote: »
    Minor annoyance, not expensive to get replaced, but just wondering if there's anything I'm not thinking of?

    I've reported it to the Gardai, and let eFlow know just as a heads up in case I'm disputing any toll bills sent my way - anything else I should be doing that's slipping my mind?

    Thanks,

    They are probably being used in drive off's at petrol stations currently. If they have been used for drive-off's you'll need to call into the Garda station in person and report it etc...


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    JaMarcusHustle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭JaMarcusHustle


    Thanks for the advice. I figured it was being used for either a getaway car, petrol station driveoffs or toll avoidance. Scum :mad:


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    What they should do in such case, is to provide you with new reg number, so any illegal use of you old numbers couldn't be anyhow linked to you once you reported theft on them, and applied for new registration number.

    But unfortunately no such possibility exist in Ireland


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    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,284 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Check to make sure your Tax insurance & NCT are still in the windscreen.

    Does seem like a rather stupid exercise steeling just the plates when they could be bought and nobody would be on the look out for a clone.


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    Pov06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭Pov06


    CiniO wrote: »
    What they should do in such case, is to provide you with new reg number, so any illegal use of you old numbers couldn't be anyhow linked to you once you reported theft on them, and applied for new registration number.

    But unfortunately no such possibility exist in Ireland

    That wouldn't be very good though as anyone could just change their registration plate whenever they like.


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Pov06 wrote: »
    That wouldn't be very good though as anyone could just change their registration plate whenever they like.

    And what's that bad about it?


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    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Difficult to track a cars history for HPI checks when buying one


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Ardennes1944 wrote: »
    Difficult to track a cars history for HPI checks when buying one

    All vehicle data providers could easily keep all history of car's reg numbers.
    I can't see any issue in here.


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    delly
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    Just as a thought outside the box, it could also be some teens decorating their bedroom walls or building a collection.


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    Pat Custard
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 78 ✭✭Pat Custard


    CiniO wrote: »
    What they should do in such case, is to provide you with new reg number, so any illegal use of you old numbers couldn't be anyhow linked to you once you reported theft on them, and applied for new registration number.

    But unfortunately no such possibility exist in Ireland

    Of course not :rollseyes: this is Ireland :P
    Pov06 wrote: »
    That wouldn't be very good though as anyone could just change their registration plate whenever they like.

    Yeah, crime would flourish. It should be an option, but you should need a Gard a letter to do it.
    CiniO wrote: »
    And what's that bad about it?

    See above


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    Doom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


    They need to restrict who prints plates in the 1st place...not some random auto dealers


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