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Car thefts can take more than one form these days. Most people are worried their beloved automobile will be nicked, but in a matter of seconds, their license plates can be stolen, placed on another car and used to commit felonies.
That can be easily cleared up, since once you notice your plates are gone, you can declare they were stollen and are cleared of any suspicion. But things are a little more complicated if they've been cloned.
According to a BBC report, Bob Scott from Corby, a town in the county of Northamptonshire, England, received a £70 penalty notice from Elmbridge council and shown this picture of a VW Touareg parked on a double yellow line some 100 miles (160km) away from where he was at the time. The only problem is, he drives a Jag, not a VW SUV!
"I was appalled," he said. "I had been the subject of having my number plate cloned, which was clearly a criminal offence."
The reason he was so "appalled" is because he contacted the police to have this problem resolved, who then sent him to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, who then sent him back to the police. So the matter of somebody committing crimes with his number plates is still unresolved.
According to a BBC report, Bob Scott from Corby, a town in the county of Northamptonshire, England, received a £70 penalty notice from Elmbridge council and shown this picture of a VW Touareg parked on a double yellow line some 100 miles (160km) away from where he was at the time. The only problem is, he drives a Jag, not a VW SUV!
"I was appalled," he said. "I had been the subject of having my number plate cloned, which was clearly a criminal offence."
The reason he was so "appalled" is because he contacted the police to have this problem resolved, who then sent him to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, who then sent him back to the police. So the matter of somebody committing crimes with his number plates is still unresolved.
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