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[Mr Skrunts]

Just planning a trip to London, looking up charges etc.

I got to thinking and wondering how many cars/number plates were cloned to avoid paying charges.

Then started wonder if vehicles had a bar code for charges (with VIN number inc) and how efficient it would be.  Or maybe there is something like this in place as I am often behind on following technology these days

[STEMO]

Two or three stories in the press over the last month. One poor woman had to get money mail involved before the bailiffs would back off.

[Doctor Gollum]

Easiest way to defend your car from being cloned is to fit a unique sticker to the inside of the windscreen. A workplace parking permit is a good example.

Have a clear picture taken of you standing next to the car, with the sticker clearly visible.

Then if you're ever accused of being naughty 300 miles away, then you can happily go to court and demonstrate that whilst it was indeed a similar vehicle, it was not yours. 

Although, given your propensity to fall for various scams, it may be simpler to just not have a car in the first place. 

[STEMO]

Easiest way to defend your car from being cloned is to fit a unique sticker to the inside of the windscreen. A workplace parking permit is a good example.

Have a clear picture taken of you standing next to the car, with the sticker clearly visible.

Then if you're ever accused of being naughty 300 miles away, then you can happily go to court and demonstrate that whilst it was indeed a similar vehicle, it was not yours. 

Although, given your propensity to fall for various scams, it may be simpler to just not have a car in the first place. 

They don't take you to court though, do they? They just send you fines through the post, ignore your replies and then pass it to debt collectors.

[ronnyd]

Easiest way to defend your car from being cloned is to fit a unique sticker to the inside of the windscreen. A workplace parking permit is a good example.

Have a clear picture taken of you standing next to the car, with the sticker clearly visible.

Then if you're ever accused of being naughty 300 miles away, then you can happily go to court and demonstrate that whilst it was indeed a similar vehicle, it was not yours. 

Although, given your propensity to fall for various scams, it may be simpler to just not have a car in the first place. 

Oh, how cruel. 

[Mister Rog]

Easiest way to defend your car from being cloned is to fit a unique sticker to the inside of the windscreen. A workplace parking permit is a good example.

Have a clear picture taken of you standing next to the car, with the sticker clearly visible.

Then if you're ever accused of being naughty 300 miles away, then you can happily go to court and demonstrate that whilst it was indeed a similar vehicle, it was not yours. 

Although, given your propensity to fall for various scams, it may be simpler to just not have a car in the first place. 

I could actually adapt to life without a car. I really don't use mine very much, but the Mrs does, quite a lot.
I'm in Brum soon for a few days. £8pd clean air tax, £20 per day parking, just paid £270 AA breakdown cover etc etc.
My son (well into his 30s) doesn't drive and seems to manage ok, but he does live in London.

[ronnyd]

Anyone who lives in London and has a car must like sitting in jams.

[Doctor Gollum]

Anyone who lives in London must be soft in the head

You're not wrong.

[YZ250]

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I got to thinking and wondering how many cars/number plates were cloned to avoid paying charges.
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My sister’s registration plates were stolen in broad daylight in Tesco’s car park and put on a vehicle matching hers. She reported it to the police immediately but for quite some time afterwards her car had a ‘Mark’ against it. Every time she passed a police car or was followed by one fitted with ANPR, or whatever it is these days, she would watch them spin around to pull her over. It got very annoying for her and she only travels locally. The cloned vehicle was doing fuel fill ups and leaving without paying. 

[countrywoman]

One of my customers had this happen 25/30 years ago, speeding in London when he had never been there. Good job I was doing an MOT on his car the day it happened !!

[TheBoy]

I'm in Brum soon for a few days. £8pd clean air tax, £20 per day parking

Presumably central Brumingham, if you're getting hit for the stupid ULEZ.  I park all day for £2.50 on days that I really can't face the Chiltern Slug.  Which is kinda ironic that central city parking is a quarter of the price of parking at any Chiltern station.

Did I mention I detest Chiltern Railways with a passion

[VXL V6]

I'm in Brum soon for a few days. £8pd clean air tax, £20 per day parking

Presumably central Brumingham, if you're getting hit for the stupid ULEZ.  I park all day for £2.50 on days that I really can't face the Chiltern Slug.  Which is kinda ironic that central city parking is a quarter of the price of parking at any Chiltern station.

Did I mention I detest Chiltern Railways with a passion

Never go to any LEZ/ULEZ/CAZ areas unless it's for work reasons in which case work pays.

They can stick their towns and cities if they think i'm paying to go into them for non-work reasons, 99% of shopping can be done on line these days, I can't think of many other reasons I would need to go into one of those areas.

I suppose if I really had to drive into a zone for something urgent (hospital etc) I would use the Omega as it's Euro 4 petrol.

[Doctor Gollum]

Likewise, except work won't pay for me to drive the half mile or so into the proposed Shithole tax zone.

That said I could move further away and commute in by air. Because that would obviously make much more environmental sense