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From BBC News West Midlands:

'Cloned' vehicles on the increase, police say

The number of so-called cloned vehicles being sold to unsuspecting motorists in the West Midlands is on the increase.

West Midlands Police say they have seen an increase in the problem over the last two years and there have been three in the last week.

Cloning involves criminals changing the identity of a stolen car to match that of another registered vehicle which makes them appear legitimate.

Police say they know of 29 cases in the last two years and say prospective buyers should be on their guard, particularly if they are buying from strangers and in a public place.

We think we know why, don't we?

I can see the "reason" you are aiming at, identification by scamera's, but there is another reason and that is, is the car safe for use on the road.
If they are going to clone the car, they will be able to clone the logbook, and more importantly, the MOT cert.
We all know the MOT cert only means the car was safe at the time of inspection, and a mile down the road the wheels could fall off, there would be little chance of taking action against the MOT tester, his defence is quite legal, "It was OK when I passed it at the time of the inspection", but you get a cloned car, anything lethal could be wrong with it.
Remember the cut and shut cars, some of these even got past the most thorough inspections, not just by MOTers, but the AA, RAC and the police.

I agree with the actions of the police in trying to stop the use of cloned cars.

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