FOI 252665
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 252665
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 2nd June 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
Please can I request the below information for my research:
How many offences and/or tickets were recorded in the years 2021 and 2022 for number plate (vehicle registration marks) mis-space and/or registrations which do not conform to legality?
How many reports for the years 2021 and 2022 were recorded for the cloning of vehicle registration marks?
Reply
How many offences and/or tickets were recorded in the years 2021 and 2022 for number plate (vehicle registration marks) mis-space and/or registrations which do not conform to legality?
|
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
|
Drive a vehicle when the registration mark fails to conform with regulations |
230 |
271 |
501 |
|
Keep a vehicle when registration mark fails to conform with the regulations |
4 |
9 |
13 |
|
Total |
234 |
280 |
514 |
How many reports for the years 2021 and 2022 were recorded for the cloning of vehicle registration marks?
No specific information held.
The only recorded information held is if an individual claim their vehicle is cloned when the registration is identified in an alleged offence. If it is proven to be a true cloned vehicle, the matter will be NFA’d.
West Mercia Police can provide the number of NFA’d cases due to cloned vehicles but cannot provide specific information on the reports of cloned plates.