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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"The Government recognise the urgency and importance of tackling the use of illegal number plates designed to evade enforcement cameras. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working hard with the police, other enforcement agencies and the industry to address the manufacture and misuse of such plates. This includes tightening …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"The actions taken by the Government include considering online sales of number plates, which is clearly one source of illegal number plates. As to the scale and for an example: in 1,000 vehicle checks carried out by the Metropolitan Police with Transport for London in March 2023 using cameras which …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"I second my noble friend’s congratulations to Sarah Coombes on raising this important subject. The DVLA is already on the case to strengthen the application process to become a registered number plate supplier and to make it more robust. Options being considered include, as my noble friend remarked, the fee …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"Of course, the noble Lord has huge experience in policing and enforcement. I have to say that I was not aware of the point that he makes about scientific support, but the department is working hard on understanding the technical characteristics which prevent these plates being seen by ANPR. I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"The noble Viscount is straying some way from illegal number plates, but that subject has been discussed in this House before. The enforcement is of course a matter for chief police officers, but the Government are very seriously considering the sale of such motorcycles...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"That is a very good point. The legality of number plates is checked during MoT inspection, but my understanding is that many of those who use false number plates have a proper set for the MoT or other examination and an illegal set which they then change afterwards...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"My noble friend is absolutely right, and the Government are considering precisely those two things, among others...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"I refer the Lord to page 40 of the recently published Road Safety Strategy, where there is a lot of text headed by:

“Continuing to work closely with the police and other enforcement agencies to ensure the outcomes of the Roads Policing Review are fully considered”,


and underneath …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"I refer the noble Lord to Hansard for yesterday, when we discussed precisely that issue at Questions...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Number Plates Intended to Defeat Enforcement Cameras

"I absolutely guarantee that this Government will show more urgency than the last one, who started an experiment a very long time ago but concluded nothing from it, and we have had to virtually start again...."
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