A Canadian man has had his personalised number plate withdrawn by authorities for one simple reason: his name.
Yep, Lorne Grabher received a letter form the Registrar of Motor Vehicles at the end of 2016 saying that his plate could be "misinterpreted as a socially unacceptable slogan".
In all fairness, it does look bad.
In a Facebook post written earlier this week, Grabher wrote: "The name on the plate was my last name 'Grabher' and has been in the family for over 25 years.
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"This plate changed hands within the family three times with no issue but because one complaint was lodged Ms. Director of Road Safety used her authority to cancel my plate.
"Where does it state that my last name is considered a 'slogan' in the Motor Vehicle Act?"
Grabher claims an employee of Registrar of Motor Vehicles told him: "You are in Nova Scotia now, you go by our rules."
CBC News contacted the local Department of Transportation, who said: "A complaint was received outlining how some individuals interpret [the name] as misogynistic and promoting violence against women.
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"With no way to denote that it is a family name on the plate, the department determined it was in the public's best interest to remove it from circulation."
Grabher told CBC News: "I've never once had anybody come up to me and say they were offended. They would look at it and say, 'Am I reading this right?' And I would go, 'Yes.'
"And they would go, 'Is this your last name?' And I would go, 'Yes.' And they would always just give a little chuckle."
It gave us a chuckle, we must admit.
Featured Image Credit: Tracey Grabher/Facebook
