VicRoads takes a u-turn after backlash 1 / 1 photos
UPDATE – 18 December 2020: VicRoads has returned 'WEPN' number plates back to owner Peter Hansen following public backlash. In June 2020, VicRoads warned Mr Hansen they had intended to cancel the number plates as they were deemed as being offensive, despite being fitted to his Holden Torana show car for a decade. See the original story below.
28 June 2020: State transport authorities are starting to clamp down on personalised number plates that could be interpreted as being offensive or promoting speed. A Facebook user this week claimed he was knocked back by Queensland Transport when he requested personalised number plates that suggested his car was "quick".