It is estimated that around one in 15 plates could be modified in some way (Andrew Matthews/PA) (PA Archive) For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking ...

"Widespread abuse" of vehicle number plates is allowing dishonest drivers to avoid road fines and is helping to facilitate drug dealing and organised crime, a new report has warned. As many as one in ...

Illegal number plates and lax rules about who can sell them are threatening national security and putting road users at risk, according to a report. "Ghost" plates can't be read properly - often due ...

Ghost number plates are a threat to UK national security, enabling criminals and even terrorists to travel around the country undetected – that’s the verdict of a new report by the All-Party ...

16:12, Mon, Dec 8, 2025 Updated: 17:55, Mon, Dec 8, 2025 The Department for Transport has made a key update after growing concern about drivers using ‘simple’ methods to make cars look invisible to ...

A new report reveals widespread misuse of vehicle number plates, with an estimated one in 15 vehicles potentially using plates designed to evade automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras. This ...

Teenagers suspected of gunning down a security guard at a CVS in downtown Dallas. A man who used a dating app to talk his way into a Lake Highlands apartment before robbing his match. A woman accused ...

Researchers estimate that up to one in 15 vehicles may use plates designed to evade automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras. (Getty/iStock) ...

Virginia Beach police utilized license plate recognition technology to arrest 24-year-old Juan Paballo Galvis-Munoz, linked ...

In the last four years, license-plate-reading cameras have helped Marshall County deputies solve a murder a case, prevent a ...

Widespread misuse of vehicle number plates is putting road users at risk and threatens national security, according to a new report. As many as one in 15 vehicles may carry plates designed to evade ...