One witness reported that the BMW had a partial registration plate of HY57.

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Motorists in Talbot Green, Cardiff, Aberdare and Rhondda were stopped and asked to read the registration plate of a vehicle parked 20m (65ft) away.

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They then note the registration plate which gets sent to the town council, which contacts the company that owns the lorry and gives them an official warning.

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Traffic cones, road signs, bottles, shoes and an old black and white car registration plate were among the rubbish found in a clean-up of Windermere in the Lake District.

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While the withdrawal of governmental subsidies can halt car sales growth in rural areas and small towns, government regulation of license plate registration will deal a huge blow to car sales in urban areas.

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