'Simple' method drivers make cars invisible to speed camera update as new rules 'imminent'

Drivers are flouting the law with reflective number plates, experts say, but a change is being planned (Image: Getty Images)

The Department for Transport has issued a crucial update following mounting concerns over motorists employing 'straightforward' techniques to render vehicles undetectable to speed cameras. The growing prevalence of 'ghost' number plates designed to fool automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras has prompted increased demands for stringent measures.

The British Number Plate Manufacturers Association (BNMA), representing firms that produce the overwhelming majority of plates across the UK, is calling for stricter oversight of the industry. In correspondence to the Government, it alleged that several suppliers who have failed to register with the Driver and