New research has uncovered the UK's illegal vehicle modification hotspots, based on the number of offences reported in the last year. Most common illegal vehicle modifications: Altered numberplate, such as this example of incorrectly spaced characters, are the number one type of modification offence in the UKDrivers in the county - which has a population of 637,100 - racked up 925 illegal modification offences in 2020. The Welsh county, which has a population of 594,200, saw only four illegal car modifications in 2020, equivalent to seven cases per one million people. Incorrect lights (5,723 offences), illegally tinted windows (4,183 offences) and modified exhausts (776 offences) were the remaining common illegal vehicle modification offence types in the UK behind altered numberplates. Currently, drivers displaying illegal plates are slapped with a fine of £100.

Source: The Nation June 25, 2021 09:00 UTC