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It shouldn’t come as a surprise to see customized number plates in Pakistan or elsewhere. Such plates have been quite a rage not only in Pakistan but abroad as well and people should be allowed to express their preference or affinity with a with a certain group, party or cause.
Of course if the owner is trying to impress somebody with his/her name or affiliation through a customized number it is quite alright – as long as he/she retains the legally registered number plate visibly displayed either on the front bumper or at the back according to the transport laws of that particular city, province or state.
On the other hand, if a person wants to show some authority, hold a swagger or browbeat somebody since he/she is a bearer of such number plate, IT MUST NOT BE ALLOWED AT ANY COST and traffic authorities should levy a fine, give a warning and even confiscate the vehicle.
the ‘writ of the government’ being challenged in Karachi!!!
@ Aamer: There is an approved, uniform version of number plates and most cars in Karachi have those standard ones.
The problem is with these idiotic, illiterate, feudal-minded PPP leaders and jiyalas. They think that now that they are in power, this country’s is their father’s (or their father-in-laws in case of our ‘esteemed’ President). DEATH to PPP.
small people need big plates
I always wonder why is there no standard way of having car plates? everyone has there own color, size, font, etc.
I guess it’s jut part of a bigger issues.