Aidan Stanger wrote:
Paul Weaver wrote:

In Mile End tonight I watched with amazement at a what can only be
described as a genuine american-style stretched SUV.

Funny thing was, the numberplates were'nt in any script I
couldrecognise.
Not Japanese, Chinese, Latin, Cyrillic or Arabic. I assume it's
exempt
from the congestion charge in that case.

I think that just leaves Greek, Korean and Cambodian. And possibly
Nepalese, though I'm not sure about that one.

And Georgian.

Though you'll probably find it was a made up plate perhaps for a film
shoot.
No one is going to import a car like that into the country for their
own
personal use for the short period they can get away without having a UK

plate. I've seen a couple these stretched SUVs about , one was a Hummer
and the other was a Ford Excursion. Both of them utterly tasteless and
full
of chavs on their way to a nightclub.

B2003

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:48:57 +0000, Michael Hoffman wrote:

Paul Weaver wrote:

The unreadable numberplate which you helpfully snipped.

Oh, if it was the unreadable number plates that were at issue,
it's a good thing you used such a helpful subject as
"Stretched SUV."

Did you see the stretched SUV with unreadble number plates
pass any police vehicles?

Plenty of speed cameras arround, and they're just as good
--
Everything I write here is my personal opinion, and should not be taken as fact.

In article ,
Aidan Stanger wrote:
Paul Weaver wrote:

Funny thing was, the numberplates were'nt in any script I couldrecognise.
Not Japanese, Chinese, Latin, Cyrillic or Arabic. I assume it's exempt
from the congestion charge in that case.

I think that just leaves Greek, Korean and Cambodian. And possibly
Nepalese, though I'm not sure about that one.

Which of those does Hebrew script fall under, out of interest ?

Nick
--
http://www.leverton.org/ ... So express yourself

Paul Weaver wrote:

Plenty of speed cameras arround, and they're just as good

Then the SUV was presumably not pulled over for the same reason
that cars that speed past speed cameras are not pulled over.
--
Michael Hoffman

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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:48:57 +0000, Michael Hoffman wrote:

Paul Weaver wrote:

Did you see the stretched SUV with unreadble
number plates pass any police vehicles?

Plenty of speed cameras arround, and they're just as good

How exactly is a speed camera going to arrest someone for unreadable number
plates?

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Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
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That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

Nick Leverton wrote:
Aidan Stanger wrote:
Paul Weaver wrote:

Funny thing was, the numberplates were'nt in any script I couldrecognise.
Not Japanese, Chinese, Latin, Cyrillic or Arabic. I assume it's exempt
from the congestion charge in that case.

I think that just leaves Greek, Korean and Cambodian. And possibly
Nepalese, though I'm not sure about that one.

Which of those does Hebrew script fall under, out of interest ?

I think it falls under the group not used for numberplates (which
includes several Indian scripts), BICBW.

"Paul Weaver" wrote in message
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In Mile End tonight I watched with amazement at a what can only be
described as a genuine american-style stretched SUV.


For the ignorant among us (ie. me!) what is an SUV?

Vernon wrote:
"Paul Weaver" wrote in message
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In Mile End tonight I watched with amazement at a what can only be
described as a genuine american-style stretched SUV.


For the ignorant among us (ie. me!) what is an SUV?

An American term, Sports Utility Vehicle.

Vernon wrote:
"Paul Weaver" wrote in message
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In Mile End tonight I watched with amazement at a what can only be
described as a genuine american-style stretched SUV.



For the ignorant among us (ie. me!) what is an SUV?

Sports Utility Vehicle, an American term. It roughly translates into
English as 4x4.

I believe that it is has a legal definition in the USA as SUVs pay less
tax (of some sort or another) because they are used by people who have
to go off road road (farmers etc) and so are sort of 'tools of the trade'.

Just like every Range Rover here is used by the laird for traveling the
estate (the gamekeeper having a Land Rover of course).


regards

Stephen

Thanks folks

Just curiosity.