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Cloned registration plate
Evening. Can anyone out there assist me please? Have today received a Penalty Charge Notice from Ealing Council stating that my vehicle was photographed in a bus lane last week whilst I was in Warwickshire, driving home from work. The make, model and colour of vehicle are exactly the same, the numbers/letters are the same but the actual registration plate is slightly different to mine (I have a blue line around the plate and EU markings).
I've sent an email to Warwickshire police to advise that my vehicle registration has been cloned. Internet advice seems to be to also advise DVLA. In the morning I will compose a letter to Ealing Council refuting the PCN - what information should I include, is there a template letter somewhere that might help? I called into a local post office on my way home from work to post a parcel and have a receipt timed at 17:07, and the offence supposedly occurred at 17:29.
Any assistance gratefully received.
I've sent an email to Warwickshire police to advise that my vehicle registration has been cloned. Internet advice seems to be to also advise DVLA. In the morning I will compose a letter to Ealing Council refuting the PCN - what information should I include, is there a template letter somewhere that might help? I called into a local post office on my way home from work to post a parcel and have a receipt timed at 17:07, and the offence supposedly occurred at 17:29.
Any assistance gratefully received.
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I would be very concerned that this cloned car might cause a more serious offence.
I would get a personalised number asap."A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:0 -
Are you sure it's been cloned? Anpr "enhances" the image of the plate. It often "guesses" at what the plate is. For some reason councils don't buy top notch, expensive kit to eliminate missreads.
Have you had speeding tickets or anything else to indicate a cloned plate? If not I would suspect a miss read followed by an "enhanced" image.0 -
Are you sure it's been cloned? Anpr "enhances" the image of the plate. It often "guesses" at what the plate is. For some reason councils don't buy top notch, expensive kit to eliminate missreads.
Have you had speeding tickets or anything else to indicate a cloned plate? If not I would suspect a miss read followed by an "enhanced" image.0 -
I would ask for an original picture. I will bet it's unreadable0
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In cases of genuine cloned plates Dvla are normally happy to issue a different age related plate for the car to avoid further issues. If I remember correctly they do not always charge a fee.
Let your insurer know as well in case the cloned car is in an accident.0 -
In cases of genuine cloned plates Dvla are normally happy to issue a different age related plate for the car to avoid further issues. If I remember correctly they do not always charge a fee.
The fines were cancelled on appeal and the DVLA gave me a new registration for free, when I reported a cloned car to the Met. Police they responded with unless the vehicle is used in a crime it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack in other words we are not really interested .0 -
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I'd guess Ealing follow a similar approach to TfL. So if it was a congestion charge fine, TfL would want as much of the following as possible:
- Details of a crime reference number (from when you report the cloned plates)
- Evidence or independent statements confirming that the car was somewhere else at the time
- Photos of your car showing differences between your car and the car pictured in the bus lane (like the blue line on the number plate)
They will then consider your case, based on what you provide.0
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