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ARTICLE · 10 JUNE 2023

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VicRoads cancels DANOUT number plates for being Offensive and Inappropriate

The rise in defamation lawsuits makes most people very careful about what they say, or publish, in the public domain.

AustraliaGovernment, Public Sector

The Melbourne Man who had cheeky and harmless number plates that mention Victoria's Premier, Dan Andrews, has had to give them up in order to be able to drive. 

Peter Dunlevie received a letter from VicRoads six months ago telling him that the ‘DANOUT' number plates he'd paid and registered for his Holden Commodore were ‘offensive' and inappropriate.

The plates were cancelled around the time of the Victorian state election in November last year when Dan Andrews – to the surprise of many – went on to win a third consecutive term as head of the state.  

Number plates ‘offensive and inappropriate' 

Despite harsh rules and regulations and long pandemic lockdowns, and the inherent criticism of of these, the majority of Victorians remained confident in his leadership, and Mr Dunlevie's number plates caused no harm to the election result. 

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