
The dating industry is really imaginative these days, with ever more interesting ideas about how to give singles new ways to get in touch with other singles. I came across this service which really struck me as unusual. It's called Motor Flirt, and it's all about connecting singles on the go … literally. The idea is to be able to get in touch with someone you've spotted in a car or on a motorbike. You simply take the registration number from the plate and SMS it to the service along with your message (like "Hey, saw you on Sunset Blvd just now, looking fine. Drink?"), which looks for the number (and the person tied to it) and relays your message to them. Naturally, the driver's privacy (and yours) is secured since communication happens through the service, rather than directly through the mobile phone operator (mobile number).
In order for all this to work, both you and the recipient have to be members, so basically if you've sent someone a message through the service to their registration number, they won't get the message until they are a registered member of the service. This narrows down your possibilities of actually getting your message to them, since you won't know whether their plate number is in the service database. The alternative would be that the service has direct access to the automotive department database, which is not going to happen. Nevertheless, the service is available in the UK, and seems to be catching on, so there's great chance that someone you're interested in that has just driven by is actually a member of this service. Registration is free.
The registration number messaging is available for UK only at this time, although members from around the world are welcome (no messaging using reg numbers, but other web based messaging alternative will work). If you're in the UK, give this a try, it sounds like a lot of fun. Meanwhile, the service may extend to cover other countries as well.
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