A million illegally-registered cars are being driven in France in a fraud scandal that has cost hundreds of millions of euros in lost taxes and fines, according to the state auditor. The fraud – in which fake dealerships manipulate the records of the state vehicle licensing agency (SIV) – is also endangering lives by allowing unsafe cars and lorries onto the road. And it has proved a boon for crime. Vulnerabilities "have allowed the whole gamut of criminality – from petty delinquency to