My point was not really the availability or not of personalised or vanity plates. My point was that in most places you can't get the plate made yourself, even vanity plates are ordered through the competent authority.

If you can order or make your own plate who is going to check if it is valid or not, let alone in compliance with the correct standard?

If everyone can make their own how many plates are fitted to a car they don't belong to. I am sure there are people out there that have more than one car or bike sporting the same plate. At least a plate issued by the authority reduces casual fraud. In NSW, with the exception of vanity plates, if you lose a plate they don't re-issue the same number but you get a new number with the current style of plate.

Peter

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