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DVLA to Pull 18,000 Ghost-Registered Cars from Roads

4/23/2026

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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) faces crackdown after 18,260 vehicles were registered to address, leaving owners unidentified.
It has been ordered to remove 18,000 of those cars from UK roads while investigating ghost-owner problem, which MP Sarah Coombes says fuels speeding, hit-and-runs and insurance premiums.
Transport Minister Simon Lightwood said individuals cannot use PO-box addresses for registration and that DVLA cannot tally records because data is filtered by postcode.

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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) faces crackdown after 18,260 vehicles were registered to address, leaving owners unidentified.
It has been ordered to remove 18,000 of those cars from UK roads while investigating ghost-owner problem, which MP Sarah Coombes says fuels speeding, hit-and-runs and insurance premiums.
Transport Minister Simon Lightwood said individuals cannot use PO-box addresses for registration and that DVLA cannot tally records because data is filtered by postcode.