He added that Walker claimed
false plates had been placed on his car to prevent vandalism.
He added: "In the past, offenders who have travelled into the force area have used stolen high performance vehicles on
false plates.
Summary: Cases of drivers tampering number plates to avoid paying fines are on the rise in Dubai with police issuing alerts for 1,158 vehicles with such
false plates.
A black Porsche Cayenne with
false plates pulled up and two gunmen opened fire, killing Redmond, 42, and injuring friend John Maguire.
Police seized three pistols, a stolen car with
false plates and bomb making equipment and manuals during the raid in Montauriol.
And when they searched his lorry, which had
false plates, they found 1.7 tonnes of cannabis resin hidden inside the 22 pallets of peppers.
But he told the jury he had left gloves inside a car matching the raider's stolen Citroen when he was paid weeks before the ambush to fit it with
false plates.
Prosecuting barrister Rob Edwards said Kelly was the driver, and the van turned out to be stolen with
false plates.
A STUN-gun disguised as a torch, amphetamines and cocaine were found in a Mercedes on
false plates.
A tweet from the Roads Policing Unit said: "Car being used on
false plates to hide criminality, pursued and abandoned in South Liverpool.
Men wearing body armour were arrested after a chase throughFulhamwas sparked by police suspecting their Range Rover had
false plates.
"The benefit of putting
false plates on a vehicle means it can be used without alerting automatic cameras or police checks," said Ms Haigh, adding Walker had simply bought the
false plates from eBay.