Blanking out Number Plates in photos posted

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Hi Folks,

I am sure this question has been covered before and any number of various threads.

What is the deal with blanking out number plates of cars in photos posted. Some people do it others dont. Is there any merit to actually doing it (blanking out the number plate).

Personally I am not worried, I am not doing anything illegal with my car at the time of having photos done, and if you are I suppose you get what you deserve posting it up in a public forum.

And I doubt the validity of it being a security thing (to stop people identifying your car for theft at a later date) because if someone wants your car they are going to find it if you like it or not (especially when most people put their suburb in their Avatar info).

Just intrested to know if there is a valid reason for it?

Thanks
TOdd