AA: Drivers confused by new number plates

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AA: Drivers confused by new number plates

In a recent study from the AA, some 50 per cent of drivers were unable to correctly identify a number place which would indicate a car registered in September 2008.

It found that despite new-style car number plates being introduced seven years ago, 19 per cent of the people it surveyed had no idea what they even looked like.

Drivers who had passed their test since 2001 were the most likely to identify the correct number plate, although 44 per cent of those still got it wrong.

Londoners came out worst in the survey, with just 38 per cent of the capital's residents giving the right answer, while Lancashire drivers came out as the most clued-up on number plates.

Mark Huggins, head of AA personal loans said: "With one in five drivers planning to buy a car in 2008, it's concerning that so many people might be misled on the age of a car by misunderstanding the digits on the number plate."

He warned that with police announcing a crackdown on people interfering with number plates, motorists could "risk a heavy fine" is they accidentally buy a car with the wrong plates.

In other news, research released by the AA yesterday revealed that British parents are driving over 1,600 miles a year ferrying their children around, which could earned them an extra £2,983 a year if they charged their kids for the taxi service.
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