Australia's most bogan car: Funny message replaces numberplate on Honda in Sydney

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【Summary】A P-plater in Sydney stuck a hand-written cardboard numberplate on their Honda after the front bumper fell off. The note asks police not to pull them over as they are on their way to the mechanic. Facebook users were shocked by the attempt to keep driving with a homemade numberplate. The NSW Government website states that numberplates must be clear and legible.

FutureCar Staff Aug 23, 2023 9:17 AM PT

Australia's most bogan car: Funny message replaces numberplate on Honda in Sydney

A P-plater has found a unique solution to continue driving after the front bumper of their car fell off. They attached a hand-written cardboard numberplate to the front of the vehicle with a note to police. The cardboard sign reads, 'Bumper fell off, getting to mechanic. Please don't pull me over,' followed by a smiley face and a love heart. The vehicle's registration number and the letters NSW are also written underneath the sign.

Visitors at Top Ryde Shopping Centre in Sydney spotted the banged-up Honda Accord Euro in the carpark, and one person shared the bizarre image on the Humans of Eastwood Daily Facebook page. The homemade registration plate on the Honda Accord claims that the car's front bumper had fallen off and that the driver was in the process of taking it to a mechanic.

Facebook users were shocked by the driver's attempt to keep driving with the homemade numberplate. One user joked, "(The driver) can afford a custom number plate, (but) can't take the car to a mechanic ASAP." Another user commented that they should follow the driver's lead and "restyle my own plate."

According to the NSW Government website, registration plates must be "clear, clean, untinted, and flat over the entire surface." If a vehicle has two plates, the larger one must be fixed to the rear. The website also states that it is an offense for drivers and registered operators if their number plates are not fitted properly, obscured, defaced, or otherwise illegible.

The only exception to using homemade registration plates are auxiliary plates, which are used for unregistered attachments to the back of a car that obstruct the rear plate. Both auxiliary and registration plates must be visible from 20 meters away and from a 45-degree angle to either side and above the car.