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Police stop 'cloned car' being driven by 16-year-old

A 16-year-old was detained and later reported to court after police caught them driving a car with cloned registration plates.

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Posting on their X account, formerly Twitter, today, Brierley Hill cops said they stopped the car while on patrol and detained the driver for a search.

While completing the search they discovered that the driver was 16 years old and the cloned vehicle they were driving had no insurance, tax or MOT.

As a result of their findings they seized the car under the road traffic act and reported the driver to court.

Credit: Brierley Hill Police

In the post, it said: "On patrol we have stopped this cloned car & detained the driver for a search.

"Checks revealed the driver was 16 years old, the vehicle had no insurance no tax and no MOT.

"We have seized the car under the road traffic act and reported the driver to court."

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