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Vehicle Number Plates: Crime

Asked by Sarah EdwardsLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 July 2025UIN 67169

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of vehicles involved in criminal activity have had non-compliant licence plates in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office does not collect information related to the compliance of licence plates for vehicles which have been involved in criminal activity. Data may be held by local police forces.Data be held locally by law enforcement organisations.

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