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Drivers issued number plate warning as £1,000 DVLA fines loom within weeks

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Drivers issued number plate warning as £1,000 DVLA fines loom within weeks.

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Motorists have been warned that using tinted or darkened number plates could land them with a fine of up to £1,000 and an immediate MOT failure.The warning comes from vehicle recycling marketplace National Scrap Car, which found that searches for "darkened number plates" have risen by 22 per cent over the past three months.

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The increase comes ahead of the arrival of the new "76" registration plates on September 1.

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Saul Turner, motor expert at National Scrap Car, has now urged drivers to think twice before fitting tinted plates, explaining that while tinted number plates might look good, "I'd steer clear of them".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Turner said the rules were designed to make sure vehicle registrations can be clearly seen by other road users, police and automatic number plate recognition cameras.

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