A speeding fine lands on your doormat – but at the time your car was hundreds of miles away. We report on the growing menace of number plate cloningI think of myself as a careful driver,so I was disappointed to get a speeding notice. I had apparently driven at 36 mph in a 30 mph limit. But then I looked closer at the letter and saw the offence happened early on a Sunday morning in south London. At that time I was 200 miles away in Staffordshire, snappy asleep, or with my car parked outside. I was relieved as I knew this wasn’t me,nor my car. But how could I prove it? After all, I am the registered owner of the plate the cameras snapped.
A rapid/fast call to the police revealed that I was victim of a growing problem for drivers across the country, and with not only crooks using cloned number plates for robberies,but uninsured and untaxed rogue drivers happily zipping through camera-operated road tolls and speeding secure in the knowledge that the fines will be sent to the genuine plate owner.
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Source: theguardian.com