How To Check Original Or Fake Number Plates, Only Need Eye Ignorance

Jeep Rubicon's car driven by Mario Dandy while molesting David Ozora using a fake number plate (Photo: IST)

YOGYAKARTA In this article, it will be discussed how to check the original or fake number plates. This is very important to note because sometimes vehicle owners deliberately change the Motorized Vehicle Number Sign (TNKB) or are often called fake number plates as identification of motorized vehicles.

As was done by Mario Dandy Satrio, the suspect in the persecution case against Cristalino David Ozora.

Mario Dandy, who incidentally was the son of a tax official, driving a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with a fake number plate while molesting David.

When Rubicon happened, he wore the number B 120 DEN plate. When checked by the police, the license plate turned out to be a fake, while the original number plate from Jeep Rubicon was B 2571 PBP.

Based on Article 263 of the Criminal Code (Corruption Law), vehicle users who are installed with fake number plates can be subject to imprisonment for a maximum of six years.

In addition, the use of fake number plates intersects with Law no. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation.

So, how do you know the original or fake vehicle number plate? Check out the full information below.

How to check the original or fake number plates is very easy, you just need a little bit of eye foresight.

Summarized from various sources, Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the license plate of the original or fake vehicle can be known through the following characteristics:

The police have standard TNKB specific data in Indonesia. This data can be used to distinguish real or fake number plates. Original number plates generally use aluminum alloy materials.

This is different from fake number plates made of zinc which are different from Samsat's output.

Scores of numbers and letters on the original number plate have a consistent distance and size, not too wide, narrow or small. The original number plate generally has a sign of the Korlantas logo on the lower side and the words Korlantas Polri on the body of the number plate.

In addition, the original number plate can also be known through the print model arising or embossing the numbers and letters. There are already patent rules about how deep the embossing reaches the distance between characters.

The original number plate uses a special font type whose name is not conveyed to the public to avoid counterfeiting.

While fake number plates usually have inconsistent fonts. Even different from the fonts used in general.

The police used special ingredients for the original number plate. The base color of the number plate is evenly distributed with a slight touch of glossy on the body of the number plate. In addition, the original number plate has a firm white line for the old black number plate, and a black line for the new white number plate.

The original number plate also has letter combination paint and numbers that are fully coated but not blended or too thick.

The original number plate has a combination of numbers and letters that are not odd. The combination of these numbers is to identify regional codes

For example, B for Jakarta, L for Surabaya, D for Bandung and Cimahi and so on.

Followed by 1 to 4 serial numbers, followed by one regional code letter, followed by one car type code letter, and finally followed by random letter code.

In addition, when referring to the attachment to the Government Police Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 7 of 2021 concerning Registration and Identification of Motorized Vehicles, each type of car has a different combination of numbers.

This is different from fake number plates which have a combination of odd numbers.

That's the information on how to check the real or fake number that you need to know. To get other interesting news, keep reading VOI.ID.