Mum fined for naughty number plate just wanted to make people smile after son's death
dailystar.co.ukcar's number plate for all to see and was slapped with charges totalling nearly £350.She said the choice was inspired by her late son Ricky, a "brilliant dad" who died in 2019 after he committed suicide, WalesOnline reports. READ MORE: Twisted mum 'sold son, 7, for £4,000 and advertised him on body part sites' She said: "Through his death I have learned to live and I have learned to smile and giggle."He was just an average 21-year-old, working as a builder and doing well.
He liked being out and being with people."She added: "It's taught my family so much — to be strong, to live life, to smile and say hello to people, to spread cheer."And that's why I bought the plate.
It brought me joy every time I walked out the front door. Life is short and I'm not going to die unhappy."Toni was initially inspired to take the plunge after spotting a wedding car with a number plate featuring the word "TART".She said: "I went on the DVLA website and was messing about, typing in loads of different things."When I saw the SL*T HO one, it was one of those things I had to have."Toni says she spent £487 on the SL11 THO plates plus an £80 fee to register them.A garage charged her £20 to add an extra screw in the middle of the "11" on both plates to make them look like a "U".Toni claims she was successful in her mission to bring joy with the silly number plate, regularly getting compliments from passers-by.She said: "Everyone has been smiling and beeping at me. "My kids wave out the window.
I'll be driving along and people will go, 'I love your number plate.' One woman said her daughter can't wait to see it on the school run each day."But the cheeky plates haven't gone down well with everyone.
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