Comment, @Charlesjsharp: fair enough, that's your opinion. I've been opposed in QI for blanking, blurring or pixelating number plates and advised to fake them, and now you have opposed me for faking one. I won't upload images with the genuine number plate showing - to protect privacy and so not to create the opportunity for illegal cloning - so what else could I do? DeFacto (talk). 17:55, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I suspect the problem might be in just using a picture taken of a private car. Use an image of a car in a concours or other exhibition, then there would be no privacy issues in English Law. Charles (talk) 18:12, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, @Charlesjsharp: the issue isn't a legal one, it's a moral one. I am respecting the owner's privacy, not because I am legally obliged to, but because I choose to. Additionally, I don't want to give criminals a valid number to clone - whether it's on a private car or on a concours one. Please reconsider your objection to faked plates. DeFacto (talk). 18:31, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It is misleading though, which is not a good moral thing either! People can copy your image from Commons and then no one can find out that it is a fake. I suppose it might be OK if you put a small disclaimer on the photo. But surely better just to nominate any one of the dozens of equally good 'public' photos. Should there be a VI policy on this as dozens of images have been promoted VI with visible registation plates? Charles (talk) 10:40, 21 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I too prefer a fake number than a blurred one. But I guess it'd be perfect for everyone if, instead of promoting your nickname, you'd use a simple "1234ABCD". --Mathieu MD (talk) 18:32, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
