FPNs and prosecutions relating to misrepresented number plates

 

I note you seek access to the following information:

 

I would like to know the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued and prosecutions relating to misrepresented number plates in the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 within the jurisdiction of The Metropolitan Police Service.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. 

 

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

 

Please note, the primary disposal option for offences of this type is by means of Traffic Offence Reports (TORs), not FPNs.

 

There were 0 FPNs issued for this offence during the period in question.

 

However, the following shows the number of TORs issued for this offence during the period in question:

Row Labels	Offence	2020	2021	2022	2023
Drive a vehicle with registration mark obscured / indistinguishable	TOR	1
Drive vehicle no front registration plate	TOR	883	814	745	769
Keeping/driving vehicle without rear registration plate TOR	TOR	145	180	256	206
Registration mark incorrectly displayed (format)	TOR	3020	4253	4017	5379
Registration mark obscured or not easily readable	TOR	808	762	749	923
Grand Total		4857	6009	5767	7277

    

   

Row Labels	Disposal	2020	2021	2022	2023
Drive a vehicle with registration mark obscured / indistinguishable	Pot. Pros.	0
Drive vehicle no front registration plate	Pot. Pros.	89	36	27	68
Keeping/driving vehicle without rear registration plate	Pot. Pros.	17	12	15	23
Registration mark incorrectly displayed (format)	Pot. Pros.	178	107	92	778
Registration mark obscured or not easily readable	Pot. Pros.	90	25	39	132
Grand Total		374	180	173	1001

    

In addition, please note that 47 people were proceeded against during this time for the offence 814/03 - Fraud, forgery etc associated with registration and licensing documents, by way of either ‘charge/further charge’ or ‘postal charge requisition’.  This was broken down by year as follows:

 

2020 – 14

2021 – 10

2022 – 15

2023 – 08