Car insurance policyholders have been reminded about the legislation surrounding number plates and how they are displayed.
Drivers in Essex might find they are pulled over for showing alternative fonts, spacing or colours instead of the regulation figures that are bold on a plain background.
Adam Pipe, casualty reduction manager for Essex Police said: "The main problem with misrepresented number plates is that we cannot quickly identify a car or its owner if it is stolen or used in crime."
Indeed, he added that the issue is compounded by the fact that automatic number plate recognition technology does not work when a non-regulation item is in place.
Motorists could also do well to fit anti-tamper screws to their registration plates, as criminals have been known to fit them to stolen cars to change their identity - a practice which sees them get away with speeding fines and driving off from petrol stations without paying.
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