URA hit by number plate scam. Vehicle buyers beware. The new car you are driving may not be yours and you could be sharing the registration number with someone else. Worse still the number plate of the saloon car you are driving might belong to a tractor or a grader. A motor vehicle registration number UAB 272M was spotted on the road. Being a Toyota Corolla Allex, model 2002, the old number plate appeared suspicious. the UAB series were released in 2000. A confirmatory check was then undertaken in the Motor Vehicle Registration database and it revealed that UAB 272M had been allocated to a Toyota Hilux with engine and Chassis numbers 3L-4526953 and LN166-0010185 respectively. The first date of registration was on March 17, 2000. This proved that the number plates were fraudulently fixed on the Toyota Corolla Allex. “There is a risk that this Corolla did not pay taxes on importation, leading to loss of revenue,” stated the report.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 10:31:19 +0000