My Dad had a personal plate on a written off car (red Mondeo). The car was recovered with the plate and eventually put back on the road with the same personal plate. Dad got an identical coloured brand new replacement Mondeo complete with the same personal plate through his insurance. Some months later the written off car was turning up in Manchester, Merseyside & Devon racking up parking fines. DVLA had Dad as the registered keeper of a red Mondeo so all the fines came to him. He had the V5 for the new car. Eventually we were able to prove that the offending vehicle wasn't his. When we got the enforcement photos we could show that Ford had facelifted the Mondeo and that his red replacement was different than the car in the photos. It took a lot of sorting out and was very stressful for Dad who was being treated for terminal cancer at the time. I was pleased that Ford had facelifted the Mondeo in between his two cars and that I could sort it out for him. I reckon the original car was a "ringer" being used a a "pool car". Once the MOT became due the car seemed to disappear and we never heard any more about it. The police agreed to put a marker on the computer (PNC) so that either of the Mondeos could be stopped & checked.
