That Labour party election broadcast tonight.

May 02, 2006 92 Replies

I've emailed Top gear (seeing as it back on Sunday) about the blatent criminal activety in the broadcast



"Oi, Jezza. Sorry to be so rude, but I'm spitting feathers here. I hope the "unique way in which TopGear (the TV show) is funded" won't stop you have a right old go at your paymaster Phoney Blur.



How dare his shadiness attempt to woo british voters to throw away even more freedoms they might still left by voting in Labour at a local level too, using a "new MINI" with it's personalised "VOTE" number plate. They showed it rev, they showed it roar away from the line, they showed it playfull weave through corners showing it's Union Jack paint scheme.



First, who the bloody hell can afford to drive like that anymore. Second, who can risk roaring away anywhere thanks to speed cameras and bloody anti-social laws, and green numpties. Third, the "VOTE" plate was illegal for a number of reasons. i)That plate does not exist. ii)The Font and spacing was illegal iii)The Supplier of the plate did not obviously check the legality of the VWM before issuing the plates. Fourth, That great symbol of Britishness in it's Union Jack is German.



Three seperate criminal offences to promote "nuLabour" in a political broadcast. I do so hope you will mention this, especially as it won't be influencing the people as you are broadcast after the vote on the 4th May." Let's see if it gets broadcast.


Reving ain't illegal, and neither is quick acceleration. I doubt that it was doing anything over legal speeds.

Erm, I saw this, but didn't really pay much attention. It wasn't on public roads was it?

In england it is illegal to sell plates that don't conform to the spec. The seller could lose the ability to supply them legally.

NeedforSwede2 ( snipped-for-privacy@bouncing-czechs.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

for road use

Assuming they didn't sell them with a disclaimer that they're not for road use. Or that the supplier is in England.

unless registered as a show plate?

"NeedforSwede2" wrote

It most certainly isn't.

It's quite legal to sell show plates, and quite legal to display them on a motor vehicle provided it is not on a public road.

Perhaps they bought them in Scotland.

Show plates are surprisingly hard to get hold of these days!

"DanTXD" wrote

Incredibly hard. For example, you need to be able to type "show plates" into Google and I wouldn't have a clue where to find anyone who could do that.

I meant in the real world. I like to get out from time to time and don't always start shopping by googling. Go into Halfords or a normal motorfactor and try get some show plates.

DanTXD ( snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

This is 2006. The internet IS the real world.

I had to check to make sure you weren't Pinking Peter...

Hehehe I'm just bored :) I wrote my diss on internet shopping and the car industry, it's a damn uninteresting subject :-D

DanTXD ( snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Obviously.

You wrote a dissertation on shopping online for car bits... then "forgot" about buying show plates online... Academia is doomed.

Perhaps they did. I still think it is a real "take the piss out of the voters" when they use a Car used in fun way, when all they have done over the years is f*ck over the motorist.

Actually I did think about it, but I'd already clicked 'Insert Sig' by that point, and didn't care enough to type anymore :)

Scotland isn't any different. You need to present a V5C or other proof of entitlement to the number, and they need to conform to C&U.

Ireland sends out the most 'show' plates. Curse them and their italic fonts.

Richard

"NeedforSwede2" wrote

Yes, but at least there aren't three million people on the dole any more.

When did they change that? The last couple of sets I bought didn't need any paperwork.

According to the DVLA the only suppliers that need to be registered to supply plates are those in England and Wales, AFAIK suppliers in Scotland aren't and can still supply plates to anyone.

"Who is exempt from the Register" "Number plate suppliers located entirely outside England and Wales."

Is the V5C/proof of entitlement thing recent? The 2 different places I have had plates made haven't asked me for anything (neither plates were for cars I had any documents for, or indeed belonged to me), this may have been anywhere up to about 2 years ago though.

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