The UK's Vehicle Registration
Verification Network
Protect your number plate and vehicle identity against cloning,
fraud and misuse. Stay one step ahead.
Plate Cloning
Alerts
Identity
Be Protected. Be Verified. Be One Step Ahead.
Join thousands of drivers and industry partners who trust Protect-A-Plate to keep UK roads safer.
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Plate cloning is a growing threat.
Criminals are cloning number plates to commit fraud, avoid detection and carry out serious crime.
Over 1,000
reports of plate cloning every month in the UK
£1000s
in fines, bills and stress for innocent drivers
Vehicles used in crime
often go undetected with cloned plates
*Source: Police & industry data
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Your data is protected with bank-level security.
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Registered in England & Wales.
How Protect-A-Plate Works
Register Your Plate
Add your vehicle registration and VIN to create your secure digital record.
Verified Before Made
Plate suppliers check with us instantly before making any new plates.
You're Alerted
You approve or deny the request. Instant alerts keep you in control.
Built for Everyone Who Needs Protection
Stopping plate cloning at its source
Cloning doesn’t start on the street — it starts at the point of manufacture. Protect A Plate brings drivers, suppliers, fleets and insurers onto one verification network, so a plate request is checked against a live register before a plate is made.
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