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Justin Bieber Plate is a Hit for Number One Fan

01 June 2010

Pop star Justin Bieber has a most unlikely fan in 34-year-old Australian forklift truck driver, Mick Follers.

The burly Aussie is far from ashamed to admit to being mad about the latest teenage sensation and has the number plate 'BIEBER' on his car to prove it.

"I think Justin's got bags of talent," says Mick."Why shouldn't I like his music? OK I'm not female and 16 but so what? "I'm the number-one Bieber fan in Australia and proud if it."

"I also like Roy Orbison, Elvis, Billy Joel and The Beatles," he adds. "Justin's not all I listen to.

The homage to his idol cost him AUD$400. "I was thinking about getting a personalised plate for my car, so I was online looking for what was available and I was amazed to see 'Bieber' come up.

"I thought some teenage girl here in Australia would have snapped that up a long time ago. "It struck me that it has to be a great collector's item, so I ordered it straight away."

He has only just fitted the plates to his white Holden Cruze, so it's a bit early to gauge the reaction.

"I'm sure I'll get a few stares but I don't mind," says Mick, "If I stand out in the crowd then so be it.

"Normal registration plates are boring."