My car got CLONED!! What you need to do if it happens to you!

[@beaulieuonnp593]

Good advice. Happened to my colleague. She had loads of speeding tickets on a cloned car and she had to prove she was at work, her employer had to confirm this. Also I am in road safety and we had some abusive men creating an incident, we managed to get details of the vehicle and the police think it is cloned but they are currently writing to the registered owner to get their side of the story and what they were doing last week, at this place and time.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Thank you! Great comment very interesting to here your story. I hope your colleague got everything sorted? And well done for getting those details to the police 👍👍👍

[@therocket1476]

I am in that situation right now. I can't wait to get it sorted out . Thanks for the informations

[@AbdurRahman-dw3qn]

Same Someone cloned my number plate I got a speeding ticket yesterday I’m gonna go to police station to report it today Your videos is so helpful thank you so much

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@AbdurRahman-dw3qn Sorry to hear its happened to you too. Hope it all gets sorted soon for you. Glad my video helped 👍🏻

[@krisefor]

I had the same problem. I informed the police straight away and they gave me a CAD number. I also chatted with the DVLA and sent them a letter together with photo evidence of my motorcycle being cloned and asked them for a new reg number at no extra cost. They wrote back after 10 days agreeing to provide me with a new reg number and I also received the new V5C after a few days. The first 2 PCNs were disputed and cancelled. I'm still waiting to be contacted by Met Police for the 4 speeding tickets that I have disputed (expect them to be cancelled as well). It is very important to change the reg number after the old one has been compromised, this kind of crime is very low on the police priority list.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Krisefor Thank you for sharing your story this information is really good for people to see. Pleased to hear it all seems to be working out and that's great advice about changing the registration 👍🏻

[@grapewater123]

You usually don't have to change the plate because most criminals will stop using it before long as the plate becomes essentially HOT and if they're stopped in a vehicle with it, it can potentially be used as a "log" evidence against them. I imagine most criminals will look for another plate after weeks of using it.

[@Synthetic857]

Last few days I have received so many PCNs because my car is cloned, would you be able to kindly share your letter you sent to DVLA I get the feeling they probably aren't bothered anymore about providing a new plate because of cloning anymore.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@grapewater123 Sorry to hear its happened to you too! You can email directly now through the Government website. There is also a number to call too. I can't put the number or website in the comment section because the comment gets deleted by KZbin but you can Google the dvla and it will give you the link to the email address and phone number. Good luck and hope it gets sorted soon for you.

[@Synthetic857]

@@TheBimmerFixer Called up police, advised me to call dvla and action fraud. Action fraud gave me their own separate crime ref num whereas dvla sent me an email telling me I need to send them a letter informing them that my num plate has been cloned. Dvla offered no advice or support, even though I did try to ask for advice on what to do - just said to read email and go deal with it on your own basically.

[@Mee3344]

I'm in same situation. My job demands a clean driving license. Got fobbed off at my local police station. Told to contact DVLA directly. Also went to another police station, where I was put in touch with fraud team. Hopefully that's the end. 🤞 It's Knight mare situation. Thanks for the advice.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@insomnia sapien Thanks for the comment. Yeah its a real nightmare! Well done for contacting the DVLA directly. I hope it all gets sorted very soon for you and it doesn't effect your job. It would be great to hear how you get on so please let me know, it helps a lot of others out in the same situation too👍

[@carlwakeling4915]

Great video 😂 My vehicle been. Clowned right now I have received a penalty charge it gets better in London they have extended the ultra low emissions to Romford which is £12 ,50 each day so I'm getting this coming out of my bank thanks for to this person using my number plate Just hope l can get decent camera footage to prove its not me driving

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Carlwakeling4915 Thank you! Oh no!!! I hope it gets sorted for you and you get your money back.

[@monkeyengine3954]

I've just recieved a speeding ticket from Lincoln, I was in work in Chester at the time of the offence and have never been to Lincoln. The car on the police's photograph is an earlier model car than mine. Hoping I don't have too much trouble proving all of this.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Monkeyengine Sorry you hear its happened to you too! The process should be fairly quick and easy to get resolved and proved. Just send the information as quick as you can when asked i.e the photos. Good luck and hope it gets sorted soon for you!

[@jarrapaddler7234]

I've just bought a car 2 weeks ago from York, so far I've had 2 speeding tickets from York!!!! The cars are identical but the difference is my car has the gb logo on the plate on the front and my rear lights are tinted but the car that keeps getting speeding tickets has a plain reg and normal lights!! I've just bought a private plate to put on mine and hopefully who ever is using my plate thats on now get caught by a anpr and dealt with accordingly

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Hi Jarra, it's infuriating isn't it! Have you called or emailed the ticket office? Might be worth just giving them a call or writing to them. I wouldn't want you to get a fine for something you haven't done! I can't believe the cheek of some people. If you get stuck or need help let me know 👍 Good luck and keep me posted.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Jarra Paddler Also Jarra well done for noticing the difference in the lights and number plate 👍

[@jarrapaddler7234]

Yes altogether I've had over 20 speeding and parking notices, everytime I need to send them.back.with a letter etc my private plate still hasn't arrived its getting beyond a joke, oh and the police were at my door because the car was involved in a drive off with fuel in york at 2.30am just ridiculous that they can't do anything about it

[@TheBimmerFixer]

That's awful 🤬😡 That's one of the worst cases of car cloning I've ever heard of!! I really really hope your new plates arrive soon and puts an end to this nightmare for you. I also hope the police get these guys soon too! ANPR should ping them sooner or later. Thanks for the update Jarra it really helps everyone on here out.

[@Brewskie27]

Just going through this myself now, can only appeal the 5 fines I've got through through email as you can only call to pay them, i also received a letter from the Met police today saying my car was involved in some sort of crash an drove off. Thankfully this is all happening in London an I live in Newcastle so hoping it shouldn't be too hard to prove I was no where near that area

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Kevin Brewer Sorry to hear that Kevin. Hope it gets sorted quickly and easily for you.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Sounds awful Kevin it makes me so angry that people do this! Good luck and it would be great it you can keep us posted on how you get on. This will unfortunately happen to a lot of others in the future so any help or advice that anyone can give will be gratefully appreciated.

[@TroyaE117]

The only practical defence is to change your number-plates. The DVLA are not interested and do nothing. In our case, the police don't seem to be interested. I have heard nothing for months. Even if the vehicles do not resemble one another, the penalties still arrive. Cameras are only interested in number-plates and no-one checks the pictures. This is what happens when someone doesn't think through the idea of what will happen when tax discs were dropped. So choose a new number-plate that is not contemporary and hope they don't clone that one. It is not cheap but that's all you can do.

[@robertfoster1151]

My son has just got 3 PCN's in 2 days, 2 from Dartford crossing and 1 for going into bus lane. Police, locally in Norfolk totally uninterested and unhelpful. Essex police will not give a crime number which is really useful in Appeal procedure. Pictures we have seen from Dartford Bridge crossing absolutely crap for car identity purposes. Only thing that shows is white front identity plate. The bus lane infringement pictures are better and are taken from rear and makes comparison differences easier to make and prove. Even if my son is cleared of these PCN's there is no reason why he will not continue to get more PCN's. Congestion Charge and ULEZ and parking tickets are very likely to appear. The only way I see to stop this nightmare is to get another set of plates or have a Telematics black box installed. As others have said the online market place car photos have made it a cloners paradise.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@robert Foster Hi Robert Really sorry to hear about your son falling victim to car cloning it's incredibly frustrating and not to mention infuriating too. It's a real shame the police haven't been much help either. Hopefully the tickets from the bus lane will be dealt with and I'm hoping with that evident the other will get sorted too. Yeah some sort of tracker or change of plates might be the only way to stop it happening but with a bit of luck the criminals will stop using the cloned car soon as they usally end up crashing it or dumping it. Thank you for sharing and the best of luck 👍🏻

[@tiandai101]

Just got a pcn saying I was in a box junction somewhere in the country I have not or ever been ,I'm not sure what to do

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@ZAYNE ABU HAFSAH MUSA. Hi there sorry to hear its happened to you too. Firstly you need to contact the ticket office on the number on the letter you received and tell them straight away that your car as been cloned and this isn't you. They will advise you what to do next. But call then as soon as you can. Let me know how you get on, good luck 👍🏻

[@xezaldelal4081]

My car is cloned. I didn’t commit any speed offenses I am accused of. I can’t provide evidence that I was at home also I met someone else he was an Uber driver but neither I nor him can provide evidence and the police doesn’t get our record, doesn’t take a statement at all. They said it’s not their authority where we should go🤦🏻‍♀️ What shall we do? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Xezal Delal Hi Xezal, don't panic firstly you need to contact the tick office the details are on the speeding ticket as soon as possible. They will then get you to take some photos of your car, even if they look the same as the car that commited the offence still send them as they have ways of telling the difference between the two cars. Hope it gets sorted soon for you. Let me know of yiu need any more help.

[@chrisharrison9220]

Very similar to what happened with yourself Gwent police have been fantastic today, but there's parts of this they will put the clone plate on any car any any colour whether it ford VW anything the reg plate was a silver Kuga car and yet mine is blue vw so I was in the clear .

[@cameronhall6733]

Just happened to me. Got a parking ticket from Uxbridge in the post!…….. I live in Scotland 😂

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Oh no! 😂 the cheeky sods! Hope you get it sorted. P.s love the name by the way 🤣👍

[@DollyMat]

Thanks for this video it was really helpful although a couple years old. Yesterday I got home and received a letter from cameras tickets and collisions. Apparently I'd been caught on a speed camera in Yorkshire doing 82mph on a dual carriageway. I live in London and have never been there in my life. I was horrified as my car is on a 23 plate and ive only had it 2 months. Like you I logged into the portal to see these really poor pictures which I initially thought were fake then the last pic which was close up was identical to my car. Luckily I have receipts to show I was shopping at that date and time and one of the stores had anpr. I may have to call on them if the police don't accept. I have only share a cple of pics privately on WhatsApp to a relative and a friend. I reported it to the police today and they said to send them 4 pics of the car with close up on the number plate as you said. I was also advised to contact DVLA and my insurer. I hope they can find the culprits and stop them.

[@Cryptobullportfolio]

Hello, I just saw your video and I wonder if you know what should I do, because I bought a cloned car and on the way home the police stopped me and seized the car. Hope you can help, nice video 👍

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Hi there, sorry to hear about this its never nice to have to go through something like this. What did the police say? Was the car that you bought on wrong plates? Or is there another car with the same plates as yours thats been committing offences and they think it's you? Thanks for the comment and compliment 👍

[@Cryptobullportfolio]

@@TheBimmerFixer thx for your reply, the police said there is another car with the same plate, so the one I bought had the wrong plate number from another similar car

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Ok do you have the V5/logbook?

[@Cryptobullportfolio]

@@TheBimmerFixer no the police also took the v5 and both keys left me without anything

[@Cryptobullportfolio]

@@TheBimmerFixer have just done a check on the real vin number of the vehicle to see if it was stolen or just damaged repaired and for what I understood there is no report of stolen only damage repaired.. In this case they could not have taked the car am I correct? Appreciate your time 🙏

[@fozfoster1969]

I also have a cloned numberplate of someone getting petrol and driving away. I live in Essex and the offence was In Birmingham. It was the same make and model but a different model variant, I fill up on the drivers side and the photo on the letter I received from a company demanding payment they were filling up on the passenger side.the issue has been resolved fairly quickly. I was told too inform the police and contact the DVLA. This was a waste of time as both parties say there is nothing they can do. So it looks like I will be contesting speeding parking petrol theft and maybe accidents in the near future. The only advise the police gave me was get a private plate what a joke

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@fozfoster1969 Hi, sorry to hear about someone stealing your reg! Yeah not very helpful "get a new reg" 🙄 hope they stop using your reg soon and you don't have anymore trouble!

[@therocket1476]

Could you please forward me a copy of the writing letter you wrote to them without your personal details. Only if you don't mind. Best regards

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@therocket, Hello there sorry to hear about your number plate being cloned! Here is the letter I sent to the Central Ticket Office. The situation might be slightly different in your circumstances but I hope this will help you with what they need from you. Good luck 👍 Dear Central ticket office, I really hope you can help me. I have received a notice of intended prosecution for a speeding offence that wasn't me or my vehicle. At the time of the offence I along with my vehicle were at home in ------------- and the vehicle involved in the offence was not mine and there for believe that my vehicle number plate has been duplicated. Attached are photos of my vehicle and photos from the safety camera. I have noticed that the offending vehicle has a different type of number plate. It appears to be the new number plate design with the blue GB tag on the left hand side and as you can see from the photos of my vehicle I have the older orginal number plate design with no GB mark and even spaces between the numbers at the end of the number plate. This is unlike the offending vehicle where a gap can been seen on the left side of the plate. Please see the attached photos where you will see a close up on my vehicles number plate, the offending vehicle (not me or vehicle) along with a photo of the left side of the number plate that my vehicle doesn't have. Hope this helps your investigation. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there is anything else I would be able to assist you with.

[@therocket1476]

Thank you so much . I really appreciate your understanding. Stay safe maty.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

No problem matey, good luck! 👍

[@wut9042]

Have they caught the guys who cloned your car yet? or just cancelled the PCN. The first PCN, I proved my innocent and it was cancelled but in 1month time I have yet received two new PCNs from the same authority.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@The Formax Studio Hi there, not sure if they caught them in the end. The ticket got cancelled though thank goodness. Sorry to hear you've received more tickets I hope they got cancelled too. Sounds like the criminals shared the information. Hope you don't have anymore trouble or tickets.

[@nedflanders3548]

hello i hope you’re doing well, i just wanted to ask how you called the ticket office number as mine has none provided, would you suggest me calling DVLA? ironically the evidence of yours is the same as mine where the cloned car had GB!!! thank God for that

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@nedflanders3548 Hello Ned I'm very well thank you, hope you are too....well apart from the tick. I would try and obtain the number online by searching the issuer of the ticket. If you have any trouble finding details let me know and I will try and help. Good luck 👍🏻

[@barrycharman4674]

google maps knows your location and you can scroll back to cross ref date and time and place. see your phone!

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Barry Charman Thats a great idea! Thanks for sharing!!

[@shanusvlog1322]

How to contact DVLA regarding cloning

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@shanusvlog You can contact them through the GOV.uk website. It's worth contacting the number on the ticket if its for speeding. That way the police will log it on the PNC and it will trigger ANPR.

[@leonwheeldon5748]

Hi bud knows it’s a bit late might not get a reply but just had this happen to me on my bike what can I do to prove it’s not me I was at home, how can I send them photos off to show my bike and the gear I wear

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@leonwheeldon5748 Hi mate sorry to hear its happened to you. There should be contact details on the ticket. If you email them or call them they will ask for any evidence that is wasn't you. Sending a picture of your gear would be great and any videos or photos of your bike at home at that time. Neighbours ring doorbells are a great source of cctv for this. Hope that helps mate, good luck!

[@leonwheeldon5748]

@@TheBimmerFixer thanks pal do u have an email I could use not been given anything to send proof of my bike and what should I do about the speeding ticket do I fill it out and send it back or do I not send it off and just contact 101

[@chrisharrison9220]

Right, the weekend police is totally different service unbelievable of the difference Today's on going with the police was fantastic they have now put a mark on my car and their ANPR system is running in order to catch the person responsible for pitching my plate. There's other stuff that the police have done for me in something has been put in place. Crime number sorted for me. Don't be fobbed off by the weekend police week day police are totally different.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@chrisharrison9220 Thats great to hear! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@chrisharrison9220]

Well my car has been cloned and contacted the police to let them know and they did not want to know anything about it basically it's my problem.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@chrisharrison9220 Sorry to hear that! Its such a shame when the authorities let you down like that. I hope it gets sorted soon for you!

[@gccas081]

Just found out today I got cloned

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Neu7r1no Sorry to hear that! Hope it gets sorted quickly for you. If you need any advice or help let me know l.

[@xezaldelal4081]

How helpful you are 🙏 I got in contact to police station and they didn’t take my report. They simply advised me to go and appeal against the tickets but I was at home and I don’t know how to prove evidence for it. If the police wants to find the other car which cloned mines than I would be cleared against all the offences but the police doesn’t even get my complaints? What shall I do?

[@gccas081]

@@xezaldelal4081 got sorted as got video evidence from London police,and the car is different colour and different alloys

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Xezal Dela Hello again ☺️ so once you have apealed the ticket the police are made aware that your vehicle has been cloned and if that car or your car goes through ANPR it will alert the police that that car has potentially been cloned and will be pulled over.