TEXASRANGER

Why do people when posting a picture of their Corvette after doing mods...will anything for that matter.
Hide or block out the license plate numbers.
I mean you drive all over the country..thousand see the tags..they actually pay more attention than normal because..well it's a Corvette.
So why do you block out tag info ?? From forum members. Do you black out when driving.

Chets LS3

this has always amazed me. Its a public item that is not even owned by the driver/owner. It belongs to the state and identifies your car and driver essentially. Public information.

If doing something illegal I get it. but pictures? or basic videos?

Glen e

It is an old urban myth thieves will come take your car.....rubbish......

PLRX

This has been beaten to death since 1999 in here. It's a personal choice, it's totally up to the poster to show it, or hide it.

TEXASRANGER

New members join everyday. Opinions and reasons change because of world issues. World a whole different place than 1999. I never saw the question in my almost 10 years here.

Rguy271

This. People think they will be tracked down and have their cars stolen or vandalized... Just silly.

Curahee

A lot of people simply have the heebie jeebies about identity theft.

TEXASRANGER

Are you saying they cover them up while driving?

rcooper

P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A Big Brother is watching...HA HA " I'm coming to take you away, tee hee ha ha, I'm coming to take you away"

2HD's2vettes

About the only time it would really make sense is if you were doing a Craigslist (or other) scam. When you would want to hide all information, location, ownership, etc. if YOU were scamming. Like the beautiful new boat that was being sold as a new "Florida" boat, but had mountains in the back rounds of many pics, and state of Washington Registration numbers on the hull. Also, "free delivery" every time - cause they have a "friend" in the transport business that coincidently has to make a run that goes right by your place!!

Vetteman Jack

, but hey, if that makes them feel better, fine.

dvilin

Good question, it makes absolutely no sense at all. Hopefully one of the owners that follow this practice will read this thread and respond.

Zaphod B

I see the same thing on every car and motorcycle forum I've ever been on. Makes no sense to me. But, hey, whatever....

b4i4getit

Have you ever noticed why some forum members do not indicate their location in their profile ? Probably the same reason.

DAFFYDRUNK

Unless you're in law enforcement, is there any way to get info based on the plate? Mine has a personalized plate that's the name of the car. It's kinda cool so I don't bother hiding it in pics. I figure if someone was gonna use it to find someone and break into their house, they'd probably spend time on other message boards with significantly more expensive cars.

Curahee

Woa! there, Tex. I always suspected that there was something in the water down there in Lake Travis.

Larry/car

Ashamed, some states have the worst (being nice) looking plates ever conceived. If that isn't enough we have two stickers that are placed on the windshield to show inspection status. The only good thing is we only have one ugly plate to contend with.

dmhines

I agree .. it makes no sense ... but there are threads showing off owners vanity plates ... and those are blacked out.

Corgidog1

A possible reason is that you can never tell who you might rub wrong on a discussion group and have a to and fro which sets off an unbalanced poster who might want to track you down. If you had a picture of your plate thats a good starting point. Might sound far fetched but there are a lot of crazies in this world.

roadbike56

Why do want or need to see them?