KIKI Number Plate Owner Wins Fight

The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has backed down in its fight to strip a Newcastle woman of personalised number plates it alleged were offensive.

Kristen Perry was told she must “show cause” to keep her plates displaying the word, “Kiki”.

The RTA says the word is considered offensive in the Filipino language, Tagalog.

In that language the Kiki is used to describe part of a woman’s genitals.

Ms Perry says she was shocked a complaint had been lodged.

“I was taken aback,” she said.

“At first I thought it was a joke, but then I realised it was actually quite serious and that my number plates would be taken off me if I didn’t respond appropriately.

“Quite frankly it’s a bit of a funny thing, but at the same time quite a bit scary that we’ve got people that can just report a number plate that seems seems quite inoffensive to 99 per cent of us out there, but 1 per cent have an issue with it.”

The RTA has reviewed the matter.