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fromStreetsblog New York City
9 hours ago

PLEA RELEASE ME: Instagram Ghost Tag Seller Avoids Jail In Deal With AG James - Streetsblog New York City

Fake temporary license plates sold via Instagram enabled reckless drivers to evade speed and crash accountability without jail or fines under a plea deal.
fromIntelligencer
5 months ago

Meet the TikTok Vigilante Fighting License Plate Criminals

New Yorkers have dozens of diabolical ways to cheat the city's unevenly enforced traffic laws and easy-to-fool license-plate readers: temporary tags from other states, fake plates bought off Amazon, bent plates, letters or numbers painted over with Wite-Out, a sticker that turns an "L" into an "I," Bond-villain plate flippers. Even a well-placed leaf can allow cars to slip past tolls or red-light cameras. Many vehicles with defaced or concealed plates have numerous traffic violations and unpaid fines.
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