Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 102714

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fake license plates were recorded in each of the last five years.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

It is not possible to provide the full-time equivalent number of staff who deal with number plate issues. The staff involved do not exclusively work on number plate related issues and also investigate other types of cases. While on road enforcement of num...

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