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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Anna Tims

I got £8,500 in Ulez fines after my car number plate was cloned

Two cars with the same number plate
Criminals clone number plates to fix to vehicles that look similar. Photograph: Anthony Smith/Alamy

Someone cloned my car number plate back in October and racked up £8,500 in Ulez fines. I appealed, but this was rejected.

Unfortunately, the cloned car is the same make, model and colour as mine. I’ve now received 17 “order for recovery of unpaid penalty charge” notices from Transport for London (TfL). The bailiffs will arrive next week, according to their letters.

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