The man who has a large black American SUV with a V8 engine applied to the Swedish Transport Agency for a so-called personal vehicle sign, but got rejected.
"The sign combination you requested can be perceived as offensive," writes the Swedish Transport Agency in its decision in August.
- Personal registration plates must not be offensive or inconvenient. Therefore, signs that are deemed inappropriate are rejected, for example if they contain political messages or offensive words, says communicator Sofie Andersson at the Swedish Transport Agency.
The authority states in the decision that what is usually offensive are allusions to alcohol, drugs, sex, profanity, religion, politics, illness or crime.
Prime Minister Löfven ok?However, it is not entirely certain that there would be a rejection of an application for a vehicle sign with the sign combination LÖFVEN.
When SVT asks, the Swedish Transport Agency responds "that it is possible that such an application could be rejected" because it can be considered to cause inconvenience. But communicator Sofie Andersson emphasizes that she cannot make an exact statement in individual cases without an expert investigating the matter.