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DVLA ban even more innocent number plates
8th August 2007
Just days after announcing that they were withdrawing certain number plates from general sale, DVLA have announced that they are banning even more plates. However, this time the connotations aren't quite so obvious.
All 'FRT' combinations have been removed from sale, presumably as they bear a passing resemblance to the word 'fart' - not one of the most offensive words known to man, one must admit.
Amongst other registrations banned by the DVLA are FKC, CUN, CNT, CUM and BNP. It's not hard to see how some of these could offend, but what if these happen to be your initials? Your chances of owning a personalised number plate are now greatly diminished.
As very few of these combinations actually spell an offensive term in their current form, many people are surprised at what they see as overkill from the politically-correct DVLA. It is also worth noting that many 'withdrawn' number plates end up being auctioned by the DVLA at a later date for a huge profit.
One baffling omission, however, were the 'AST' combinations. Try as we might, we can't find anything more offensive than B23 AST (breast - loosely) or a qualification for an Advanced Skills Teacher.
So what next for the world of number plates? Our predictions for plates to be banned next are POO, WEE, WLY and TWT.