In calling for a review of “ghost” plate penalties through the Bill, Ms Coombes said: “A £1,000 fine with the threat of six penalty points, potentially even vehicle seizure or licence disqualification – those would be ways to clamp down on the use and supply of ghost plates.”.
Street racers who hide their car registration number from cameras have been “rumbled”, an MP said as she unveiled plans to tackle “ghost” number plates.
She said West Midlands authorities had found it “increasingly hard to catch these dangerous drivers due to the rise in ghost plates or stealth plates”.
“But there are some selfish people who use our roads as racetracks, who care nothing about risking other people’s lives and who are evading capture using dodgy ‘ghost’ number plates.”.
Sarah Coombes urged MPs to back potential new £1,000 fines and six-point penalties, if drivers obscure their plates using reflective coatings so that enforcement cameras cannot read them.
