13 July 2007

Snot Right!

This story from the BBC shows what a politically correct cul de sac we have got ourselves into in this country. Un-bloody-believable...

'Offensive' SN07 car plate banned

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 License 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."

5 comments:

Unknown said...

I once saw the plate PEN IS on a customised Transit.

the tomahawk kid said...

I saw the same plate - on a "Snap-on Tools" van!!!

Groanin' Jock said...

A friend of mine used to drive around in a car which had a memorable number plate ending "FUD". The DVLA never thought to pull that one off the road....

the tomahawk kid said...

Apparently they did nix plates ending ARS. As usual the anglo-centric fools in charge of these things did not block ERS which to an Aberdonian is just as offensive.

Unknown said...

Aye, I'm sure there would be many Eberdeen residents who would swoon at the sight of such an abomonation! ;0)