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Police in Kumasi have impounded 200 vehicles with the DV and DP trade license number plates. The operation started about a week ago. The police have mounted several barriers in the metropolis to check drivers with such number plates and other illegal documents. LUV FM�s Erastus Asare Donkor reported that vehicles were impounded in various operations conducted by the police last week. The vehicle owners were assembled Tuesday morning and were schooled on which number plates were unacceptable or otherwise under the law. DCOP Kofi Boakye quoted the Road Traffic Regulations Act 683 and said �No person shall use a trade license for the purpose not authorized under this regulation and also under any of the following regulations- funerals, weddings, carrying children to and from school.� He suspected that some miscreants used the DV and DP number plates to commit robberies. The DV and DP number plates were temporary plates given to unregistered vehicles for the owners to drive the vehicle from the port to the garage. When registered, the vehicles were given their original number plates. Such vehicles were not supposed to carry more than two persons and could not be used to attend social functions. DCOP Boakye, therefore issued warning letters to the drivers and cautioned that any person found to be using such number plates would be arrested and prosecuted.