ANPR-blocking 'ghost plates' set to come under parliamentary
ANPR-blocking 'ghost plates' set to come under parliamentary
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Original Poster:

936 posts

214 months

Monday 13th October
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Story here, hopefully an end to C124PPY number plates.

https://forecourttrader.co.uk/news/anpr-blocking-g...

ITP

2,352 posts

217 months

Monday 13th October
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Aren’t you best just removing your plates and saying they fell off?
I think it is a worse crime tampering with plates than not having any!

WPA

13,070 posts

134 months

Monday 13th October
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Considering the last crackdown and rule changes were supposed to stop dodgy sellers yet has made little difference, Is it going to make any difference this time around.

Must be thousands of number plate suppliers on eBay that do not ask for any paperwork yet supply BS marked plates.

Frimley111R

17,873 posts

254 months

Monday 13th October
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I always assumed things that stopped police cameras from reading plates was just BS and that nothing actually worked. Fixing the number plates won't fix anything, there's nothing you can do realistically with millions of cars using our std design plates.

For forecourt owners they need to look at new pumps that require pre authorisation, although I am sure that won't be cheap or easy to implement.

For cloned plates, it's essentially impossible to prevent that IMO.

MikeM6

5,742 posts

122 months

Monday 13th October
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Frimley111R said:
I always assumed things that stopped police cameras from reading plates was just BS and that nothing actually worked. Fixing the number plates won't fix anything, there's nothing you can do realistically with millions of cars using our std design plates.

For forecourt owners they need to look at new pumps that require pre authorisation, although I am sure that won't be cheap or easy to implement.

For cloned plates, it's essentially impossible to prevent that IMO.
Unless it becomes illegal to produce or sell number plates unless you are the sole authorised producer of such, as happens elsewhere.

I always liked the idea of personalised registration plates as I grew up in a country that did not have them, however it seems that as always, the few ruin it for the many.

Frimley111R

17,873 posts

254 months

Monday 13th October
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It almost is but it is pointless as you can go online and get them from outside the UK.

mobile chicane22

393 posts

208 months

Thursday 16th October
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Bought numerous legal e marked car and bike plates from on line suppliers never had to supply proof of ownership.

Even bought blank plates with the e mark on them and a selection of numbers and letters.

Said plates have passed numerous mot’s and look identical to the faded / damaged ones they replaced