Car Cloned Plates Increase Fines

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Thousands of London drivers hit by fines from cloned car plates - BBC News

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BBC investigation uncovers sharp rise in penalty charge notices ( PCN ) cancelled due to car cloning.

Criminals steal or copy another car's registration plates, often choosing plates from a vehicle that looks similar to theirs.

The scam allows unscrupulous drivers to accumulate fines while the innocent owner of the original vehicle receives the penalties.

Hackney topped the list with nearly 2% of tickets issued attached to cloned cars.

DVLA says it is working with the National Police Chiefs' Council and other government departments to improve identification and enforcement of number-plate crime.

Metropolitan Police: " The Met has been working to target high-risk areas of criminality where cloned plates are in use" DVLA: "Vehicle cloning is a criminal matter, which the police enforce and prosecute".

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