Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 62846
Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making number plate cloning a criminal offence.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodIt is already a criminal offence, punishable by a fine of up to £1000, to supply a number plate without checking if the purchaser is entitled to use the registration number. It is also an offence to use a cloned number plate on a vehicle which on convicti...
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