Why do people put these stickers on their car?

[feelingmehtoday]

I was just following a car that had two stickers on the back - one saying "kiss my arse" and a Betty Boop cartoon with her bum exposed, and the other saying "you've just been overtaken by a girl". (See attached pics if interested).

Is it just me, or is this incredibly tacky? I mean, the "baby on board" stuff doesn't bother me. But why oh why does anyone need to announce that they are female for the benefit of the car they have overtaken? Doesn't this just perpetuate silly gender stereotypes about women drivers? And why tell a random stranger behind you to "kiss your arse"? Is that really necessary?

Do you have such slogans on your car? If so, please could you explain why, so that I can put this issue to bed and move on with my day.

(I've been disproportionately irritated by this today - can you tell...?)

I dislike the my family stickers with the whole family including pets they really grate on me for some reason but I did laugh when I saw one on a car that had a stick figure holding a chain saw that said “your family” with all the stick figures heads chopped off

You should SEE the ones in the US! Some of them would break laws in some countries. And most are horrid. My friend did have one that tickled me because it was so appropriate, it said, "Raised by Wolves." The only one I ever put on my own car said, "My private opinions are not for public consumption."

@ShinyHappyPeopleHoldingHaands

Mine has "Zombie Apocalypse Response Vehicle" on the bumper and it pleases me immensely 😊

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I remember a policeman telling me it's not a good idea to have a personal plate (e.g. Sue 123) advertising it's driven by a woman. If you park in a dodgy area at night, say, it could attract the wrong sort of loiterer.

I’ve never seem those or similar.
Yes they are awful.
I quite like the car eyelashes though, and the red noses, in fact any personification of a car makes me smile. I don’t have any adornments but my car does have a name (Thelma) is that cringey too?

@atlastifoundit

I once saw a Rolls Royce with a sticker in the back window which read: "My other car is a Porsche".

Now THAT is funny 😆

One near me has 'im speeding because I need a poo' not gonna lie - hate it every time I see it.

@Toomuchtrouble4me

I’ve never seem those or similar. Yes they are awful. I quite like the car eyelashes though, and the red noses, in fact any personification of a car makes me smile. I don’t have any adornments but my car does have a name (Thelma) is that cringey too?

Not at all, my car is called Alfie 😂

Hate these!
There is a dad up my DC's school who has a sticker on the back saying:
"Gas - Grass or Arse! Nobody rides for free."
This is the car he drives his daughter around in. Makes me sick! Every time I see him I think; what a dick! I hope his daughter has better taste in men.

@MummyMayo1988

Hate these! There is a dad up my DC's school who has a sticker on the back saying: "Gas - Grass or Arse! Nobody rides for free." This is the car he drives his daughter around in. Makes me sick! Every time I see him I think; what a dick! I hope his daughter has better taste in men.

I can't even work out with this means 🤔 sounds hideous though...

Yuck

I saw one recently that said... 'If I wanted a dick up my arse, I'd ask my husband'

I can't even work out with this means 🤔 sounds hideous though...

Read it all with short or American vowels and it will rhyme. And it's basically saying that if you want to ride in the car, you will need to pay with drugs or sex.

I suppose it's one way of announcing to the world that you're unfunny and boring and never have sex, but it's a bit cryptic. Far easier to say that you're a Robin Thicke fan.

I have one that says the closer you get the slower I go.

I hate tail haters or idiots that can't drive

Stickers aren't really my thing, but I did see a car once that I just thought, "ach, it probably makes her (the owner) very happy". It was a, IIRC, purple car absolutely bedecked in Witchy type stickers. "My other ride is a broom" type stuff. Good on her.

‘One life, live it’ - usually on a rugged Landrover that never leaves Sainsburys.

The car headlight eyelashes 🙈🙈🙈

@feelingmehtoday

I like the idea of the sticker police, though... I might go around peeling them off. Big fines for the most tacky.

Love this!!

Of course IRL people are entitled to express themselves in whichever legal way they choose. But it’s so nice to have a lighthearted thread to let off steam about life’s small annoyances.

“Baby on board” stickers give me the rage. I always want to write, “Well, drive carefully then!” underneath them. @feelingmehtoday - top tip for when you are the Sticker Police Commissioner

Baby on board might well alert first responders that there is the possibility of a baby being thrown from the vehicle or incapable of unbuckling themselves but the real reason is as we all remember the first time we drove with a baby. We go slower and appreciate people not tailgating. Thats the real reason.

@zingally

That's pretty gross.

The baby on board ones are pretty pointless as well... I mean, I WAS going to ram your car from behind, but now I've seen that sign, I... won't?

Exactly. Presumably any car would contain at least one human!

I saw one on the back of a commercial blind/awning fitting van yesterday saying “a blind man drives this vehicle” haaaaa

Otherwise, major eye rolling goes on every time I see tacky stickers on cars.

There's a house on my street owned by a couple I secretly call the Von Trapp Family Losers because the outside of their house is covered in twee signs like "live, laugh, love", "life is leaning to dance in the rain" etc etc.

Their car also is full of stickers including "powered by fairy dust" so the two go hand in hand.

Neither of them look remotely fairy-like.

Well, all I'm getting from this thread is an irrational urge to Amazon prime ne some nasty, chavvy, repulsive stickers and eyelashes for my car. Might top it off with a 'doggo on board' sign for maximum effect!

I've seen far worse tbf. I've seen cars covered in tacky stickers at the back. I don't like it either. Tacky!

I remember there was a trend in the eighties to have names at the top of the windscreen, invariably the choice of smug couples and always with the man's on the driver's side. So naff. Like this beauty.