ringing

ringing
 n.— «Ringing—or cloning as it is sometimes known—is when car thieves steal number plates to cover their tracks, often leaving the owners of the plates with speeding fines or parking tickets in their wake.» —“Stolen van scam suspect caught on camera” Rochdale Observer (United Kingdom) May 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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