Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 99652

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

Tabled: 12 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Government has made of the financial losses suffered by businesses as a result of vehicles using obscured or false number plates to commit fuel theft or evade charges.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
No assessment of potential financial losses as a result of vehicles using obscured or false number plates has been made. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to...

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