stolen plates
Swiped license tags
Stolen plates are license plates taken from one vehicle and attached to another, typically to disguise a car used in crimes or to evade registration requirements.
The phrase appears frequently in police reports and news coverage: The suspect vehicle was using stolen plates.
A car with stolen plates is harder to trace back to its actual owner or driver.
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- vehicleMeans of transport
- car theftUnlawfully taking vehicles
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- getaway carCriminal's flight transportation
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