I.D. Plates online - is it a security risk?

[HK1837]

I've never understood the risk to an individual if they make their tag details public? What can anyone do with them anyway? What possible use would a Criminal have with them?

[Sandaro]

I've never understood the risk to an individual if they make their tag details public? What can anyone do with them anyway? What possible use would a Criminal have with them?

I think there is a real risk of car identity theft in some limited situations. If for example a scammer has a stolen/non-ligit HJ van/ute/chassis and sees on this site that Mr X has taken his HJ Sandman rego XXX 777 (same model as stolen car) off the road for a full resto, or is laying it up unregistered for a while, takes the numbers, dodgies receipt (only need 1 written on a piece of paper for unreg car) RTA recoginise it as having legit numbers previously registered.

Bingo- scammer sells stolen car, disappears. Mr X tries to rereg car in a few years time and it is discovered that RTA have identical record. Their are now 2 victims, the unfortunate buyer and Mr X, whose cars will now be subjected to RTA investigation.

Steve