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MUCKY motorists who rarely clean their cars could be putting themselves at risk of a serious accident or falling foul of the law.

Many motorists don’t clean their cars regularly and others only clean the windscreen when visibility becomes dangerously obscured.

While dirty windows can compromise road safety and constitute an offence when they become obscured, the legal implications of having mucky number plates have also become more significant as speed enforcement devices, number plate recognition and congestion charging systems all need to view a number plate clearly.