FOI 31884
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HRC0031884/26
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 24th September 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
2020-2025 inclusive if possible
Could you please advise me of how many people have been reported and prosecuted for vehicle licence plate offences and if possible broken down to:
No licence plate displayed at all
No licence plate displayed at the front
Incorrectly spaced licence plate
Ghost or stealth plate
any other licence plate offences
Reply
VE94134: ‘Drive a motor vehicle when the VRM fails to conform to regulations - The reason for the registration mark failing to conform to regulations is not in an easily retrievable format, therefore we are unable to break this down further without manually reviewing each case, which would far exceed the time limit for FOI.
Overall offence numbers and those which were prosecuted are below. The differential between numbers will be those that are either cancelled or settled via fixed penalty.
|
Notice State |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Prosecuted |
12 |
35 |
23 |
16 |
26 |
19 |
131 |
|
Total |
113 |
231 |
303 |
333 |
296 |
310 |
1586 |
VE94148: Drive a motor vehicle fail to display front registration plate
|
Notice State |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Prosecuted |
4 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
46 |
|
Total |
46 |
49 |
44 |
66 |
61 |
96 |
362 |
VE94150: Drive a motor vehicle fail to display rear registration plate
|
Notice State |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
Prosecuted |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
19 |
61 |
65 |
26 |
19 |
50 |
240 |