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Vehicle Number Plates: Automatic Number Plate Recognition

Asked by Sarah CoombesLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 March 2025UIN 38711

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on tackling the use of modified number plates designed to evade detection by automatic number plate recognition cameras, also known as ghost plates.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of modified number plates, commonly known as ‘ghost plates’. One element of the work underway is to quantify the number of illegal plates that are in circulation. The evidence received will support further action to address this issue.

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