I understand how someone can make a bunch of 'new' vin tag blanks but how
are the buyers of these blanks going to try and fake the punched numbers and
letters? That part of the process seems the most difficult.
Isn't the punch typeface an odd size and font?
I always imagine someone buying one of these tags off of ebay, spending
countless hours figuring out the best way to approximate the punched vin
information and then as they pop the hood for the first time at a club event
they get the question 'wow, where did you get that fake vin tag?' before
they can finish propping open the hood.
Bob
> Yes,
>
> Counterfeit VIN tags are being sold as "continuation VIN tags", whatever
> that is supposed to be. Bottom line, they are counterfeit blank plates
> and their use in being installed on a vehicle is illegal in most states.
> VIN numbers for legal vehicles without VIN ID plates are issued by the
> state government agencies overseeing vehicle control.
>
> In California, it is the Highway Patrol, working with the DMV. They
> assign their OWN number.
>
> There is NO legal use for these blank plates, and to use them would be
> considered fraudulent, even if the information was accurate, as it was not
> originally made and mounted by the manufacturer.
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