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One in every six number plates affixed to vehicles in Gauteng is fake

According to Neil Campbell, DA provincial spokesperson, “In Gauteng, on average, 43 000 new numbers are issued per month.

“Assuming that each vehicle needed two plates, 86 000 should have been issued but the average number of plates actually made is 130 000, meaning that 44 000 plates (or at least 22 000 vehicles - as trailers only require one plate) are added to the fleet carrying false plates every month.”

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