Can you work out this numberplate?

Alan Braggins

In article <loH_j.13987$%B6.2118@newsfe13.ams2>, Martin wrote:
>
>Tim Woodall wrote:
>> Anybody any ideas what this numberplate could be:
>>
>> http://www.woodall.me.uk/car/
>
>Looks to me like BV02 OCM, which translates to a Alfa Romeo 147 T Spark
>Lusso (5 Door Hatchback). However the car in the picy looks like a 3 door.

Some Alfas try fairly hard to make the back door handle non-obvious, I don't
think the picture is sharp enough to be sure whether there's a door or not.
(Nor to make out Twin Spark or Lusso badges, if any.)

Alan Braggins

In article <6a1oqkF34h9bpU1@mid.individual.net>, Doki wrote:
>
>Alfa do a good job of hiding the fact that their 5 doors have 5 doors.
>See this pic:
>http://blog.drecom.jp/sillymgm/img/...ack_suv_800.jpg

I don't think that's the link you wanted - I don't think Alfa do an SUV,
and if they do Torchwood don't have the style to use it :-)

(Nothing says "we are a discrete and secretive organisation" quite like
a distinctive customised SUV with your name on the side, does it?

JNugent

Jhimmy wrote:
>
> "Noel" <2007@take.this.bit.off.lolith.net> wrote in message
> news:1FN_j.68027$UP6.67172@newsfe14.ams2...
>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 00:07:50 +0100, Matthew Haigh wrote:
>>
>>> Tim Woodall wrote:
>>>> Anybody any ideas what this numberplate could be:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.woodall.me.uk/car/
>>>>
>>>> I've tried everything I think it could possibly be in
>>>> https://www.mycarcheck.com/ with no luck. The police didn't have any
>>>> joy either.
>>>
>>> BV02 OCM - the first one I tried!
>>
>>
>> Isn't it this one?: https://www.mycarcheck.com/check/BV02OCW/
>>
>> "We have further important information about BV02OCW, a Fiat Seicento Sx
>> (3 Door Hatchback)."
>>
>> HTH
>> Noel
>>
>>
>
> Vehicle Check for BV02OCM
>
> We have further important information about BV02OCM, a Alfa Romeo 147 T
> Spark Lusso (5 Door Hatchback).
>
> That's what I get.
>
> Jim

I'm sure I cannot be the only one who finds it disturbing that so much
information about a motor vehicle is readily available on the net to
members of the public who have demonstrated no need to know any of it.

OK, the DVLA will require their palms to be cross'd with silver before
telling you the owner's name and address. But even that is too free and
easy - only the police should be able to get those details (and ought to
be obliged to keep it confidential unless and until there is a proven
need to disclose it).

Steve C

Tim Woodall wrote:
> Anybody any ideas what this numberplate could be:
>
> http://www.woodall.me.uk/car/
>
> I've tried everything I think it could possibly be in
> https://www.mycarcheck.com/ with no luck. The police didn't have any joy
> either.
>
> Anyone any suggestions for a better camera than this one - the Oregon
> Scientific ATC2K? The real problem is that the jpeging is too aggressive
> - but I suspect the SD card won't be fast enough if it's less aggressive
> although a frame rate of 15 frames per second would be ok if you could
> get good images.
>
> Tim.
>
>
What did they do actually?

Steve C

naked_draughtsman

On Mon, 26 May 2008 22:46:27 +0000, Tim Woodall wrote:

> Anybody any ideas what this numberplate could be:

Initially I would have gone for BY02 GCW but BV02 looks more likely now
others have mentioned it.

peter

Jim

"Roger Thorpe" <myinitial.mysrname@warwick.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:g1gjv1$64h$1@wisteria.csv.warwick.ac.uk...
>_ wrote:
> Umm... I've made a jpeg of the average of the best four images and make it
> BV02 DCM, anyone tried that?
> Roger Thorpe

I did that too and also got BV02 DCM

Jim J

Jim

"Martin" <martin.dann@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:loH_j.13987$%B6.2118@newsfe13.ams2...
>
> Tim Woodall wrote:
>> Anybody any ideas what this numberplate could be:
>>
>> http://www.woodall.me.uk/car/
>
> Looks to me like BV02 OCM, which translates to a Alfa Romeo 147 T Spark
> Lusso (5 Door Hatchback). However the car in the picy looks like a 3 door.

BV02 OCM is BLUE according to DVLA.

Jim J

Doki

"JNugent" <JN@NPPTG.com> wrote in message
news:lc-dndujI9MIqaHVnZ2dnUVZ8sfinZ2d@pipex.net...

> I'm sure I cannot be the only one who finds it disturbing that so much
> information about a motor vehicle is readily available on the net to
> members of the public who have demonstrated no need to know any of it.
>
> OK, the DVLA will require their palms to be cross'd with silver before
> telling you the owner's name and address. But even that is too free and
> easy - only the police should be able to get those details (and ought to
> be obliged to keep it confidential unless and until there is a proven need
> to disclose it).

It's less than anyone looking at your car on the street would be able to
find out. The VIN number is on show on all modern cars too, at the base of
the windscreen. All you can find out online is whether it's taxed or not,
and if you're willing to pay, whether it's been crashed or not.

Rob Morley

On Tue, 27 May 2008 19:29:47 +0100
"Jim" <donot@reply.no> wrote:

> BV02 OCM is BLUE according to DVLA.
>
A light metallic silvery blue?

Rob Morley

On Tue, 27 May 2008 17:19:35 +0100
JNugent <JN@NPPTG.com> wrote:

> I'm sure I cannot be the only one who finds it disturbing that so
> much information about a motor vehicle is readily available on the
> net to members of the public who have demonstrated no need to know
> any of it.

You mean the sort of information they could get by looking at your car
in the street?

Jhimmy

<Snip>
>>
>> Vehicle Check for BV02OCM
>>
>> We have further important information about BV02OCM, a Alfa Romeo 147 T
>> Spark Lusso (5 Door Hatchback).
>>
>> That's what I get.
>>
>> Jim
>
> I'm sure I cannot be the only one who finds it disturbing that so much
> information about a motor vehicle is readily available on the net to
> members of the public who have demonstrated no need to know any of it.
>
> OK, the DVLA will require their palms to be cross'd with silver before
> telling you the owner's name and address. But even that is too free and
> easy - only the police should be able to get those details (and ought to
> be obliged to keep it confidential unless and until there is a proven need
> to disclose it).

I seem to recall a Top Gear episode years ago that said Switzerland
publishes all cars and it's drivers in the public domain.

I disagree with you on the ownership info of vehicles. I've always said that
the tax disc on a car should also include insurance details and who the
legal owner of the car is. Remember, a car is one of the most deadly objects
in the world and the rest of us have the right to know who owns this
potential killer. The reason many drivers drive carelessly is because they
know they can't be caught mainly due to anonimity.

Jhimmy

JNugent

Jhimmy wrote:

> <Snip>

>>> Vehicle Check for BV02OCM
>>> We have further important information about BV02OCM, a Alfa Romeo 147
>>> T Spark Lusso (5 Door Hatchback).
>>> That's what I get.
>>> Jim

>> I'm sure I cannot be the only one who finds it disturbing that so much
>> information about a motor vehicle is readily available on the net to
>> members of the public who have demonstrated no need to know any of it.

>> OK, the DVLA will require their palms to be cross'd with silver before
>> telling you the owner's name and address. But even that is too free
>> and easy - only the police should be able to get those details (and
>> ought to be obliged to keep it confidential unless and until there is
>> a proven need to disclose it).

> I seem to recall a Top Gear episode years ago that said Switzerland
> publishes all cars and it's drivers in the public domain.
> I disagree with you on the ownership info of vehicles. I've always said
> that the tax disc on a car should also include insurance details

I would have no objection to that - some European countries require the
display of an insurance certificate on the windcreen (though the DVLA
and PNC have reduced the need for it here). That doesn't mean that the
owner's name and/or address are displayed though.

> and who
> the legal owner of the car is. Remember, a car is one of the most deadly
> objects in the world and the rest of us have the right to know who owns
> this potential killer.

You don't, but what good would it do you anyway? And why should you (or
anyone else) be able to ascertain the owner's address?

> The reason many drivers drive carelessly is
> because they know they can't be caught mainly due to anonimity.

Due to *what*?

Are you serious?

JNugent

Rob Morley wrote:

> JNugent <JN@NPPTG.com> wrote:

>> I'm sure I cannot be the only one who finds it disturbing that so
>> much information about a motor vehicle is readily available on the
>> net to members of the public who have demonstrated no need to know
>> any of it.

> You mean the sort of information they could get by looking at your car
> in the street?

That's if the vehicle is there on the street to be seen. If it isn't,
you can't find out anything visually.

It's the fact that an online fishing exercise can be undertaken that
seems wrong to me.

Daniel Barlow

JNugent <JN@NPPTG.com> writes:
> I'm sure I cannot be the only one who finds it disturbing that so much
> information about a motor vehicle is readily available on the net to
> members of the public who have demonstrated no need to know any of it.

Forwhy? The number plate is there to allow identification of the
vehicle by other road users: if the supporting make/model data helps
to make that identification more reliable it sounds like making it
public is a good thing. If you're going to object to that perhaps you
should object to displaying the plate as well.

I mean, if one _was_ going to call for vigilante justice on the car
that cut you up (not that I am suggesting anyone should, and I mean
that seriously), all this extra info does slightly lessen the chance
of some other car altogether getting its tyres slashed.



-dan