On the Road Don't miss out on the headlines from On the Road. Followed categories will be added to My News. A driver has sparked debate on social media over the “tasteless” choice of number plate affixed to their luxury European car.
A photo of the Mercedes C-Class vehicle – which retails for over $150,000 brand new – was captured in Perth and shared to Reddit this week, sporting a license plate that read: “CENTRLINK”. “I very much doubt the owner of this Merc is on Centrelink,” the person who uploaded the image wrote alongside it. A driver in Western Australia has sparked debate on social media over the 'tasteless' choice of number plate affixed to their luxury European car.
Picture: Reddit Given the price associated with owning a vehicle has increasingly become a burden amid Australia’s ongoing cost-of-living crisis, responses to the Reddit post swiftly descended into a conversation over whether the number plates are harmless or blatantly offensive. “An odd choice of plate, I’m surprised it’s not banned,” one person wrote. “It clearly will frustrate those who are on Centrelink, through no fault of their own .
.. hopefully the driver will one day grow up.
” Another agreed, commenting: “I get that it’s a joke plate, but there’s something really tasteless about rich people belittling the poor. There’s a word for that kind of person, but I just c*nt put my finger on it.” “You can’t even buy a Mercedes part on Centrelink,” a third said.