What does a cloned vehicle mean?
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A cloned vehicle refers to vehicles where criminals illegally forge and obtain the license plates, model numbers, and colors of legally registered vehicles, thereby disguising smuggled, assembled, scrapped, or stolen cars under a 'legal' facade. Cloned vehicles are also known as 'copycat cars' or simply 'cloning,' which involves affixing counterfeit labels—a practice strictly prohibited by the state. Active Cloning: An individual legally owns one vehicle but purchases another identical model and color for themselves or their relatives/friends. They then falsely report the loss of the license plate and vehicle registration documents to obtain a replacement plate, which is installed on the unregistered new vehicle to evade various fees. Alternatively, they may directly acquire or counterfeit identical license plates through illegal means for the new vehicle. Passive Cloning: Cloners note down the license plate numbers of legally registered vehicles matching their unregistered car's model and color on the streets. They then forge identical plates through illegal channels and install them on their own vehicles. This not only allows them to avoid paying relevant fees but also shifts blame onto innocent original vehicle owners if traffic violations captured by electronic surveillance are attributed to the cloned plates.
