The number of cloned car’s on the UK’s road network is increasing. As a result, innocent drivers are increasingly facing fines…

Cloned Cars Leading to Fines

An increasing amount of criminals are copying car registration plates and using fake identities to drive on the nation’s road network. New data compiled by Transport for London (TfL) has revealed an enormous rise in penalty charge notices (PCNs) being cancelled due to cloned cars. Indeed, such instances rose by a staggering 857% in April when compared with the previous year.

There’s has been a 631% increase in the number of PCNs being cancelled in London’s ULEZ since last October; all due to cloned cars. When a PCN is issued to a cloned vehicle, the legitimate owner has to provide evidence that they weren’t present at the time and place the fine was issued. This is sometimes easier said than done. 

‘Tip of the Iceberg’ 

Sarah Tooze, consumer editor at Heycar, commented on the rising number of cloned vehicles in the UK. She said, “these car cloning figures are the tip of the iceberg. Many drivers are unable to provide the evidence TfL requires to cancel the PCN due to the vehicle being a clone. Appealing the PCN process can also be complicated and intimidating, which means many more victims will pay the fine to avoid the stress and end the matter2.

She continued, “the true number of cloned cars in London and elsewhere in the UK will be much higher but there are no official, national statistics which are publicly available. There needs to be greater transparency around this serious crime and tighter regulations to help prevent innocent motorists being stung with fines or, worse still, losing thousands of pounds by unknowingly buying a cloned vehicle”. 

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