Overview

• More than 130 DVLA-registered suppliers have agreed to provide cloned number plates without verifying buyer identity.
• Ghost plates use reflective coatings to thwart infrared ANPR cameras, though new enforcement technology is reducing their effectiveness.
• A parliamentary roundtable on June 3 will convene MPs, the DVLA, police forces and manufacturers to seek regulatory solutions.
• BNMA chairman Michael Flanagan warns unregistered suppliers are selling non-compliant plates that aid organised crime and terrorism.
• Sarah Coombes is pressing to raise ghost plate penalties to £1,000 and six licence points from the current £100 fine with no points.