My car has been cloned

Russp · 16th January 2020, 17:16

Got a letter today from Bedford council saying I'd got a bus lane charge
Thing is was nowhere near Bedford and they sent a picture which although not great resolution clearly shows the front number plate having two black capped screws in the white area and no border to the lettering
I've reported it to Norfolk police and given an incident reference
Probably get stopped quite a bit now as gone on national database
However be on the lookout for NA03YFV, X-power grey ZT
I always wave back so if waves at and no response probably an uninsured, untaxed and more that likely untested scumbag!

SCP440 · 16th January 2020, 17:31

Apparently this happens a lot in London to get around the congestion charges and I suspect it will get more prolific as other Cities and councils start imposing charges to drive you cars into there areas.

As you total scumbags but as our cars get rarer it will get harder for them to find one to clone.

coolguy · 16th January 2020, 18:01

I got a bus lane penalty a few years ago, for Walsall where I definitely was not (Chairing a Council Planning Committee 75 miles away. Again the resolution was poor, it was a white car and I had a white Montego 2.0GTi at the time. When I looked closer the car was an Astra, and the operator had misread one letter of the number plate. Despite phoning all this information through, I still had to complete a form and await a discharge letter!

bl52krz · 16th January 2020, 18:21

Over the years i have had two letters from the police about hit and run accidents. One when I had a Daimler 250 Saloon in either Plymouth or Portsmouth at 12.30 pm on a Saturday. Sorry I proved I was in Birmingham at 12.05 pm just leaving work. The last one was a hit and run at Luton at 5.30 pm. Proved I was at my friends from 4.00pm until 6.40pm by my wife’s diary. Seems as though they are all upto it one way or another.

roverbarmy · 16th January 2020, 20:33

Never post pics on forums etc., showing your numberplate. The numbers can be checked online to see if the car has MOT, tax and insurance and Hey Presto, all criminals need is a set of numberplates and a similar car! Enthusiasts cars are generally looked after and rarely left without the above "essentials"!

Too much "free" info available online in my opinion.

BOZZ · 16th January 2020, 20:42

Hi , very strange thinks happening same as me just not clown it is human lazy effort to do job properly, anyway on new year i was out of UK and MG was park at stansted airport and key with me ,however I have another car (connect) aparentley (sorry for spelling) my connect shoot out to Doncaster some strange road, make him self hardly see on photo and change shape like a mondeo , to drive bus lane .

after phone call it's was say administration mistake and proof letter will be sent , two weeks by still no letter

aReallyNiceCar · 16th January 2020, 20:53

i've had 2 completely seperate parking PCN relating to my green 75 estate, which has apparently been caught in two different carparks.
In BOTH cases, the parking companies sent me a photo of the offending vehicle........
a RED Vauxhall Combo VAN......
FFS.!

BOZZ · 16th January 2020, 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by aReallyNiceCar

i've had 2 completely seperate parking PCN relating to my green 75 estate, which has apparently been caught in two different carparks.
In BOTH cases, the parking companies sent me a photo of the offending vehicle........
a RED Vauxhall Combo VAN......
FFS.!

do you ever watched Transformers

who know what they do wile we busy

marinabrian · 16th January 2020, 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by roverbarmy

Never post pics on forums etc., showing your numberplate. The numbers can be checked online to see if the car has MOT, tax and insurance and Hey Presto, all criminals need is a set of numberplates and a similar car! Enthusiasts cars are generally looked after and rarely left without the above "essentials"!

Too much "free" info available online in my opinion.

I would go one further and remove my numberplates altogether to avoid this type of cloning activity.

If queried by a police officer (provided there are any left not being replaced by ANPR), then simply claim they were there when you began your journey.......

Mr KVL 741Y

Russp · 16th January 2020, 22:01

There is a website called cazana and there are pictures of it at the dealer I bought it from in 2018

16th January 2020, 17:16	#1
Russp Loves to post MG ZT Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: holt Posts: 296 Thanks: 219 Thanked 112 Times in 49 Posts	My car has been cloned Got a letter today from Bedford council saying I'd got a bus lane charge Thing is was nowhere near Bedford and they sent a picture which although not great resolution clearly shows the front number plate having two black capped screws in the white area and no border to the lettering I've reported it to Norfolk police and given an incident reference Probably get stopped quite a bit now as gone on national database However be on the lookout for NA03YFV, X-power grey ZT I always wave back so if waves at and no response probably an uninsured, untaxed and more that likely untested scumbag!

16th January 2020, 18:21	#4
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Over the years i have had two letters from the police about hit and run accidents. One when I had a Daimler 250 Saloon in either Plymouth or Portsmouth at 12.30 pm on a Saturday. Sorry I proved I was in Birmingham at 12.05 pm just leaving work. The last one was a hit and run at Luton at 5.30 pm. Proved I was at my friends from 4.00pm until 6.40pm by my wife’s diary. Seems as though they are all upto it one way or another. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

16th January 2020, 20:33	#5
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Never post pics on forums etc., showing your numberplate. The numbers can be checked online to see if the car has MOT, tax and insurance and Hey Presto, all criminals need is a set of numberplates and a similar car! Enthusiasts cars are generally looked after and rarely left without the above "essentials"! Too much "free" info available online in my opinion. __________________ Oil in my veins!

16th January 2020, 20:42	#6
BOZZ Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Haslemere Posts: 211 Thanks: 59 Thanked 46 Times in 43 Posts	clown Hi , very strange thinks happening same as me just not clown it is human lazy effort to do job properly, anyway on new year i was out of UK and MG was park at stansted airport and key with me ,however I have another car (connect) aparentley (sorry for spelling) my connect shoot out to Doncaster some strange road, make him self hardly see on photo and change shape like a mondeo , to drive bus lane . after phone call it's was say administration mistake and proof letter will be sent , two weeks by still no letter __________________ better if i get nick name FOREIGN

16th January 2020, 17:31	#2
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	Apparently this happens a lot in London to get around the congestion charges and I suspect it will get more prolific as other Cities and councils start imposing charges to drive you cars into there areas. As you total scumbags but as our cars get rarer it will get harder for them to find one to clone.

16th January 2020, 18:01	#3
coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,896 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	I got a bus lane penalty a few years ago, for Walsall where I definitely was not (Chairing a Council Planning Committee 75 miles away. Again the resolution was poor, it was a white car and I had a white Montego 2.0GTi at the time. When I looked closer the car was an Astra, and the operator had misread one letter of the number plate. Despite phoning all this information through, I still had to complete a form and await a discharge letter!

16th January 2020, 20:53	#7
aReallyNiceCar Regular poster Rover 75 Tourer, Connoisseur SE. Vintage Peugeot 106 XND, Sick & ill Vauxhall Astra 1.7CDi Estate Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Sunny Manchester Posts: 45 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts	i've had 2 completely seperate parking PCN relating to my green 75 estate, which has apparently been caught in two different carparks. In BOTH cases, the parking companies sent me a photo of the offending vehicle........ a RED Vauxhall Combo VAN...... FFS.!

16th January 2020, 22:01	#10
Russp Loves to post MG ZT Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: holt Posts: 296 Thanks: 219 Thanked 112 Times in 49 Posts	There is a website called cazana and there are pictures of it at the dealer I bought it from in 2018