Shock find as Pheobe Bishop’s flatmate’s Hyundai spotted in Bundaberg

A car at the centre of Pheobe Bishop’s disappearance has emerged on the streets of Bundaberg with one noticeable change. See the photos.

A Hyundai ix35 in Bundaberg with what appears to be altered number plates.

A car at the centre of Pheobe Bishop’s disappearance has emerged on the streets of Bundaberg with altered number plates.

Police seized a Hyundai ix35 and declared it a crime scene after the 17-year-old went missing on May 15.

Tanika Bromley, left, and Pheobe Bishop.

Miss Bishop was due to fly from Bundaberg to Brisbane and then on to Western Australia that day but failed to board the flight.

The Hyundai - owned by Ms Bishop’s flatmate Tanika Bromley - was spotted in Bundaberg on Monday with what appeared to be deliberately modified number plates.

The original number plate - 414 EW3 - had been painted and taped over to appear as 474 BW8. Black electrical tape and maroon paint appeared to have been used.

Number plates found on a Hyundai in Bundaberg.

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The original registration was also a Queensland plate, but it had been covered and the word NSW written on it instead.

The Hyundai symbol at the rear of the vehicle had also been changed to a Toyota symbol.

Queensland Police have been contacted for comment.

Police had earlier appealed to anyone with information, vision or sightings of a grey Hyundai ix35 between May 15 to 18 in the greater Gin Gin area to contact police.

An image released by police last week of a 2011 Hyundai ix35.

The discovery of the car on Monday comes after police said they had recovered items of interest in the search for Miss Bishop, revealing some evidence may have been moved.

In an update on Monday, police said ongoing searches for the teenager would centre on the greater Good Night Scrub National Park and Gin Gin areas.

Some items believed to be linked to the investigation have been found in the search and seized for forensic examination.