Illegal number plates (FOI Ref 421A/25)
Request
I would like to know, for each of the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024:
Total recorded offences for false, modified or otherwise illegal number plates. This includes the use of so-called 'ghost' or 'stealth' plates.
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
I would like to know, for each of the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024:
Total recorded offences for false, modified or otherwise illegal number plates. This includes the use of so-called 'ghost' or 'stealth' plates.
No data is recorded for matters where more than one offence is recorded at the same time. *Where offence numbers aren’t recorded in the table, the number was Zero*
False number plates – this data is not held
Ghost or stealth plates will be covered within the offences below. There is no specific offence for this terminology.
Offences searched for:
VE94134- Drive a vehicle when the registration mark fails to conform with regulations
VE94144 - Keep vehicle and trailer no rear registration plate - registered after 09/38
VE94148 - Drive vehicle no front registration plate - registered after 30/09/38
VE94047 - Keep a vehicle with registration mark obscured
VE94091 - Drive a vehicle with no registration plate - registered before 1/10/38
VE94092 - Keep a vehicle with no registration plate - registered before 1/10/38
VE94135 - Keep a vehicle when registration mark fails to conform with the regulations
VE94149 - Keep vehicle no front registration plate - registered after 30/09/38
VE94150 - Drive vehicle / vehicle and trailer no rear registration plate - registered after 30/09/38
VE94152 - Drive a vehicle with registration mark obscured / indistinguishable
VE94151 - Keep vehicle no rear registration plate - registered after 30/09/38
Year 2021
|
Offence Code |
Number recorded |
|
VE94047 |
4 |
|
VE94091 |
1 |
|
VE94134 |
419 |
|
VE94135 |
40 |
|
VE94144 |
2 |
|
VE94148 |
57 |
|
VE94149 |
8 |
|
VE94150 |
5 |
|
VE94152 |
25 |
Year 2022
|
Offence Code |
Number recorded |
|
VE94047 |
4 |
|
VE94092 |
1 |
|
VE94134 |
256 |
|
VE94135 |
41 |
|
VE94148 |
34 |
|
VE94149 |
5 |
|
VE94152 |
16 |
Year 2023
|
Offence Code |
Number recorded |
|
VE94047 |
4 |
|
VE94091 |
2 |
|
VE94134 |
305 |
|
VE94135 |
25 |
|
VE94144 |
1 |
|
VE94148 |
51 |
|
VE94149 |
13 |
|
VE94150 |
4 |
|
VE94152 |
10 |
Year 2024
|
Offence Code |
Number recorded |
|
VE94047 |
3 |
|
VE94091 |
2 |
|
VE94134 |
590 |
|
VE94135 |
25 |
|
VE94092 |
2 |
|
VE94148 |
40 |
|
VE94149 |
7 |
|
VE94151 |
1 |
|
VE94152 |
12 |
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