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Number plate theft
More than 40,000 sets of number plates were stolen in 2006, a rise of
almost 25%, according to police estimates
The DVLA is considering forcing all the UK's 1.3 million motorcycles to
be fitted with plates featuring electronic tags, which are currently
being trialled.
Number plate theft is a modern crime but one that is a serious threat to
UK motorists. It would seem that any vehicle can be "cloned" - whereby
number plates are either stolen or created and attached to a similar car-
any tickets or fines will be traced back to the genuine vehicle and the
burden of proof seems to stop there- an almost guilty until proven
innocent scenario.
So what can be done? Well the DVLA have published several papers on this
topic and recognise the inherent risks to UK motorists. It's not enough
that when buying number plates you need identification- as the theft of
number plates from vehicles prove-
physical security for number plates is
required.
There are currently two ways to secure your number plate-
Secureplate is
a number plate which is fixed to the vehicle in such a way that to remove
it destroys it completely, and secure number plate fixings are attached
to the number plate in such a way that again the number plate breaks up
when it is removed.
The DVLA and the police in the longer term are considering embedding
electronic chips into number plates- this added technology will not only
prevent cloning of number plates, but also provide for
congestion charge
type schemes and operate in a similar manner to an Oyster card.
See also..
number plate cloning
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