Australia's Most Bogan Car: Funny Message Replaces Numberplate on Sydney Honda

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【Summary】A P-plater in Sydney stuck a hand-written cardboard numberplate on their car after the front bumper fell off. The note pleaded with police not to pull them over and included the vehicle's registration number. Social media users were amused and shocked at the driver's attempt to keep driving with the homemade numberplate. The NSW Government website states that registration plates must be clear, visible, and properly fitted.

FutureCar Staff Aug 25, 2023 9:38 AM PT

Australia's Most Bogan Car: Funny Message Replaces Numberplate on Sydney Honda

A P-plater has found a creative 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, along with a note to the 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.

Visitors at Top Ryde Shopping Centre in Sydney spotted the banged-up Honda Accord Euro in the carpark, and one person posted a photo of the car with the homemade registration plate on the Humans of Eastwood Daily Facebook page.

Facebook users were shocked and amused 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 suggested following 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 one plate is larger than the other, the largest plate must be fixed to the rear of the vehicle. It is considered an offense if the number plates are not fitted properly, obscured, defaced, or otherwise not legible. The only exception to homemade registration plates are auxiliary plates, which are used for unregistered attachments to the back of a car that obstruct the rear plate. All auxiliary and registration plates must be visible from 20 meters away and from a 45-degree angle to either side, and above the car.