Burnaby motorcyclist caught with fake, paper licence plate — again
Posted October 4, 2020 3:33 pm.
Last Updated October 4, 2020 5:26 pm.
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) — A person in Burnaby has had their motorcycle seized, been slapped with nearly $1,000 worth of fines, and could be facing criminal charges after being caught riding a motorcycle with a fake, paper licence plate for the second time.
Burnaby RCMP first took to Twitter in August after an officer conducted a traffic stop on a motorcycle.
One of our officers conducted a traffic stop on a . Investigation revealed the licence plate was actually a photograph printed on paper.
$983 worth of fines were written.
This is quite possibly the most expensive paper plate of all time…
#BurnabyFrontline pic.twitter.com/DSv6UNZ9CN— Burnaby RCMP (@BurnabyRCMP) August 18, 2020
During their investigation, they found the licence plate was actually a photograph printed on paper.
The motorcyclist was handed fines worth $983.
“This is quite possibly the most expensive paper plate of all time,” the tweet from August 18 reads.
Mounties posted online again Thursday, tweeting, “Same person, another fake paper licence plate!”
Same person, another fake paper licence plate! Once again the plate was seized in the Brentwood area. Our Frontline officer was not fooled & took a closer look. The was seized along with the plate. The investigation is ongoing & charges are pending. #BurnabyFrontline pic.twitter.com/OvMJOZy2f9
— Burnaby RCMP (@BurnabyRCMP) October 1, 2020
“Once again the plate was seized in the Brentwood area. Our Frontline officer was not fooled & took a closer look.”
Both the bike and the plate were seized, and Mounties say charges are pending.
