In the last 18 months, it issued 2,184 notices of intended prosecution letters for doctored plates - tipped off by the public 232 times. Fake number plates can be bought for as little as £10 from ...

Rogue drivers are evading the law by using "ghost" or "stealth" number plates that can't be picked up by speed and ANPR cameras, effectively rendering their vehicles 'invisible' to enforcement.

As well as selling ghost plates, online retailers are also brazenly offering transparent films and reflective sprays that obscure a plate's letter and number combination under infrared light ...

Ministers are being pressured to take urgent action over illegal so-called ghost number plates. The plates have a reflective coating, which prevents them from being identified by police cameras. The ...

Number plates can also be cloned or made unreadable relatively easily without detection by the authorities. If drivers are caught using a non-compliant number plate, the fine currently stands at £100, ...

News UK News Driving Law How UK drivers are making themselves 'invisible' to speed cameras as problem worsens Number plates can be easily cloned, made unreadable or altered without detection by ...

The incentives for using a dodgy number plate are all wrong, and that is having huge consequences for our road safety. In the West Midlands 1,000 people are killed or seriously injured on our ...

The plates cannot be Perspex or another type of plastic material, as the number plates are used in an accident to identify the vehicles involved. Perspex plates often shatter, according to Mkhwanazi.