A survey by government advisers shows that more than 130 official vehicle license plate suppliers in the UK are willing to sell clones that may stop police and avoid traffic jams.

Scholars describe so-called abuse as risks to law enforcement, road safety and the country's critical national infrastructure.

The panel includes Dr. Fraser Sampson, who has been the government’s biometric surveillance camera specialist until 2023, when the country warned that the country relied on “moderate digital boards” but that “anyone can become a member of the DVLA-registered Digital Scheme (RNPS) that can pay £40.”

They wrote: “No review, no transaction history requirements, and no monitoring of member practices.

“To date, we have found over 135 DVLA-registered RNP members nationwide who are ready to make cloned plates… there will undoubtedly be more. A West Midlands criminal recently provided more than 7,000 plates to the crime gangster to the crime community.”

Cranfield University’s Center of Excellence, a center of excellence dedicated to advancing the discovery of the Center of Excellence in the science of automatic digital board recognition, including Labor Councilman Sarah Coombes.

West Bromwich MPs are introducing a bill to private members, which is said to result in a fine of £1,000 for criminal drivers, vehicle seizure or license disqualification. Currently, the most common sanction for drivers of cloned boards is a £100 fine.

Experts claim that legal and clear vehicle registration boards are crucial to a range of priorities, including tax collection, emission targets, suppression of organized crime and even safe transportation of nuclear material.

“Given their importance, it is reasonable to expect the plate to be subject to a comprehensive, consistent and coherent framework to govern their manufacturing and supply,” they wrote. “Unfortunately, despite many public reports and substantial evidence on their shortcomings, the frame of the vehicle registration board is completely insufficient.

“We therefore remain convinced that the current arrangements for sector supply and regulations represent not only policing and road safety, but also a significant lasting risk to critical infrastructure in the country.”

Dr. Michael Rhead is said to have advised government agencies on the effective use of surveillance technology in policing, contacted registered suppliers and found over 135 more than 135 willing to provide plates without proof of ownership of the car.

Sampson said he had warned the government when he served as a commissioner for biometric technology and surveillance cameras that “that’s very simple” that the country relies on for automatic number board recognition (ANPR) systems.

The law requires suppliers of the sector to require the right to identify and prove the registration number at the time of purchase, but Sampson said he has argued publicly and privately that there is not enough enforcement.

"I was surprised that something so serious and proven is still not taking action. Do we have to always wait for disaster to drive change?" Sampson said.

Other members of the panel include Dr. Rob Gurney, who advises DVLA and Border Forces, and William Martin, a professor of physics at the University of Hertfordshire, who helped government agencies.

"If you're caught by a ghost plate (like a ghost plate), a hundred pounds are a pitiful deterrent," Combs said.

“Given that these digital boards have fueled everything from low-level anti-social behavior to organized crime, using ghost boards is not the harmless crime it encounters.

“The law is outdated and we need punishment to raise the earliest opportunity to at least £1,000 and six fines to make our roads safe again.”

A DVLA spokesman said: “DVLA is committed to ensuring that all sectors are displayed correctly and legally. We work with police and trade standards to take action against suppliers who do not comply with the law.

"Legal suppliers will always require that ID cards and rights documents be viewed before selling digital discs. In the event that they have not happened, the public can report them directly to their local transaction standards."