Found: Protection of Birds (RSPB)) run Bugs Matter—the national citizen science survey of ‘bug splats’ on vehicle

Found: The recent disputes on Serbia -Kosovo go back to what appears a rather obscure issue about vehicle number

Found: The recent disputes on Serbia-Kosovo go back to what appears a rather obscure issue about vehicle

Found: widespread flying insect abundance survey in the UK, found a 64% decline in insect numbers sampled on vehicle

Found: 1365-2664.12257 Buglife (2022) The Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey: counting insect ‘splats’ on vehicle

Found: Buglife and the RSPB) run Bugs Matter - the National citizen science survey of ‘bug splats’ on vehicle

Found: The Bugs Matter Survey found a 64% decline in insect numbers sampled on vehicle number plates between

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle licence plate cloning.

Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport understands how distressing this criminal activity can be for innocent motorists. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime.

The law requires that anyone who supplies number plates for road use in the UK must be registered with the DVLA. It is a legal requirement for suppliers to carry out checks to ensure that number plates are only sold to those who can prove they are entitled to the registration number. Number plate suppliers must also keep records of the plates they have supplied.

The DVLA assist the police and Trading Standards in their enforcement against number plate suppliers who trade illegally. When notified, the DVLA will investigate and pass on intelligence to the police who are responsible for investigating this criminal matter.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Moroccan counterpart on that country's requiring MINURSO to use Moroccan vehicle number plates in occupied Western Sahara.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK does not plan to make representations on the issues raised in the Member's question.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to local authorities on tackling the cloning of vehicle number plates for use in criminal activity; and if he will take steps to require the relevant authorities issuing motoring penalties to provide (a) photographic evidence and (b) contact information.

Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently working closely with the National Police Chiefs Council, Trading Standards, local authorities and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime.

The police are responsible for on-road enforcement of vehicle offences, including cloned plates. Local authorities have procedures in place to deal with number plate cloning and registered keepers are advised to return any fines they receive to the issuing authorities along with any evidence to show that their vehicle was not in the area at the time. Registered keepers may also request photographic evidence and other information from the relevant authorities who have issued the penalty.

Found: widespread flying insect abundance survey in the UK, found a 64% decline in insect numbers sampled on vehicle

Found: Those exclud ed from the examin ation were due to numerous reasons, such as vehicle number plates

Found: Vehicle number plates can be identified manual ly from the video file, with vehicle identification

Found: It is an effective process on articles such as plastic bags, drinks cans, bottles, cowlings and vehicle

Found: It is an effective process on articles such as plastic bags, drinks cans, bottles, cowlings and vehicle