Drivers' tales of plates problems

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Drivers’ tales of plates problems

Cloned car identities and stolen car number plates are headaches for a growing number of British drivers. Mark Hutcheson, a 24 year old student from Cardiff, said his car’s plates were cloned around 2003. He believers those who copied them used the plates to commit some robberies in South Wales. Whenever there were police cars at the side of the road, he got flagged down. It frustrated him because he had to explain himself over and over again, which took at least 15 minutes every single time. Now he has not be pulled over for about two years, and he believes the culprits were caught around that time. If that was not the case, Mark would still be pulled over on a regular basis.

Comment:
I had never heard of this kind of crime before. ( yes I know, I am little naive) It shows me again how sick our society is. Nowadays it seems we are not save anywhere and our personal belongings aren’t either. Except in our house maybe, safely locked up with the alarm system switched on. I wonder how the culprits can manage this. Is it possible that they copy it while you are driving? Otherwise you have to take off your car plate as soon as you leave the car. Take it with you like you do with other valuable belongings. Very handy huh, when you go shopping..................