A WARNING has been issued to 45 million drivers over a little-known number plate rule that could see you hit with a £1,000 ...

To get around these plate scanners, many drivers have turned to license plate covers to protect their information, but as drivers in New York are finding out, these covers don't usually work.

The plates cannot be Perspex or another type of plastic material, as the number plates are used in an accident to identify the vehicles involved. Perspex plates often shatter, according to Mkhwanazi.

Every genuine HSRP includes a permanently etched 12-digit PIN (Personalised Identification Number), made using laser ...