registration plate

British

noun

Also called: license plate. licence plate. numberplate. a plate mounted on the front and back of a motor vehicle bearing the registration number

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He added that the removal of a registration plate suggested that people were aware of the cameras in place.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

A state trooper pulled over the suspect's car on Terminal Drive after receiving a registration plate reader alert, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told a news conference.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025

Detectives believe Mr Nicol drove to the street, near Wiliamston Primary School, in his black Ford Mondeo with the registration plate GN02 GRN at about midnight.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

Patrick Darnell Daniels was pulled over by police in April 2022 for driving a truck without a registration plate in Hancock County, Mississippi.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2023

But new dashcam footage of the Shogun vehicle using a different registration plate had now come to light.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2023

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