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I am trying to find it now (with no success yet but I will keep looking) but I seem to recall some research some years ago, I think in the UK, that showed a link between personalised number plates with script that seemed to ''encourage dangerous driving, speeding and/or drink driving'' and related driving offences and, if so, this might be the rational for this decision. Perhaps if this is the case it is also justified although perhaps the "chicken and egg" situation does arise.