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It's only words

By Steve Orme on Aug 1, 07 02:33 PM

So, the Welsh wizards at DVLA Swansea, home of the lost application form have moved to ban combinations of letters of new registration plates that may be offensive.
The figures 5 and 7 - on new plates from September - may be used to represent letters S and T or S and Y in the imaginary world inhabited by people who personalise registration plates to read as a specific word.
That could have seen cars on the streets with registrations TE57 CLE (Testicle), EC57 ASY (Ecstasy), BA57 ARD (Bastard), MY57 ASH (My Stash), H057 AGE (hostage) and HE57 ABS (stabs).
Also banned is EA57 GAL (Easy Gal).
A DVLA spokesman said the plates were blocked "to avoid causing "general offence or embarrassment".
But a spokesman for the Association of British Drivers said: "The DVLA should be setting their priorities on more worthwhile issues - like reviewing safety."
What a stupid idea, that DVLA is in anyway there to help progress modern motoring.


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