What to Do If Your Vehicle License Plate is Cloned?
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If your vehicle license plate is cloned, here are the solutions: 1. Gather evidence: Once you confirm that your plate has been cloned, promptly start collecting all favorable evidence, including photos of your vehicle's appearance, various parking receipts, highway toll receipts, dashcam footage, and even surveillance videos from parking lots or residential areas. 2. File a complaint: After gathering the above evidence, you can submit a complaint to the traffic management department regarding the cloned plate. You may choose to file the complaint either with the traffic management department where your vehicle is registered or at the location where the violation occurred. If the complaint is successful, the traffic management department will issue a statement confirming the plate cloning. With this statement, you can apply to the vehicle management office for a new license plate.
Last time I also ran into this issue - my car was cloned, and I received a speeding ticket even though my car was clearly parked in my home garage. I first calmed down, took photos of the parking spot with timestamp, and dug out dashcam footage to prove the car hadn't moved. Then I went to the local traffic police station to file a report, filled out an appeal form and submitted the evidence. They verified the information and found the offending vehicle wasn't even my car model - the ticket was revoked within days. The process wasn't super fast, but it's important to stay patient and keep communicating. Later I learned license plate cloning is quite common, especially for older car models that are easier to replicate plates for. Now I regularly check if my license plate screws are loose and avoid sharing parking locations on social media. If you don't handle a cloned plate situation properly, you could end up responsible for fines, and it might even affect your annual inspection or insurance credibility. My advice is to act immediately if something seems off - don't delay.
