National marker on VRN

[flat in fifth]

On another forum someone who had his plates nicked was told after reporting it that a "National Marker" had been put on the VRN.

Can someone explain what this is please?

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Is it a good thing or a bad thing to have? ie this National Marker wossname.



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[madant69]

It sounds like he had a PNC marker put on the car. This allows you to attach text to a VRM, eg, "stop and obtain details of driver for 55EQ/0622 as she is a honey and likes men in uniform".

You usually use it for cars used in bilkings, shopliftings etc, cars apparently abandoned, as well as stolen cars an' all that.

[anonymous-user]

Following on from recent discussions, I'd take a guess at it being to flag it up on ANPR.

Edited to say: Bugger, got beaten to it by a proper answer.

>> Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 27th November 15:36

[flat in fifth]

madant69 said:

It sounds like he had a PNC marker put on the car. This allows you to attach text to a VRM, eg, "stop and obtain details of driver for 55EQ/0622 as she is a honey and likes men in uniform". You usually use it for cars used in bilkings, shopliftings etc, cars apparently abandoned, as well as stolen cars an' all that.

Thanks for that, I'll take it to be a bad thing then, especially if someone continually wants to take down your particulars!

[trefor]

So the guy who had his plates nicked will get pulled if he drives around with them on his car all the time

[madant69]

trefor said:

So the guy who had his plates nicked will get pulled if he drives around with them on his car all the time

Yes...ah...I can see how that would be a problem

You'll never catch me saying the system is perfect though