Why hide license plates?
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Why hide license plates?
Many photos that get posted have the license plate obscured or hidden and I was wondering why. I understand hiding your phone number or bank account number on a web site because you would want to limit who knows them but the license plate is visible to everyone as soon as you drive on a public road. What scenarios are folks worring about when they PhotoShop out the license plate before posting a picture? The only one I can think of is linking the car to posts about racing because they are worried that the dealer may voiid the warranty but I don't think that situation is common enough to explain all the hidden plates.
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Some of us track junkies remove our plates when we go to the track as there have been rumors about car insurance company reps. taking pictures of us. I guess the theory is they could cancel coverage or bump up your premium. I think the main reason people do it online is to prevent tracing who you are and where your car is. Having said that, there's a 40-something page long thread about personalized plates on this site!
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Identity theft... I don't want someone opening credits and buying houses with my car's identity....
Seriously, I only blur license plates (of someone else's car that happens to look like mine ) if the picture shows the car doing something illegal. That offers me the ability to deny. But beyond that, I don't think people on the Internet are more likely to stalk me then people in the real world.
Seriously, I only blur license plates (of someone else's car that happens to look like mine ) if the picture shows the car doing something illegal. That offers me the ability to deny. But beyond that, I don't think people on the Internet are more likely to stalk me then people in the real world.
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