stolen plates

bf tubs · 09-06-2009, 07:48 PM

hey there

came outside this morning to find my private plates missing , its a little frustrating having to get new ones and also get them remade but what i cant understand is why someone would wanna steal both plates ?

they know i will report them as stolen so why take both,it really does confirm that crims really are stupid, i just cant understand the logic behind it

**DJM83** · 09-06-2009, 07:51 PM

Most of the times plates are stolen so people can put them on their own car fill it up with fuel drive off and throw away the plates so in effect they are stealing them to get a free tank of fuel IMO. Still makes them scum though

rootster · 09-06-2009, 07:52 PM

don't report them stolen just say you lost them....otherwise everytime a cop runs a check on them they will come up stolen....

bf tubs · 09-06-2009, 08:00 PM

i signed a stat dec at the licencing center when i picked up some normal plates about the theft .

also i wont get them remade till i sort it out with the local cops

alter_EGOXR · 09-06-2009, 08:03 PM

you can buy lock nuts for the plates, i suggest you get them..sorry to hear, but sadly low life scums with no jobs do exist...

rootster · 09-06-2009, 08:04 PM

a mate of mine had his taken and every time he took his car out he was pulled over as they came up stolen...this is in nsw....

rusty 351 · 09-06-2009, 08:07 PM

ive had my personalized plates stolen, probly used for a petty runner

the rta gave me a different number after my initials which didnt bother me as they said once they were reported stolen it would show up on police checks, which i didnt want happening

next set u put on use bolts and at the back behind the bumper put one nut then a disposable double edged razor blade then another nut to secure it,
if someones playing tricks on you theyl get what they deserve....

just dont ever forget that u done it

bf tubs · 09-06-2009, 08:36 PM

good advice guys thanks for ur insight

XC-351 · 09-06-2009, 09:02 PM

why would someone steal personalised plates to do a runner, wouldnt they just steal standerd ones???

GS608 · 09-06-2009, 09:31 PM

probs just the first car they came across.

why not just replace the screws with a torx..doubt they'd have a bit on them.

ANGEL#3 · 09-06-2009, 09:54 PM

NSW, once plates are stolen (1 or both) you can't get the same ones remade. As most of you have said the common use is to steal petrol followed by ram raids.

Bad news mate it sure does sux.

Thornie · 10-06-2009, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Most of the times plates are stolen so people can put them on their own car fill it up with fuel drive off and throw away the plates so in effect they are stealing them to get a free tank of fuel IMO. Still makes them scum though

i would think most personalised plates would be stolen for ppls sheds, my mate had the vic reg RIOT plates and they got knocked off.

HP-0351 · 10-06-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by rootster

a mate of mine had his taken and every time he took his car out he was pulled over as they came up stolen...this is in nsw....

my brother had the same problem on his RX3 and considering it was highly modified and bordering on being legal it was a massive hassle getting pulled over all the time.

it got to the stage where we went to our local cop station and had the cop in charge writeup a letter stating the plates are not stolen etc, we then placed his business card with the letter, laminated it and kept it in the glovebox as insurance for when we got pulled over...

malazn mafia · 10-06-2009, 10:05 AM

Couldnt those plates be used by crims interstate where the local authorities wouldnt have a clue about the plates that went missing in another state?

**DJM83** · 10-06-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by RaTTuS

i would think most personalised plates would be stolen for ppls sheds, my mate had the vic reg RIOT plates and they got knocked off.

Yeah never thought of that either. So i guess its one of the two.