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16/5/2026 Daily Mail: The number plate cloning crimewave you can't avoid
24/04/2026 Parliamentary debate on DVLA and number plates
20/05/2026: BNMA provides written evidence to Road Safety Strategy
05/05/2026: "I got £8,500 in Ulez fines after my car number plate was cloned"
22/01/2026: House of Lords discussion
28/05/2026: House of Commons debate
31/05/2026: Crack down on 'wild west' of illegal number plates 'not fit for purpose'
08/06/2026 The Observer: DVLA urged to curb ‘licence plate Wild West’ that helps criminals go undetected
23/06/2026: LBC "Britain's roads are a criminal's playground"
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The 9 old tests of number plates: BS AU 145d
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