It is possible to get any plate you want with NO ID very easily. Many sites on the web advertise the production of "show plates". These are number plates that you can put on any vehicle but not for road use. However, as well as all the weird and wonderfull fonts and styles they also make "road legal" plates with standard fonts and backgrounds. Anyone can order any plate without ID - the site just stresses that they are not legal as they haven't been produced following the production of ID.
I don't want to promote this activity just make people aware that it is VERY EASY to clone number plates

Donut

Also, was the offending car the same make/colour, do the police have photos of the driver. One or all of these are likely to be different from your situation.
As mentioned above the EXIF data may not be any use.
Good luck
Donut

Thanks All

Cheers all, I may look for 6 but if not much cheaper I'll get 7.
leytono - where did you see 7 for £50?

Well, Ive finally decided to bit the bullet and get myself a copy of Photoshop Elements as I feel that I am now at a stage that I need to start editing my images rather than relying on them being good direct from the camera.

So which version do I go for?

Clearly the latest version (7?) will have the most features but is it that much better than 6,5 or even 4?

Can I save myself a few quid by getting an older version?

What are the additions for each version?
Cheers all
Donut

Thanks Shim.
I think I have sold this lens - just waiting for confirmation from purchaser.
Regards
Donut

Thought I'd better upload some photos as I've been posting etc for a while now. So here goes: -

[IMG]http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww130/Donut2000/IMGP4133c.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww130/Donut2000/IMGP4136c.jpg[/IMG]

Hope this has worked.

These were taken in Cardiff Bay one evening using just ambient light - no flash, hand held, jpeg straight from camera no editing.

Donut

For information this lens does NOT have a Ricoh pin. Also I have an interested party already.
I will let you all know if it's sold or not.

Moderators - This thread does seem to have been a little hijacked - any chance the serial number stuff could be put onto a seperate thread with an appropriate heading as it is all interesting useful info and the discussion could be continued long after the lens has gone?
Regards
Donut

Sounds totally reasonable to me

Maybe missmarple can shed some light on how important the serial number is?

Serial Number seems to be No.99067674
Regards