Northern Virginia driver fights citations tied to fake license plate

The Brief

  • A Northern Virginia man says cloned versions of his Maryland vanity plate, “PRIVATE,” were used on other vehicles, leading to at least 20 traffic citations he had to dispute.
  • He claims the fake plates were linked to violations in D.C. and Prince George’s County, even though the vehicles in the photos were not his.
  • Rosenberg says the issue only stopped after he sold his car and changed his license plate, and he believes license plate cloning may be a broader problem.

VIENNA, Va. A Northern Virginia man says he has spent years fighting traffic tickets tied to a car he doesn’t own, after someone allegedly created fake copies of his vanity license plate and used them on other vehicles.

What we know:

Jay Rosenberg, who recently moved to Vienna from Montgomery County, Maryland, says someone has repeatedly copied his Maryland vanity license plate, which reads “PRIVATE.”

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