NSW MyPlates website lets driver buy 69YOLO plate before cancelling it and ... trends now
A driver is furious after authorities cancelled his proposed number plate because they thought it was 'too controversial' despite the plate initially being available for purchase.
Video producer Thomas Scott took to TikTok to reveal he bought the number plate '69YOLO' for $437 while browsing through personalised plates on the NSW government MyPlates website.
'I bought this number plate and the government cancelled it because they thought it was too controversial which peeves me off,' he said.
'I was casually browsing what number plates you can actually get in NSW that are available and I saw "69YOLO" and I was like, "I have to have that".'
He then showed his certificate of registration from Transport NSW that proved he had purchased the plates.
Video producer Thomas Scott (pictured) had his personalised number plate '69YOLO' rejected by Transport NSW who deemed it to be 'too controversial'
But instead of receiving the plates, he was instead sent a letter that explained his plates were rejected because they were 'deemed to give rise to controversy or public disagreement' and 'not appropriate to be displayed on a vehicle in NSW'.
The TikTok user was issued a refund for the money.
'So I went back to the website and the number plate is now unavailable,' Mr Scott said.
'So my question for TikTok is what about this number plate is so controversial that it can't be on the road?'
One viewer wrote in the comment section: 'If you lodged a formal complaint they would have to give you a statement of reasons explaining how they arrived at this decision.'
'All I can think about is the long standing joke of the number 69,' another user said.
One viewer who claimed to have previously worked for MyPlates said: 'Anything with 69 on it would be vetted.'
A Transport NSW spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia that the personalised number plate search online is only used to 'confirm whether or not a proposed combination of letters and numbers has already been used'.
'Once an application is received, it is assessed on its individual merits,' the spokesperson said.
'Any content that has previously been identified as offensive is blocked at this stage.
'69YOLO was judged to be offensive to community standards and rejected on this basis.'
Mr Scott was issued a refund and sent a letter that explained why his plates were
