FMCSA Releases A Notice about Fraudulent Drivers Licenses and Vehicle Plates
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently came out with the news that authorities have detected many commercial vehicles and drivers running on false license plates and licenses, claiming to be issued by the FMCSA or the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT).
FMCSA released a notice that claims that DOT and FMCSA licenses and license plates don’t mean anything because CDLs and vehicle plates can be issued only by states. It is a fraud to present such identifications to law enforcement officers.
FMCSA further added that some of these phony licenses could be found to have a Registrant Number, which was used by the FMCSA in the past for identifying people and organizations having commercial vehicles but not carrying passengers or freight.
However, FMCSA never used Registrant Numbers for CDLs and these numbers were stopped from use back in 2012.
FMCSA also released a sample image of a fake vehicle plate along with the notice. It carried the words, “Live Free or Die” at the bottom and “US DOT” at the top. The Administration further added in its notice that such a fake Commercial Drivers License or Vehicle Plate not just violates the state federal law, but also the state laws. It made it clear that anyone who comes across such licenses or license plates or has any knowledge as such must report it to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
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