Cloned licence plates worry Durban North SAPS
Locals only become aware that their licence plate has been cloned after a crime has been committed.
WHEN Glenashley resident Harry Rigby received a minor E-Toll fine by post, he was surprised to see the car in the picture was not his – his number plate had been cloned.
The concern for locals like Rigby is that when an incident involving the cloned licence plate occurs he will be held responsible for the crime. Rigby said,”My concern is that if the (illegal) vehicle is involved in some incident they (the police) are going to view the number and then check their records. It will show my wife’s name and they will come here.”
Durban North SAPS spokesperson, Captain Raymond Deokaran told the Northglen News that there was major a problem with cloned licence plates in the area.
He said cloned number plates are used by criminals in crimes such as robberies and burglaries. Deokaran said the problem was at the licensing offices where the illegal documentation is issued.
“The problem of identifying cloned number plates only occurs after a crime has been committed, when police contact the valid licence holder,” Deokaran said. Providing information on your whereabouts during the crime and matching the vehicle used in the perpetration of the crime is the standard procedure by which police rule out unsuspecting locals,” said Capt Deokaran.
The cost of the E-Toll fine was just R2,50.
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