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Whoopsadiddle

EK69PZR - MOT shows a white Mercedes Vito


raguff

Can’t edit original post so adding a reply here that hopefully will be seen: Thanks to all (most 🙄) for your help! Kudos to u/whoopsadiddle here for picking out the most likely candidate. Police were involved straight away and have all the info, home insurance contacted, so now just wading through the process with them; surveyor/CE, builders etc Best guess on what happened is driver got out without handbrake on and van rolled down the hill, up the kerb and into corner of house 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️


Uncomfortable_Newt_

>Best guess on what happened is driver got out without handbrake on and van rolled down the hill, up the kerb and into corner of house 🤷‍♂️ Most likely the case, these Mercedes usually have a foot parking brake system and from experience with a lot of use they can run loose and not actually stop the van from rolling backwards.


Clear-Alternative-57

As a Vito owner, they suck and I always leave it in gear.


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savef

I'm my opinion, it's not that the camera is adding pixels, it's that the rolling shutter effect of the camera on a moving van means we do see some black in the "wrong" location.


BrotoriousNIG

It’s more likely to be compression artefacting than rolling shutter.


SweatyMammal

Last number can definitely be a 9. Look what the camera did to the first E and the last R. Spots of white and smeary blacks in the middle of the legible letters.


Dapper_Motor4461

Spots of white haha you mean the screw caps holding the number plate on the van?? Haha


Animal__Mother_

Good work.


itsmoron

Ding ding ding we have a winner


Mistabushi_HLL

I’ve tried that but I think this is citan? Maybe it is vito after all


BBCTerry

This is a vito


Whoopsadiddle

It’s definitely a Vito. The Citan is the smaller one based on a Renault Kangoo.


Mistabushi_HLL

Looks smaller from this angle, we had citan at work and it looked exactly like this one, but yeah Vito seem to match reg plate


Animal__Mother_

100% a Vito


Dapper_Motor4461

Why do people even bother? Haha in what fucking universe does that say EK69? blatantly EX53PZR but it's running a false plate.... investigation over haha


raguff

I should add, Amazon delivery driver - so if anyone has any other thoughts for tracking it down that’d be great! The van crashed into a house (not delivering to that house) and drove away


I_ALWAYS_UPVOTE_CATS

If you know the date and time, Amazon will more than likely be able to find out. They might, however, refuse to tell you and insist on waiting for a request from the police. If you can get the details of the person whose delivery it was, Amazon will *definitely* be able to find out.


raguff

Yeah, Amazon not playing ball with the recipient as it’s not an issue for that person specifically 🙄


FatBloke4

Trying posting this on Twitter (with the photo), tagging AmazonUK's Twitter account and mention their unhelpful attitude. I have found this sort of approach usually elicits a useful response from large companies.


RelativeMatter3

Just tell your house insurer it was Amazon with all the other details you have. Your insurer will contact Amazon who will need to prove they are not responsible.


I_ALWAYS_UPVOTE_CATS

If you report the driver to the police for fleeing the scene of an accident (and potentially careless driving depending on the footage), Amazon will have to tell *them* who it is. The challenge might be getting the police to do anything. The person who suggested going through your home insurance might be on to something. Amazon's 'self-employed' ~~scam~~ arrangement exists precisely so they can fob off liability for incidents like this.


Pixelnaut

Then can the recipient not just it's actually a problem for them?


SimonTS

If you know for a fact that's it's an Amazon delivery driver then you could always contact them as all their drivers are GPS tracked.


Zealousideal-Cut1384

Not the private self employed ones


Frap_Gadz

The Amazon Flex drivers won't have monitoring built into their vehicle but the Amazon Flex app they use needs GPS to function. It won't be as detailed as the in-built vehicle tracking in the Amazon vans but it will be tracking data. Even Amazon customers have the ability to see roughly where their delivery is once it gets close enough to their slot. I would bet with confidence that Amazon is recording all this somewhere, if not for driver performance or safety related metrics then at least for internal review purposes. Example, if a driver reports a failed delivery to support then Amazon will verify their location. Although I would not be confident they would divulge this information unless legally compelled to do so.


portinuk

Amazon are recording and you are right: they won’t share the information. Also, if OP has no proof that this can was indeed involved in an accident, they will likely do nothing about it. Now, if OP has footage of the van causing the damage, they will likely forward your complaint to the contractor. Extra points for OP if the van had the Amazon logo.


sarcytwat

Its EK69 PZR another commented got it i just checked the reg its correct!!


BlastMyAssholePleasr

Try a few with EK at the start then either 53/63, pretty sure pzr is correct.


sarcytwat

EK69PZR Another commenter just put that and said they got it first time so he thinks its right! Just thought id draw your attention to it


nodnodwinkwink

Uh oh, what was the damage to the house?


greenmx5vanjie

How on earth..?


Whoopsadiddle

EDIT: Thought I would try this and got it first time, EK69PZR My thoughts: - 63 plate is too old for that shape Vito. Let alone 53. I would try every combination of 68 and 69 plate as they are the closest and fit. - Is it inside ULEZ? I have been seeing a LOT of vans recently with bits of electrical tape joining up their numbers and letters to change what they read. Might mean it isn’t too far off. - If it is an Amazon contractor, they absolutely will have tracking in the van. But as referenced already, you might not get anywhere without a police request unfortunately. Hope you get it resolved.


raguff

Good work!! Thank you, that’s a great find 👏👏


mytragicsuicide

That number plate matches the government website for that motor


sarcytwat

Has OP seen this? Have you got it right? Well done!!


Whoopsadiddle

I just DM’d them in case it gets lost in the noise. It’s quite nice for the useless information rattling around inside my head to come in handy for once!


sarcytwat

Well done brother i messaged too but made sure to say it wasn’t me thats the clever cookie! Nice work mate


BadgerMyBadger_

Omg I cracked it only to refresh the post and find you got it 12 minutes before me! Good work


SourdoughBoomer

Yes this, on top of the fact that these just throw up completely different car brands and colours anyway as the first two letters are EK and last three are PZR.


DepressedLondoner

FYI, you can put on 53/03 plates on a 2023 car, but not 73/23 on a 2003 car


DepressedLondoner

FYI, you can put on 53/03 plates on a 2023 car, but not 73/23 on a 2003 car


joombar

People are faking their number plates? That’s really not good. I know criminality is something that has always been with us, but if working on fake plates is becoming more common, that’s really worrying.


0xSnib

Fake/Cloned plates happen all the time


TemporaryAddicti0n

especially if they literally never get caught if they do it smart enough


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joombar

Seems like being on here is really winding you up a lot. Hope you’re alright. Remember you don’t need to do social media and can take a break if you want. It’ll still be here when you get back.


Mistabushi_HLL

This ain’t vito but a Citan


bigstinlybutthole

False plates most likely


onthebeech

Tampered with plates are way common too - a bit white or black tape can change a couple of letters quickly and it’s easier to explain as an honest mistake than getting caught with false plates.


dt2703

How can putting tape on your number plate to conceal its real value ever be classed as an 'honest mistake'?


Mr_Widget

Seen and heard people claim they had no idea there was tape or they think it's kids playing a prank. Intent can't really be proven so it gets dropped.


Charming_Cold_2599

There’s a site I used (partialnumberplate.co.uk) to check for combinations on EX53 PZ? None of the 26 possibilities match a Merc it seems


Tractorface123

The van looks more like a 2013 than 03 but EX63 ?Z? Comes up with nothing for a white merc, wonder if it’s a false plate?


raguff

Thanks, might have a play with differing combinations - swapping the P for an F gets a Land Rover, the X for a Y a mondeo… Is it a thing for Amazon contractors/ drivers to use fake plates?! I’d have thought it’s more risk for them than less…


superbooper94

There is next to no risk, the police dont police anything any more


Scrumpyguzzler

I reported a black Mercedes that jumped the lights nearly causing an accident. Police came back to me and said its cloned plates oh well nothing we can do.


Dramatic-Wolf7091

Well if it’s on cloned plates, there isn’t anything they can do? The registered keeper isn’t the person in that vehicle. If they know it’s cloned plates, they will already have an ANPR marker for it to be stopped (usually the actual innocent registered keeper gets stopped more often). They won’t invest time and money into tracking down someone who jumped a red light and *nearly* caused an accident.


uninsuredpidgeon

No matches on E?68PZ? Either


EdmundTheInsulter

There is no hope with this, no point putting random letters in to track down a list of possibles for a van hitting a house, sorry.


uninsuredpidgeon

I don't know why you have made this comment. You have clearly scrolled past the top comment (which was made after I made my comment) identifying the possibly correct registration. You also appear to not understand how partial numberplate.co.uk works either.


therange

> partialnumberplate.co.uk Bookmarking that, thanks very much for that little nugget of knowledge! Never know when it might be needed.


plummet555

Hi - I'm the owner of that site. Really pleased to see that people are finding it useful - it exists mainly because of the great feedback I got from this sub when I made the first rough version of it a few years ago.


vishwasrathi

R


Charming_Cold_2599

PZR is registered to an MG as OP mentioned. I was just explaining that even other possibilities don’t match and the plate is possibly cloned.


vishwasrathi

Fair point


Lo2W96_2

coud be EK/EX 53/63 FZR/FZB/PZR/PZB Ive had to look up a plate on my home camera before and motion blur really makes it hard to make up the letters correctly


MaxPowerWTF

I used EX53PZR and came back with a 2003 MG.No tax or MOT. Could be stolen plates. Or I read the number wrong.


Dapper_Motor4461

No your completely correct it does say EX53PZR with a white screw cap partially obscuring the R, either stolen or cloned plates.... whats more bizarre than why those idiots used those plates knowing the MG is off the road instead of another white vito?? Is why these people on here are trying their hardest to make that plate say anything other than EX53PZR??? I think some of these people see Jesus in every capacino or knot of wood they look at... every cloud in the sky... in the bubbles when they do the washing up haha there he is, sweet baby Jesus 🤣🤣


GypsumF18

If they're driven off from the collision it is worth reporting to the police. They will have a better chance of searching for a partial reg on PNC. Chances are they are fake plates, but even then, police might have previous reports using these fake plates, and can add a marker to ANPR to pull it over in future. And aside from all that, they can make direct enquiries to Amazon to try and find out who was on that route.


raguff

Yeah thanks, police have got the details, not sure they’re treating as false plates yet but presumably will once investigated


GypsumF18

Things like that will get checked right away as soon as it's raised. They won't be sending Sherlock Holmes out with his magnifying glass, but once it's on the system there is a chance of it being linked to further info, or being spotted out and about. A white van on false plates is likely linked to much worse crimes than a drive off RTC.


johnmed2017

If* investigated.


Awayze

EK69 PZR. Had to play around with the K and 6 to get it.


MeenaBeti

Nice one


Dapper_Motor4461

Yeah and your just wasting your time and theirs, it's blatantly EX53PZR with a white screw cap partially obscuring the R, cloned or more likely stolen plates off an old MG by the looks of it.... do you see Jesus in your bath water too haha 😄


Awayze

And you need to get some brain cells. LOL clone an old MG for a Vito, gtfo


PralineElectrical907

EX63PZR..


YMBF80

Details not found according to Gov Tax and MOT check website.


Destroyer4587

Maybe EK53PZR Edit: nope that belongs to a Renault


AttitudeEconomy1972

that comes up with a blue Renault


The-Holy-Sheep-14

More likely to be 63 than 53 because I don’t think they sold a van with that facelift in 2003


theroch_

[EK69PZR](https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/results?registration=Ek69pzr&checkRecalls=true) Comes back as a white vito


FartedinBrandysmouth

Good eye


GuaranteeCareless

Do people go for false plates for a non matching vehicle? Doesn’t make sense to do it unless ANPR gives a silver Mercedes van.


Any-Elk-3822

The plate is for a mg


Dapper_Motor4461

Yep plates taken off the actual MG, why they would use those instead of cloning a white Vito who knows? As it would flag up every ANPR on a police car for no mot or tax and probably no insurance.. MGs probably sat somewhere and they thought it was good, pletes were probably stolen that morning haha


Life_Perception8666

It is EX53 PZR


Dapper_Motor4461

100,000%


Successful_Bit4830

Ex53pzr


Investigator-Prize

I think the E at the start is throwing you. FX53 PZE is a silver Merc but a C class. Another candidate for a false plate…


PebbleShells3751

EK63?


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raguff

You don’t need a week - think someone spotted it earlier 😂


mls-cheung

Happy(?) for you that you finally have a candidate. Was tagging to learn how to deal with these sorts. Kudos anyway!


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ilostmywuzzle

Time and date and location of the incident and call amazon directly they have tracking software that will tell you exactly who was driving this van


JayMawds

EX63PZF


BigSmokesCheese

Its on stolen plates. It's definitely a 2016 model not an 04 Edit: I looked at a few possibility of plates alot of them didnt turn up anything. Definitely something dodgy going on


Fresh_Formal5203

Appears to have no plate makers details either. So almost certanly and intentionally false.


Zealousideal-Cut1384

EX69 PZF, PZR, PZE are a batch of vitos, all white. Problem is even if we get close, getting the right one is impossible due to the batch registering of the same type of vehicles and often same colour. You need to post the video or there's no chance.


raguff

No go on ex69pzr unfortunately


greenmx5vanjie

EX63PZA? It's just the last character which is distorted


BadgerMyBadger_

EK69PZM/R/S/T/U/V/Y are all white Mercedes Vito


WhatsTheStoryMG_1995

EX63/EX53 PZR


Mistabushi_HLL

OK I’m hooked on this haha. Can you give us a bit moe info, what are the most common plates i your area? If you zoom out on phone the first bit doesn’t look like EX, more like P and the last P from ‘PZR’ could actually be F’. Checked a lot of options in databases and found few Merc with EX/EY/EK 59/63/68 but nothing Citan related.


RB-3175

I got EX56 PZR


Flynnygrinny123

EX53 PZR


Robocops_Jet_Pack

Order another parcel and wait for him to show up.


VRod_lonewolf

Problem you have is the plate may not relate to the van at all, it could be a plate from a totally different vehicle that has had black tape added to disguise it further.


postmanpete1

My eyes are so fucked hah I read ex53 pzr. I'm a postie for RM delivering parcels I struggle to see house numbers from the end of the drive(I also wear very strong prescription glasses +7.5 in each eye).


rovagamer34

I think it’s EX68PZF


GronakHD

Looks like EX53 PZR to me or EK53 PZR


My-erzas-Yoshie

Ey


Reasonable-Key9235

EX53PZR


petedude1

Ek63pzr


EdmundTheInsulter

I'd be surprised if police take action in strength of that, if they killed someone they would. But not for a hit and run


MacaronMany1747

Ex63 PZR


nathanhunter155

EX53PZR


Possible-Ad-2682

I would get the post office involved. Good chance of the MG owner going down for this..


raguff

🤣


No_Marzipan_5492

EX63 PZR


Bumholesuperglue

R u blind


raguff

Who said that?


Bumholesuperglue

😄


WarKidArez

Ek53 pzr


SniffMyBotHole

Ex53pzr?


Coffee_Queen91

I’ve read EX53 PZR


upyourstories

Look at the model, it's certainly not 53 reg. Probs 69.


Imaginary_Ad_5978

EX53PZ7


hlvd

Enhance


Icy_Advertising8350

Ex56pzr


Icy_Advertising8350

53


happyreddituserffs

EK69 PZR. It’s on the dvla data base


FellrunDan

Ex53 pzr


FellrunDan

Or ex56 pzr


mckle000ner

"Computer - enhance" 😂


Direct-Giraffe-1890

If you're having no luck you can request the insurance details assuming the reg is correct.More than likely a 3rd party vehicle hire foe someone working "self employed" for amazon  https://www.askmid.com/askmidenquiry.aspx


DJNerry

My guess is EX63 PZR.


anonandonitgoesagain

Big group o'snitches over here, just a whole lotta snitching going on


Jellysmish

Looks like ex53 pzr on first glance


Leza2035

Ex53 pzr


mrfnlm

EX63PZR


joers_wiggle

EX53 PZR if you squint your eyes. It becomes clear for some reason (oh but zoom in obvs)


Good_Bus8292

Ex53 PZR Or EX63 PZR it could be a stolen plate or a private plate I.e PZR could be the name of a company that is to do with Plumbing


Jumpy-Technology-289

Amazon driver!!


Perfect-Blueberry-48

EX53 PZR IT LOOKS LIKE


Jambie_fur

EK53 PZR


Bigjonuk

Try 63 or 58, the Vito is too new to be a 53


SnooPredictions293

EX53PZR


13DP____

Run through DVLA website? EK63PZR, EK68PZR & EK69PZR


Friendly-Permit5994

EX53PZR it's not that hard to read


Turbulent-Gap-9916

Ex63pzr


Bigluce

EX53 XYE That's what it looks like to me.


Abaddon_of-the_void

Ek53pzr


Evolutionary_mistake

EX and PZ are certain  Might be 53 could be 63 Last letter could be R or P or A Best guess is EX53 PZR


Evolutionary_mistake

It's not a grey MG Or a silver rover Or a Blue rover Your man's on fake plates. I call shenanigans!


raguff

Yeah, can’t see it ending up anywhere other than this unfortunately. Can’t see Amazon being much help identifying the driver either


Evolutionary_mistake

If it's an Amazon delivery, it'll be round again, you might be able to get a better image, you can still report to Plod, and add that it's on false plates. Tell them you saw the driver with a knife. Or a gun. Or in drag.


raguff

🤣 that’ll get their attention! Yeah, Amazon are playing the gdpr card at the moment, hopefully either the police involvement or home insurance looking to recover funds will loosen things up


BlastMyAssholePleasr

You don't think EX could be EK?


Evolutionary_mistake

Well, it's not a blue Renault either.


BlastMyAssholePleasr

Don't know how to look it up sorry, just tryna help 😅


Evolutionary_mistake

MOT check on gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status


PimanSensei

I think it’s EX63PZ? That style Mercedes van is too new for 2003/4 and it isn’t a private plate


CliffyGiro

How would you know if it’s a private plate?


ComradeLitshenko

It won't be 53 on that particular model as it's too new but EX63 PZR doesn't come back with anything either.


CliffyGiro

Could be 53 if it’s a transfer/private plate.


ComradeLitshenko

I did think that but decided that as it looked like such a meaningless plate (on a van used for Amazon deliveries, no less), the chances were unlikely but you are right.


CliffyGiro

Aye it’s impossible to know what people are trying to spell with their private plate sometimes. Also some ex-fleet will all have similar plates with XX## PZR or PXR or whatever it might be.


Niassuh_

EX63 PZF? Looks like that to me


Dapper_Motor4461

Should have gone to spec savers then haha as long as you don't drive were all safe haha


Mistabushi_HLL

Compression artifacts are a real bastards. None of the letters make any sense. I know for sure that sometimes what appears to be H or A, can in fact be R. Tried with EY63 but the dash line is intriguing (after first two characters XX)


raguff

Yeah it feels obvious but then a second look adds doubt… and could just be searching for a plate that doesn’t exist/is cloned from an unrelated vehicle! Have plugged numerous variations in and can’t find any merc vans…


sarcytwat

Its EK69 PZR!


Worzel666

This is what I was thinking - I think it looks more like a 2018 van than a 2013


Mistabushi_HLL

If it’s a private reg then you can have pre dating plates IE 53 on 62 car. Noticed a lot of transfers on some of the plates I’m checking(out of curiosity haha) there was a range rover someone posted on IG and upon checking it was on a Lotus while it didn’t look private just a standard format of XXXX XXX. But then why private reg on a van?


_Good_bad_and_Ugly_

EX63 PZR


Secret_Agent_666

Definitely false plates. Best to report it to the police


WhiskeyVendetta

EX63 PZR, could it not be a fake plate?


Downtown-Grab-767

Could start EX63 looking at the age of the van


Worth_Comfortable_99

ER/K 53/63 PZR/B/A Any combination of these


PrincipleNo8733

I don't think it start EX , maybe EK


dominantwithmanners

i would have said it could be ek53


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Henry_Oof

83 is only possible in the 2nd half of the year 2033.


BudgetCola

Can get a couple VW transporters in silver with some variation, could you upload a video clip, might help?


CliffyGiro

It’s a Mercedes.


Available_Owl_7186

My eyes are terrible and that's clear as day. Book yourself an eye test fgs. there is no doubt...