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TOO RUDE FOR THE ROAD

13 times car owners took personalised registrations too far – and the rude number plates once allowed on the road

DVLA chiefs each year have a busy job on their hands banning rude number plates ahead of the new registration plate changes.

Britain's rudest number plate which has now been banned but some plates continue to slip through the regulators' net - here are the 13 most offensive registrations spotted on UK roads.

Banned ... punters aren't allowed rude plates
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Banned ... punters aren't allowed rude plates

Read on to see which plate was the most outrageous.

1. PEN 15

Classic... Someone had to do it.
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Classic... Someone had to do it.

2. G 5POT

Rude... This car owner's gone a bit too far to try and impress the ladies
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Rude... This car owner's gone a bit too far to try and impress the ladies

3. B011 LUX

Banned... The DVLA sold Alan Clarke this number plate, before changing their minds and ordering it to be removed
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Banned... The DVLA sold Alan Clarke this number plate, before changing their minds and ordering it to be removed

4. U T02SER

Offensive... Some people don't like fast car drivers anyway, so a number plate like this certainly won't increase popularity
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Offensive... Some people don't like fast car drivers anyway, so a number plate like this certainly won't increase popularity

5. DICK0

Manly... This motorist either has an unfortunate nickname, or they lost a bet
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Manly... This motorist either has an unfortunate nickname, or they lost a bet

6. T99 WAT

Crude... The car in front is sending those behind a rather rude message
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Crude... The car in front is sending those behind a rather rude message

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7. C2 P00

Waste of cash... You wouldn't put stickers on a Ferrari, but you would put a silly number plate on one, apparently
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Waste of cash... You wouldn't put stickers on a Ferrari, but you would put a silly number plate on one, apparently

8. TE51 CLE

Balls...Boys and their toys, eh. This car attracts attention, but for all the wrong reasons
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Balls...Boys and their toys, eh. This car attracts attention, but for all the wrong reasons

9. P00 11E

Smelly... We hope the owner of this Lexus isn't easily embarrassed.
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Smelly... We hope the owner of this Lexus isn't easily embarrassed.

10. P3RV P

Error... This personalised plate needs a lot of re-thinking.
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Error... This personalised plate needs a lot of re-thinking.

11. M1LFS

Distraction... Rather than repair and clean this van, the owner decided to draw attention to the number plate instead
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Distraction... Rather than repair and clean this van, the owner decided to draw attention to the number plate instead

12. S12 LAG

Blunt... We can only assume, and hope, this offensive number plate isn't an honest reflection of its owner
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Blunt... We can only assume, and hope, this offensive number plate isn't an honest reflection of its owner

13. BL02 J0B

Crass... This Citroen owner has stuck on a GB sticker so the whole world can see this embarrassing reg
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Crass... This Citroen owner has stuck on a GB sticker so the whole world can see this embarrassing reg

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