Lorries with identical number plates

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Two lorries with identical number plates were taken into custody by the Special Crime Investigation Unit of the Kurunegala police from Kurunegala and Kandy, the police said.

The registrations details of the authentic vehicle is suspected to have been used to create and register the second lorry with identical number plates.

Owners of the vehicles are reportedly abroad and allegedly have the relevant registered documents for the vehicles to prove their authenticity. (Pushpakumara Jayarathna)

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Dee Monday, 17 January 2011 06:59 AM

Ah Ha. do they start with WPC XXXX/XXXX ? Its obviously some underworld act.

knight Rider Monday, 17 January 2011 07:08 AM

I thought the new numbering system was computerized to overcome such errors and frauds....well looks like there is a bug in the system

rosh Monday, 17 January 2011 08:50 AM

the bug is the culprit owners it seems

Calistus Jayatilleke Monday, 17 January 2011 10:16 AM

They seem to be just following the politicians who drive vehicles with identical number plates and also without any number plates.

KHKaru Monday, 17 January 2011 11:11 AM

Vehicle cloning, number plates and all !

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