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this might just be me but lately i’ve seen like 5 cars without their number plates on driving around

is this a tiktok (or more likely) a facebook trend?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Yeah I've definitely noticed it more over the past ~12 months than I think I did before that.

Sometimes no number plates, sometimes only one number plate instead of the normally-required two. IDGI.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

After having my car stolen and learning about how these people operate,, they're all most likely stolen vehicles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Even the ones where they've only removed one number plate?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, especially the ones with one plate. That's how mine was, they took off the front plate, and left the rear one on. Now that I know, I'm always on the lookout on the other side of the road.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

They will take a plate from a similar car to the stolen vehicle. They will then drive around, pretending to be you,

In some cases, they won’t even bother stealing a plate and they will just buy a “novelty” plate from an online retailer, driving around in a car they didn’t pay for and racking up tolls and fines under your name!

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