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<\/p>\n\u201cI see they have reverted to their hysterical hyperbole again. Silly. There are much more important issues than number plates at the moment.”<\/p>\n
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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has banned pro-Brexit number plates ahead of the new \u201875\u2019 registrations. 1975 was of course the year that Britain voted to remain a member of the European Communities, before it became the European Union (EU). <\/strong><\/p>\n Therefore, the new \u201875\u2019 registration has significance to supporters of Brexit. Any combination that are likely to cause offence, embarrassment or \u2018poor taste\u2019 are now blocked by the agency.<\/p>\n Drivers caught using the likes of \u2018EU75 OUT\u2019, \u2018EU75 SHT\u2019, \u2018EU75 WAR\u2019, will face up to a \u00a31,000 fine with their car potentially failing its MOT.<\/p>\n The announcement triggered a meltdown among the pro-Brexit, right-wing press.<\/p>\n \u2018Absolute fury as DVLA bans pro-Brexit number plates,\u2019 screamed a headline in the Express, which cites several Brexiteers venting their fury.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cHow soft do the DVLA think remainers are?\u201d was one online comment quoted in the piece, followed by the reply: \u201cGiven the last 10 years of anti-Brexit\u00a0teeth gnashing and tears, very.\u201d<\/p>\n Another furious Brexiteer even claimed \u2018Remoaners\u2019 must be in charge of the DVLA.<\/p>\n The Sun went further naming the news \u2018plate-gate.\u2019<\/p>\n In reality, the DVLA bans all sorts of inappropriate number plates, such as those that include \u201cAU75 WTS\u201d and \u201cAU75 WTZ\u201d because of their apparent reference to the Auschwitz death camp.<\/p>\n In response to the right-wing media\u2019s fury over the Brexit number plate banning, \u2018Remoaners\u2019 didn\u2019t hold back.<\/p>\n \u201cI see they have reverted to their hysterical hyperbole again. Silly. There are much more important issues than number plates at the moment,\u201d was one response to the Express article.<\/p>\n \u201cUsual Express tripe..!\u201d was another.<\/p>\n
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