Car Transporters and Taped Up Plates

[Brigand]

One thing I've noticed for a while now is cars on transporters having the last three digits of their reg plates being taped over. In nearly every case the cars are a bit bashed up and probably off to a breakers or something.

I was going to ask whats that all about but I think I've answered my own question whilst typing this.

Is it to stop the plates being cloned? Some opportunist sees a trashed car on the transporter and thinks he'll clone it and be a naughty boy with the car?

To think I've wondered this for a long time now, but as soon as I type it out it becomes clear...

[Spitfire2]

not just that. Another reason is to prevent ANPR cameras picking the plates up and the car being reported as on the road un-taxed etc

[Brigand]

Ah, that makes sense too. It would be a real kick in the goolies for the previous owner to be clobbered by the DVLA or similar as the truck trundled past a camera en-route to the scrappies.