Motorcycles: Vehicle Number Plates
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to tackle the use of motorcycle plate flippers.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
It is already an offence to display a vehicle licence plate that does not comply with the relevant legal requirements, and enforcement is an operational matter for the police.
The Department published a consultation earlier this year on proposals to introduce penalty points and vehicle seizure powers for being in charge of a motor vehicle displaying an incorrect, altered or false registration plate. The consultation has now closed and the Government is considering responses, which will inform next steps.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is also working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), police forces and Trading Standards to tackle the supply and use of modified and illegally displayed number plates.
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