Number plates stolen.

[randomeddy]

Wife's Micra had the number plates pinched last night.
All reported and crime number obtained. Just have to wait now for the fixed penalty notices/drive offs etc to start coming through.

[Drive Blind]

maybe buy a cheap reg no ?

[928]

If it's any consolation we had no repercussions after plates were stolen from a white transit at work one weekend, I fully expected to be fielding fines, ram raid enquiries and drive offs for a few days.

We did wait a week before putting new plates on it and sending it out again though.

[Pothole]

randomeddy said:

Wife's Micra had the number plates pinched last night.
All reported and crime number obtained. Just have to wait now for the fixed penalty notices/drive offs etc to start coming through.

Shouldn't happen as you've reported it, provided PNC has been updated correctly.

[Lester H]

Pothole said:

randomeddy said:

Wife's Micra had the number plates pinched last night.
All reported and crime number obtained. Just have to wait now for the fixed penalty notices/drive offs etc to start coming through.

Shouldn't happen as you've reported it, provided PNC has been updated correctly.

Happened to my daughter. The plates were only fixed with sticky tabs. Police were really helpful, I bought new plates next day (remarkably easy!) and screwed ‘em on.That was it.. never heard another murmur.

[Pothole]

Lester H said:

Pothole said:

randomeddy said:

Wife's Micra had the number plates pinched last night.
All reported and crime number obtained. Just have to wait now for the fixed penalty notices/drive offs etc to start coming through.

Shouldn't happen as you've reported it, provided PNC has been updated correctly.

Happened to my daughter. The plates were only fixed with sticky tabs. Police were really helpful, I bought new plates next day (remarkably easy!) and screwed ‘em on.That was it.. never heard another murmur.

Careful...PH tradition dictates you slate the police and use this single anecdote to "prove" that "the police" don't care and are all useless.

[mickyh7]

Use Plumbers Silicone to put the new ones on. Hold in place with tape overnight.
They won't come off in one piece.
I used it to put some signage up at work.
Bad move!

[Byker28i]

Screwfix - sticks like...

They aren't kidding - use just a little on anything

https://www.screwfix.com/p/evo-stik-sticks-like-sh...

[4rephill]

Byker28i said:

Screwfix - sticks like...

They aren't kidding - use just a little on anything

https://www.screwfix.com/p/evo-stik-sticks-like-sh...

At first I thought you must be joking about the name - Then I clicked on the link and laughed out loud!

That is just superb!


As for those saying they had their plates stolen, but haven't heard anything since, in the way of fines/NIP's etc, all that means is that the people using the stolen plates haven't been caught yet - It doesn't mean the plates aren't being used.

People don't always steal plates/clone vehicles to commit offences that will automatically bring them to the attention of the Police and other authorities.

Think about it:

If someone decides they're not going to pay insurance because the costs are too high, or they're a disqualified driver (a drink driver for example), and can't get insurance, they will happily drive around on cloned plates, and drive around as carefully as any other "normal", so they appear to be the rightful user of the registration number, and don't stand out to the Police and authorities.

Take your vehicle off the road and SORN it, or put another number on your vehicle (as in a private/personal registration number), and there's a good chance that you'll eventually hear from a Police force or authority somewhere, about "your" vehicle being used on the road illegally.

Right now, the rightful owner of the registration is driving around perfectly legally, with their vehicle showing as being insured, taxed and MOT'd (if required), and doesn't come to the attention of the Police or Authorities.

So long as the rightful owner of the registration keeps their vehicle insured, taxed and MOT'd (if required), then there will be another identical car somewhere else, using the same registration number - illegally, that will also show up on checks as being insured, taxed and MOT'd (if required).

[sixor8]

I doubt this is their thought process. Look how many people pulled over for driving like arses (dangerously, not just speeding) are found to have no insurance or proper licence. Not drawing attention doesn't see to occur to them.

[Chris32345]

sixor8 said:

I doubt this is their thought process. Look how many people pulled over for driving like arses (dangerously, not just speeding) are found to have no insurance or proper licence. Not drawing attention doesn't see to occur to them.

And how many are driviy around without any lisence insurance ect that have never been pulled

I'm.betting it's more then you think

[Richard-D]

Chris32345 said:

sixor8 said:

I doubt this is their thought process. Look how many people pulled over for driving like arses (dangerously, not just speeding) are found to have no insurance or proper licence. Not drawing attention doesn't see to occur to them.

And how many are driviy around without any lisence insurance ect that have never been pulled

I'm.betting it's more then you think

I'm sure you're right. There is an idiot where I used to work that had loads of 'near misses' with people at that workplace. It seemed that everyone had had to avoid an accident on his behalf at some point. Then one day a notice appeared on his windscreen pointing out he had no tax, MOT or insurance. Of course everyone checked (you would though) and it appeared to have been the case for about 3 years (MOT at least). Had he not been a prat nobody would ever have looked. He commuted in that car 5 days a week, through Lincoln daily. So not a major city but not exactly hiding on dirt roads either.

[Mariosbt]

I agree. Someone with the same car will be cloning to drive without paying for tax/insurance or m.o.t. Or could even sell a stolen car (without papers). However safer bet would be to have plates made.
We had plates taken off an old black Golf outside the house. The police pulled over an identical car with our plates on 2 days later. Not the brightest

Edited by Mariosbt on Thursday 24th December 22:36

[Tomo1971]

I thought that plod recommended that the rightful owner puts a couple of bright stickers front and back of the car to use to eliminate any speed camera questions.... Ie, if the other car is identical, how would the rightful owner prove it wasn't them speeding?

So, using stickers or other easily identifiable means, Mark out the car front and rear (GB sticker, football club emblem etc....

[PorkInsider]

Tomo1971 said:

I thought that plod recommended that the rightful owner puts a couple of bright stickers front and back of the car to use to eliminate any speed camera questions.... Ie, if the other car is identical, how would the rightful owner prove it wasn't them speeding?

So, using stickers or other easily identifiable means, Mark out the car front and rear (GB sticker, football club emblem etc....

I've seen this theory mooted here before but I'm not sure I get it.

How does putting a sticker on your car prove it wasn't you in a photo where the car doesn't have a sticker?

You could have put the sticker on at any time after the incident took place.

[randomeddy]

Perhaps go all James Bond and take a photo with a newspaper headline next to the sticker.

OTT for a speeding ticket but if an accident where injuries/ deaths were involved it might be handy.

(Maybe I am over thinking it.)

[speedking31]

PorkInsider said:

I've seen this theory mooted here before but I'm not sure I get it.

How does putting a sticker on your car prove it wasn't you in a photo where the car doesn't have a sticker?

You could have put the sticker on at any time after the incident took place.

I agree. Better to drive around with stickers on and then remove them if you ever trigger a speed camera. "Couldn't possibly have been me, my car doesn't sport those stickers"

[jondude]

As has been mentioned above, if you feel this will cause you stress and worry, just bang on the cheapest private plate you can get.

[lyonspride]

Really screw the thieves over by fitting a new reg, what they're banking on is you keeping the same, so that they can get tax/insurance free motoring and no parking fines. There's a scrap van which operates near to where I live (it's an old Merc Sprinter), it's been registered as a Mercedes C class for the last 4 years, it's become common practice in many large towns and cities, and illegal private hire/taxi firms do it with their vehicles too.

[anonymous-user]

if you get new plates get a distant marker on them, and stock a sticker in your window, just incase.