Question follow-through · 87041

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) local authorities and (b) police forces in West Yorkshire on the prevalence of illegal or ghost number plates used to evade enforcement cameras.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
31 Oct 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
5 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) local authorities and (b) police forces in West Yorkshire on the prevalence of illegal or ghost number plates used to evade enforcement cameras.

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Cloned and misrepresented plates are a serious problem which cause distress to innocent people and provide cover for criminals.The Home Office and the Department for Transport are working closely with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Na...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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