SNOT car reg plates banned from streets of Edinburgh

Analoguesat

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Messages
50,739
Reaction score
11,221
Points
113
Location
Scottish Borders
My Satellite Setup
TM 5402HD
Sky+ UK.
My Location
Scottish Borders
Car licence plates which bear the sequence SN07 were banned from the streets of Edinburgh because they are "offensive", it has emerged.
The plate had been due to follow on from the SN56 registration in March.

Licensing officials at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) changed the plate to TN07 to avoid it being similar to the word "snot".

The change means that cars registered in the capital are the only ones in Scotland not to begin with an S.

A DVLA spokesperson said the decision to change the plates was taken to avoid offending car buyers in the capital.

She added: "It is our policy that any registration mark that can be construed as being offensive to people will be suppressed.

"In this case, the SN07 marks would have been too similar to the word 'snot' and, as that could possibly offend some buyers, they were replaced with new TN07 registrations."


BBC News
 

Salty25

Retired Mod
Joined
Oct 26, 2004
Messages
2,436
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
37
My Satellite Setup
Sky+ Pace v3, and before that analouge 80cm dish with Prima by Pace box pointed at 19.2e (not very imaginative then!)
My Location
Colchester, Essex
Analoguesat said:
"In this case, the SN07 marks would have been too similar to the word 'snot' and, as that could possibly offend some buyers, they were replaced with new TN07 registrations."

:-rofl2 Silly pc really, back in the day this would have been seen as a novelty.
 

Yeshi

Regular Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2005
Messages
865
Reaction score
4
Points
18
Age
40
Location
Norden - Near Edenfield (not Rochdale)
My Satellite Setup
Dm500, TM9100, Samsung V+, 1M Dish. Motect 2100..
37Inch Plasma, Wii, Xbox360.
My Location
Behind pin 9 on an atmel
This countries going mad, But one thing i dont understand is where are all these do gooders?? I mean i can walk up my street and around my area and no one gives a ****.. but someone must do. so where are they??
 

Analoguesat

Administrator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Messages
50,739
Reaction score
11,221
Points
113
Location
Scottish Borders
My Satellite Setup
TM 5402HD
Sky+ UK.
My Location
Scottish Borders
I wonder if SH 1 T was ever issued :-lmao
 

Salty25

Retired Mod
Joined
Oct 26, 2004
Messages
2,436
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
37
My Satellite Setup
Sky+ Pace v3, and before that analouge 80cm dish with Prima by Pace box pointed at 19.2e (not very imaginative then!)
My Location
Colchester, Essex
Yeshi said:
This countries going mad, But one thing i dont understand is where are all these do gooders?? I mean i can walk up my street and around my area and no one gives a ****.. but someone must do. so where are they??

I think the problem is two-fold:

1) Not wanting to get into legal/pc problems

2) Groups of people deciding, and not one person - groups almost always go for the most extreme solution
 

wod

Regular Member
Joined
Aug 7, 2005
Messages
4,213
Reaction score
238
Points
63
My Satellite Setup
1m channel master, jaeger smr1224, Inverto black ultra twin, technomate tm-1500ci, broken receiver vantage x221ci, New additions Skybox F5s and technomate tm-5402 HD arriving soon.
My Location
yorkshire
is this a joke as i don't find this offensive, this country is really going to the dogs
 

Site Services

Regular Member
Joined
Sep 16, 2006
Messages
61
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
71
My Satellite Setup
Motorised 1.2M Fibo looking between 45E - 60W, TM9100 Receiver running EDG-Nemesis 3.2 in flash
My Location
Wolverhampton
wod said:
is this a joke as i don't find this offensive, this country is really going to the dogs

I think it's already gone imho.
 

2cvbloke

Regular Member
Joined
Jan 5, 2006
Messages
9,768
Reaction score
1,808
Points
113
Age
38
My Satellite Setup
No satellite stuff for the moment (aside from a 43cm minidish that was on the house already), Samsung SyncMaster T27B550 Smart TV & Monitor, and a few computers...
My Location
Near Pontop Pike, Co. Durham
How come they never banned "PO0x" (x being the year number) then? I've seen that one several times, and of course it's made me laugh every time I've seen it... :D
 

Zorba

Regular Member
Joined
Jun 13, 2003
Messages
2,201
Reaction score
7
Points
38
Age
63
My Satellite Setup
3m(28.2E),1.5m(19.2E.13E,10E),1m (4W ,7W)1m (?).diseqc 10,sky plus,VU+,telergy iptv.
Satlook nit colour + Horizon hdsm.
My Location
Limassol, Sunny Cyprus
EVERY time ? Even when you are alone?
 

2cvbloke

Regular Member
Joined
Jan 5, 2006
Messages
9,768
Reaction score
1,808
Points
113
Age
38
My Satellite Setup
No satellite stuff for the moment (aside from a 43cm minidish that was on the house already), Samsung SyncMaster T27B550 Smart TV & Monitor, and a few computers...
My Location
Near Pontop Pike, Co. Durham
zorba said:
EVERY time ? Even when you are alone?

It'd be difficult for me to laugh on my own as I've mostly seen them on the motorways, and I don't drive.... :p
 

Topper

Amo Amas Amant Admin
Staff member
Joined
Nov 18, 2004
Messages
23,991
Reaction score
4,014
Points
113
Age
69
My Satellite Setup
Has gone to a good home elsewhere
My Location
Blackburn, Lancashire
2cvbloke said:
It'd be difficult for me to laugh on my own as I've mostly seen them on the motorways, and I don't drive.... :p

So it is you riding that tandem up and down the M65, I thought I recognised the cap :p
 

2cvbloke

Regular Member
Joined
Jan 5, 2006
Messages
9,768
Reaction score
1,808
Points
113
Age
38
My Satellite Setup
No satellite stuff for the moment (aside from a 43cm minidish that was on the house already), Samsung SyncMaster T27B550 Smart TV & Monitor, and a few computers...
My Location
Near Pontop Pike, Co. Durham
Topper said:
So it is you riding that tandem up and down the M65, I thought I recognised the cap :p

Nooo, I haven't cycled since last summer, I haven't had the chance to get going again with all the rain.... :D
 

Yeshi

Regular Member
Joined
Oct 30, 2005
Messages
865
Reaction score
4
Points
18
Age
40
Location
Norden - Near Edenfield (not Rochdale)
My Satellite Setup
Dm500, TM9100, Samsung V+, 1M Dish. Motect 2100..
37Inch Plasma, Wii, Xbox360.
My Location
Behind pin 9 on an atmel
2cvbloke said:
It'd be difficult for me to laugh on my own as I've mostly seen them on the motorways, and I don't drive.... :p


LOL i thought you drove??

I mean your name is 2cv which coincidently is a classic shit heap..

for all who didnt know i give you the Citreon 2CV

podcast.jpg
 

2cvbloke

Regular Member
Joined
Jan 5, 2006
Messages
9,768
Reaction score
1,808
Points
113
Age
38
My Satellite Setup
No satellite stuff for the moment (aside from a 43cm minidish that was on the house already), Samsung SyncMaster T27B550 Smart TV & Monitor, and a few computers...
My Location
Near Pontop Pike, Co. Durham
Yeshi said:
LOL i thought you drove??

I mean your name is 2cv which coincidently is a classic shit heap..

for all who didnt know i give you the Citreon 2CV

podcast.jpg

Er, you spelled Citroen wrong... :p

That's a very nice looking Charleston though... :D
 

pgh13

Specialist Contributor
Joined
Apr 5, 2005
Messages
1,688
Reaction score
414
Points
83
Age
72
My Satellite Setup
XTrend ET8000, Dr HD 15, PC/twinhan combination. 80cm dish. GBPVR with 2 DTTV cards +hauppauge Media MVP +Raspberry Pi running XBMC
My Location
Midlands UK
So when you see TN07 now you can think "that should be snot;" ....bit like roads where the houses go 7, 9, 11, 11A, 15
 

basil3legs

Member
Joined
Jul 16, 2007
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
56
My Satellite Setup
Sky+, Old Analogue Sky Dish and Receiver, Portable Dish with Cheap Receiver and QualitTV (Euro1080) Receiver which I am looking to connect to a motorised dish (Portable clamped to a window just doesn't cut it - especially if it rains!!).
My Location
Herts
I have seen a few KN03 number plates around here. They didn't ban them!!
 

PaulR

Dazed and Confused Admin
Staff member
Joined
Jun 28, 2003
Messages
18,023
Reaction score
4,046
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
-----------See sig-----------
My Location
Wirral, NW UK and Vaucluse, France.
I well remember some 40 years ago that the release of PEN1S was stopped.

Unfortunately PEN15 had been released many years earlier when sensibilties were less shockable.
 

dig deep

Prince of Birthdays
Staff member
Joined
Sep 28, 2005
Messages
8,972
Reaction score
424
Points
83
My Satellite Setup
Dream7020 and AZ Elite and a few DM800
My Location
Sweden
So I will look out for D1 CK :)
 

PaulR

Dazed and Confused Admin
Staff member
Joined
Jun 28, 2003
Messages
18,023
Reaction score
4,046
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
-----------See sig-----------
My Location
Wirral, NW UK and Vaucluse, France.
dig deep said:
So I will look out for D1 CK :)

This wouldn't have the required number of digits but D1CKS would have, although I'm not sure that CK was a valid area under the old system. Mind you they probably would have realised by then...
 

Site Services

Regular Member
Joined
Sep 16, 2006
Messages
61
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Age
71
My Satellite Setup
Motorised 1.2M Fibo looking between 45E - 60W, TM9100 Receiver running EDG-Nemesis 3.2 in flash
My Location
Wolverhampton
It doesn't seem to bother the Yanks. This is a photo of a rental car I had in California 2 years ago.
 

Attachments

  • California Holiday sml c 069.jpg
    California Holiday sml c 069.jpg
    336.8 KB · Views: 47
Top