Crackdown on the menace of ‘ghost plates’

THE West Midlands’ police chief has hailed a “significant win" in the war on ‘ghost plates’ following the announcement of new national powers.

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The Government announced a crackdown on illegal number plates on vehicles as part of its Road Safety Strategy.

This followed a campaign by West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster and West Bromwich MP Sarah Coombes to outlaw reflective plates, which are specifically designed to deceive and evade Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras.

The new strategy targets these plates to stop criminals and dangerous drivers from moving across the road network, without detection by ANPR cameras.