blanking out vehicle registrations

[seal!]

why do they do this in TV shows?

[Sequin]

To stop the cars being "cloned" - many cars in london are being driven with numberplates copied from other cars of the same make and model to avoid paying congestion charge fees and parking fines - these will all go to the registered owner of the car whose plate has been copied

[IndieSinger]

And to protect the privacy of the owners, of course.

[netibiza]

yes, all those naughtly people who shouldn't be where thy are and the other half might recognise the no. plate.

[RogK]

...and there are a great many people around who need psychiatric care and who might do harm to the actors/owners of the cars if they should track them down.

[rinkytink]

 

So why not just clone from a car on the street ?