{"id":30485,"date":"2025-06-03T07:23:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30485"},"modified":"2025-06-03T07:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:23:56","slug":"crack-down-on-ghost-plates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/06\/crack-down-on-ghost-plates\/","title":{"rendered":"Crack Down on Ghost Plates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the UK, there is a strong demand for the ministers to launch a strict crack down on ghost plates.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some plates suppliers do not register with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and do not comply with the ministry’s requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This, in turn, has lead to a heightened problems with ghost plates and cloning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the pressure on UK ministers to take urgent action to tighten the regulations on ghost number plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/news\/uk\/ministers-crack-down-ghost-plates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is a \u201cfringe issue<\/strong>\u201d? \u201cShe said, \u2018Dodgy number plates are no longer a <\/em>fringe issue<\/em><\/strong>. They’re everywhere and they’re undermining the rule of law on our roads.<\/em>\u2019 Use this term in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cunscrupulous<\/strong>\u201d mean? “Far from being the tightly regulated industry it should be, number plates are increasingly being sold by <\/em>unscrupulous<\/em><\/strong> below-the-radar suppliers using non-compliant, untraceable materials.\u201c<\/em> Use this word in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cbelow-the-radar<\/strong>\u201d mean? “Far from being the tightly regulated industry it should be, number plates are increasingly being sold by unscrupulous <\/em>below-the-radar<\/em><\/strong> suppliers using non-compliant, untraceable materials.\u201c <\/em>Use this idiom in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Share your thoughts on the increasing dodgy number plates in the UK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What are the problems associated with these illegal plates?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Is there a similar problem in your country? Talk about it.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What are the laws against ghost plates in your country?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What is the importance of ensuring that all number plates are displayed correctly and legally on the roads?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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