> "... it would lead the public to believe that a man who prefers to use a vehicle propelled by an engine to one drawn by a horse is, in the eyes of the authorities, a person who is likely to misconduct himself.<p>i think someone adeptly riding through town on a horse is a lot more likely to... stirrup trouble
Always interesting to see how different countries look at plates. Different colors front and back, different models for taxis (e.g. The Netherlands), EVs (many US states, and as per the article, the UK), and how they monetize them.<p>Not to mention whether you need one in the front or not...<p>I'm from Belgium they require front and back (same color), and which until ~10 years ago didn't allow customized plates. And then they allowed limited customization (9-abc-###), followed by full customization. Prices when they came out was 1,000 Euros (all things that make a car fun are taxes), went up to 2,000 Euros, and then they dropped it as demand stopped. They also make the owner of the car responsible for any tickets issued by the cops.<p>Compare that to living in Arizona. One plate, on the back. A gazillion options. Vanity plate? Free. Cops can only give you a ticket when they pull you over. (Except Scottsdale).
While I wouldn’t have thought of it I can see their point. The surveillance we have today is predicated on the surveillance implemented in that past and of I feel outraged today they must have felt similar or greater outrage.
It is a reminder of just how much has been normalized and how much there is left to do.
OMG, this is surveillance society, i want to be able to run over anything and not be held accountable, such restriction of my liberty and privacy is unbearable /s