Getting lasered :(

[squeaker]

Not me, but this guy in Belgium (IIRC). I really despair about the human race at times

[[XAP]Bob]

Looks like he has registration plates to take to the police, as well as some vocal exchange.

[squeaker]

And this legislation can't come fast enough!

[squeaker]

Looks like he has registration plates to take to the police, as well as some vocal exchange.

The original BROL post says

Then I went to the police and gave them the video. They got the license plate number out of it, but it seems to be fake. The car is extremely common, so they told me not to hold my breath. In short, that's a dead end.

[[XAP]Bob]

Fake - but that's where ANPR should be a valuable tool.

[[XAP]Bob]

And this legislation can't come fast enough!

Why limit to vehicle operators. Deliberately shining a laser into anyone's eyes is bad enough...

[Bonefishblues]

Am I missing something, but is someone in a car shining a laser on someone's back as they drive behind them in the video?

[[XAP]Bob]

Wing mirror

[Bonefishblues]

Ah I see, thanks

[Cunobelin]

And this legislation can't come fast enough!

Why limit to vehicle operators. Deliberately shining a laser into anyone's eyes is bad enough...

Given the wide knowledge of teh damage that lasers can cause and the warnings that are packaged with each one, this should simply be considered an assault with a weapon

The perpetrator should simply be dealt with in a way that recognises the debilitation and life changing consequences of damage to the eyes

[[XAP]Bob]

And this legislation can't come fast enough!

Why limit to vehicle operators. Deliberately shining a laser into anyone's eyes is bad enough...

Given the wide knowledge of teh damage that lasers can cause and the warnings that are packaged with each one, this should simply be considered an assault with a weapon

The perpetrator should simply be dealt with in a way that recognises the debilitation and life changing consequences of damage to the eyes

Yep - I'll run with that.

[Richard D]

Fake - but that's where ANPR should be a valuable tool.

How does ANPR he, when the Police are too busy to check it, let alone try to use it to find the car?

I was hit by the passenger in a car with private plates. Taxed, insured and very obviously driven by someone who likes everyone to now what their name is, but the Police could not trace them - the s172 notice was returned "addressee Unknown", and that's as much investigation as the police want to do these days.

[[XAP]Bob]

I said should. Pop the plate in the database and see where it pops up - quite possibly whilst on patrol somewhere...

[atlas_shrugged]

The Chelsea tractor needs to be instantly crushed and the driver banned from driving for life.

Is a fake number plate in Belgium cities fairly unique or is it quite common?

[Bonefishblues]

The Chelsea tractor needs to be instantly crushed and the driver banned from driving for life.

Is a fake number plate in Belgium cities fairly unique or is it quite common?

I don't think in any language a Vauxhall Corsa qualifies as such, does it? (Or is it a Clio, or some other nondescript Eurobox hatchhback...)