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Feb 15, 2023 12:24
1 yr ago
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English term

ringer

English to French Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks péages autoroutiers
Proof that a crime has been previously reported, including either a crime reference number or unique reference number – for example, if you have had previous dealings with the police regarding this vehicle such as a speeding fine which has resulted in the police recording the vehicle as cloned or ringed,
or You provided evidence that the vehicle was a ringer or your VRM had been cloned.
Proposed translations (French)
5 +3 Véhicule à identifiant usurpé
4 véhicule avec numéro d'identification trafiqué
4 doublette ou véhicule avec plaque d'immatriculation usurpée
4 -1 véhicule volé

Discussion

Daryo Feb 15, 2023:
Guardian's journalist are hardly experts in anything, and definitely not in the infinite ways of cheating used in the auto trade.

A "ringer" is simply a vehicle with a fake identity - using the real identity of a another vehicle that is still registered as being roadworthy, although that other vehicle might have been crushed months ago without notification to the DVLA. Or even a vehicle cobbled together from 2-3-4-.. scraped vehicles acquired perfectly legally.

Proposed translations

+3
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Véhicule à identifiant usurpé

Bonsoir Emmanuelle,

Il n'y a apparemment pas de mot précis en Français pour "ringer".
La traduction peut donc venir de sa définition.

On pourrait rendre la dernière phrase par voiture avec VIN modifié ou cloné (voiture à identifiant usurpé ou cloné)

Selon les sources suivantes la meilleure approche serait: Véhicule à identifiant usurpé

https://www.hpi.co.uk/content/advice-and-tips/car-jargon-exp...
https://www.odopass.fr/blog/se-proteger-dune-usurpation-dide...
https://www.bing.com/search?q=VIN du vehicule definition&cvi...

J'espère vous avoir aidé.
Peer comment(s):
agree Daryo : "ringer" is a trade jargon used in the auto trade, not any kind of official or legal term, so anything that conveys the exact meaning is fine.
5 hrs
Thank you Daryo
agree Ilian DAVIAUD
18 hrs
Thank you Ilian
agree Frederique Meerburg
1 day 53 mins
Thank you Frederique
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véhicule avec numéro d'identification trafiqué

véhicule avec numéro d'identification usurpé
Reference:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/dec/14/8

Note from asker:
Oui, ça j'ai compris mais je cherche le terme exact en français
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véhicule volé

Le terme spécifique de "ringer" est sonnerie ou alarme. Mais ici, il a un autre sens.
Un "ringer" est un véhicule volé dont le VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) a été remplacé par un VIN d'un autre modèle radié et fourni par la suite avec de faux documents.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/dec/14/8
Peer comment(s):
disagree Daryo : no - a "ringer" in the autotrade jargon is a vehicle with "fake identity" - it could also be, more often than not, a written-off scrap vehicle acquired *in a perfectly legal way*, before being counterfeited with the identity of another roadworthy vehicle.
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3 days 5 hrs

doublette ou véhicule avec plaque d'immatriculation usurpée

Doublette serait la traduction la plus courte de mot ringer en anglais
Reference:

https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F34375#:~:text=L%27usurpation%20de%20plaque%20d,de%207%20ans%20de%20prison

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