RCMP are seeking to locate a couple who drove and crashed a car with an Albertan license plate that was printed on paper, believe it or not.

Coquitlam RCMP stated today (February 24) that a single-vehicle collision took place around 8:20 p.m. on January 8 on the Mary Hill Bypass near Shaughnessy Street in Port Coquitlam.

The car crashed after it lost a wheel. However, the couple involved in the collision fled the scene when police arrived.

Officers arriving at the scene found a grey 2005 Nissan Altima with “one of the worst licence plate forgeries they had ever seen” made of paper and hidden under a licence plate cover.

Coquitlam RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Corporal Michael McLaughlin explained in a news release that license plate covers are illegal in B.C., and that they are often used to obscure what is underneath.

“At first blush this licence plate is terribly funny, but there are serious consequences,” Coquitlam RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Corporal Michael McLaughlin stated. ”People with forged plates are often driving with no insurance, or their vehicles are not roadworthy, or both. That’s both unsafe and unfair to other road users who follow the rules and pay their premiums.”