THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Gay rights campaigners today welcomed a move by the car licensing authority to withdraw offensive number plates from an auction.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) pulled the plates F4 GOT and D1 KES, which were due to be among 1,600 auctioned later this week.
The agency decided to remove the plates which bear resemblance to the derogatory terms faggot and dykes, on grounds of "the clear potential offence".
Each of the private plates had a reserve price of £900.
They were due to go under the hammer at an auction in Broadway, Worcestershire. >>> Liam Creedon, PA | Sunday, October 04, 2009
