Team aims to cut car plate thefts

MOTORISTS in Kirklees are being urged to take advantage of an initiative which will prevent them from becoming victims of registration plate theft.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Jun 2010, 15:02 BST

Updated 9th Jun 2010, 15:02 BST

West Yorkshire Police and the Neighbourhood Watch Association for North Kirklees are fitting anti-theft screws to vehicle number plates free of charge in the area. It is 25 years since Neighbourhood Watch Groups were first set up in the country.

To celebrate that move, members will be help crime reduction officers fit the security screws.

They will also provide advice on how to get a watch team up and running in a street or road. Members of the public are invited to Tesco on Bradford Road in Batley on Tuesday June 15 followed by the Co-op on Huddersfield Road in Mirfield on June 16.

West Yorkshire Police said last night the registration plate service will be available on both days between 10am and 2pm.