Fake plates bought online being used to avoid NYC congestion pricing | News 12
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- Fake license plates, nearly identical to plates issued by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, are popping up online and causing headaches for some Long Islanders. News 12 was the first to report about the years of fees and fines a Huntington grandmother faced because people across the country purchased her vanity plate on Amazon. A month after getting her the help she needed, News 12 has uncovered just how easy it is for someone to purchase one of these fake plates.
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Fake plates bought online being used to avoid NYC congestion pricing | News 12
Get a custom plate with the number of the person who thought this congestion toll was a good idea.
Hochlsux?
Democrat
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Lol
@@x-men69-96 She is unfortunately but even Democrats don't like her, like Adams
Fake fines met with fake plates. Priceless!
The lawyers in between each transaction…
What did the city expected when they try to squeeze every single penny out of people??????
License plates were never intended to be used for punishing people.
Trump could do something about this, but don't hold your breath on that happening.
They need to just copy the plates of the people advocating for congestion pricing. Let them bare the effects of this
Shame I can't like this comment twice! 😂
Lolololol
Hey some of us actually think it’s a good thing!
💯
@RAdaltonracer please post your license plate then
what do you think was going to happen when the city keep imposing more taxes?
A bunch of vultures
and what do you think why people keep voting for this? voting for Democrats
lobsterman hates paying his share
@@evanfinch4987shut up liberal
@@evanfinch4987don’t need to share jack with y’all liberals
you mean like the tariffs we voted a guy in office for?
I dont blame them. Amount of the speed cam across the queens are astonishing. Unbelievable. You are most likely to get ticket at least 2-4/ month
So what's your plate number so we can copy it since you don't mind.
He's wrong, N.Y. vanity plates are flat also.
So are RI plates. And AZ.
All NY plates except standard issue passenger plates are screen printed instead of embossed. The way to tell is the number/letter formats on fake plates usually don't match real plates. New York uses ABC•1234 as their plate format, most fake plates have randomized numbers and lettrs with inconsistent spacing.
@@xscorpx That's why to blend in, smart person will buy a fake vanity plate instead of the standard format. Also, I have seen some people buy vanity plates using the standard format.
Right?! They didn’t even do enough research for this piece 😅
@@hungryshark3463 in CT people drive around with bad/wrong/no plates at all and the cops don't care unless they are speeding or other moving violations.
All the money we pay in taxes, they already go towards building roads. Corrupt government spending is the problem.
this
Our tax money go to building up other countries
Say it again for the people in the back
That's why Trump is getting rid of them all
Yep, 100%. MTA is wasteful, money draining bureaucracy
When you overtax your constituents.
EXTORTION & 8th amendment violation,
Even Chuck Schumer said taxes raise prices for consumers in his comments about Trump's tariffs. We can assume that Chuck wants taxes to decrease.
@ “What's in the Manchin-Schumer tax hike and climate change bill?” What he says and what he does is 2 different things.
@@thegabrielfrost Chuck schmuck Schumer
so, when do we do something about the tariffs Trump is putting on everything?
It's already bad enough when driving one measly mile over the speed limit is enough to get you a speed cam ticket.
You think keeping it under 35 is hard enough on some open roads, just wait till they lower the speed limit to 20mph..... you will have to keep it under 30!!!! Everyone is going to be getting fines in the mail.
@kayopechtate6357 it's already happening. Its even worse when they use it as a trap/revenue generator on a road with barriers on both sides and very little traffic. I mean how can u not be tempted to speed up on such a clear road they just happen to put a speed cam on. Fml.
This and many other reasons why I refuse to drive into the city
Or you know if the speed camera malfunctions... good luck at fighting that in court. Even when it was proven some camera's were broken it would take years of legal battles to get refunds if it ever happens.
People are fed up and getting desperate, all this money we give and nothing is getting fixed and going into corporate rats hands ,not condoning this but the fees we pay for bridges tools and now congesting prices it's gonna get worst
it will be going up to 15dollars soon
@@shortgirl.. wow really ? they are shameless
This is why I can’t blame them… my freaking insurance increased. They’re demanding $600 per month for a liability insurance. 🫠 I’m getting exploited by these companies.
Maybe people instead of getting fake plates, fight to remove these cameras that are there just to fill city coffers.
They are considered unconstitutional in New Jersey, why not in NYC?
Because New York City isn't bound by the Constitution of the state of New Jersey?
@oMaJoJ where's NJ? In Europe? like I said, New Yorkers need to fight against these cameras. NJ plates don't have to worry running through these cameras cause they can't be ticketed, since NJ share their addresses with NYC.
@@beekarinsaan It's not New York, so it might as well be in Europe in regards to THEIR constitution.
2:02 WRONG !! MY REAL NY PLATES ARE FLAT, THEY ARE CUSTOM VANITY PLATES !!!
Guy looks like he’s been a ny driver for 10 minutes
they dont care they trying to destroy the system this is a how to guide 😅😂😂
I’m not against blocking your plate or having fake ones because the government is taxing us too much
My insurance got raised to $600 per month 😂😂😂
DMV is doing a flappy job…
we must block websites like that.
"Modern problems require modern solutions..."
Tish James should get on this instead of going after Trump
When getting an alleged violation, they should match the plate in the photo to the proper make/model of the actual car. If it doesn't match, they should launch an investigation.
These are the same people that issue speeding tickets to parked cars. There is zero over sight in any step of the process.
Exactly! If a cop is behind you just running random plates and the car make/model/color doesn’t match, you’re going to have a problem
Vanity plates are a lot easier to remember than the random license plate numbers and letters combination.
Why issue a ticket if the plate doesn't match the vehicle being driven? It's a total coincidence if it does.
The cameras dont know this that they dont match
@@littlefreak42069 exactly, they don't have to be quick to send out a ticket.🤔
@@littlefreak42069 yes but from what the city has said, a human actually examines every image, before a decision is made to mail a ticket.
My NYS custom plates' letters and numbers are flat too!!
I have same problem now... Toll bridge sent me a ticket for a plate I already turned-in to DMV since almost 2 years ago
@a-jay5987 abolish the tolls abolish these cameras , they have been given fraudulent t tickets at the bridges , bus stops taking pictures of people stopping due to an emergency for a few.aeconds , people parking and machines not warling , people ticketed while in their car dropping persons off for seconds , this DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MUST BE ABOLISHED & JUDGE TRIALS , ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING MUST HAVE JURY OF OUR PEERS , NOT A.KLANSMAN ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED HACK
That should be easy to fight
I brought the James bond flip plate device sold on Ebay
Shhhhhhhh 😂
It's also illegal to enter the country without authorization but NY is a sanctuary state so why not a sanctuary from congestion pricing?
That's a very good point
Good! Great idea!!! F NYC congestion tax BS!!!
Traffic cameras are unfair
Go to the uk and u will see something
They know that all to well. There’s almost no way to fight it.
I got my fake plate today🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
N loose ur car tomorrow🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. You 🤡
Hopefully u get arrested
Hope and pray that a cop behind you isn’t running random plates.
Oh well...shouldn't have fired all those hard working toll booth collectors. I don't feel bad
WOW absolutely
I don't get it.. What would have the toll booth clerks do differently than the cameras here if a toll evader speed past them?
Ah yes more congestion is always a desirable thing. That doesn't get enough complaints in New York ever.
I agree to a point. There should still be at least one or two manned lanes at every crossing. Some lost dipshit that doesnt know where they're going needs that help.
@@daryl4225 the previous toll plazas that used to have the booths at the TBTA crossing has physical gates that wouldn't go up unless you paid.
dont blame them. Wants the point of filling up some corrupt polictians pocket book and the MTA wastes the money to.
I’m onboard with anything people do to avoid the ridiculous NYC fees.
use public transport homie the number of cars is completely ridiculous
I don't blame them for utilizing fake license plates because NYC is expensive to live in and congestion pricing just made it worst. 😮💨
They are causing innocent people to get charged for roads they didn't drive on! This comment is essentially saying it's ok to steal from someone else because it's expensive
As someone else suggested, find homes with Biden, Kamala or Bernie stickers and copy their license plate numbers. They believe in communism
It should be illegal to charge for more people when they government brought these imports in
And why is Amazon selling it
They get away by saying that these are not to be used on vehicle, but as souvenir just like the NYPD hats sold in Time Square. Just because you are wearing one doesn't mean you can go around saying you are an NYPD officer.
Fine Amazon by the number of fake plates sold multiplied by 365 and New Yorkers can drive free!😊
Why not? They sell everything else
How about this: Taxes already pay for roads. Stop giving money to a government that refuses to make our lives better. Stop paying for hardship. Don’t pay the toll and don’t be intimidating.
Historically, no U.S. state has ever consistently collected enough money from taxes and user fees to pay for road expenditures. The rest of us would like a break from paying for your ridiculous boondoggle.
To solve that problem get rid of price congestion
no
Gee, why would you New Yorker's use fake plates? Isn't these fees what you wanted? You voted for the people who levied them on you, this is what you voted for. Live with it. You cause your own problems.
they are just cry babies, everybody in NY were complaining how democrats and biden is bad for NY, and during last election they 70% of NYC voted for Kamala. LOL, they get what they vote for, they going to complain regardless.
Why are they sending tickets when the vehicle does not match the vehicle registered to the plate?
Couldn’t the seller argue that it’s not their responsibility what the buyer does w the plates?
You’re not very smart
Yes. Could be used as movie props 🤷🏽♂️
@@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih exactly. Some ppl use license plates from different states as decoration
No
Yes. I used to decorate my garage walls with old license plates, and I know people who order custom fake plates to do the same. Completely legal.
I do t understand how someone else can get charged tolls from a fake plate that’s not registered anywhere? You might be able to get away with fake plates until a cop is behind you just running random plates or you get into an accident
What is MTA Janno Lieber, Hocul, and other advocates' license plate? Asking for a friend.
Hochul's plate is 1BIGCNT
Janno Lieber's neighbor is suing him for tripping on his sidewalk. Even though I usually disagree with suing someone for this, I still hope they award her a billion dollars.
Ag of ny is too busy trying to get trump.
The bridge tolls are higher than congestion pricing. These scams have probably been going on for years. Just now getting the light. Between this and riders not paying fares it seems like if you pay you are a sucker.
I don’t blame them 😂 NYC needs to chill with those tolls
Crazy when the governor was complaining about trumps traffis but has a $9 fee for her own citizens is crazy
“Congestion pricing” is the real crime here.
Legit NY custom plates are FLAT
Good. I hope to see more of this. NY created this problem through excessive taxation.
Thank you!!! They’re taxing us excessively it’s not funny.
My question is who keeps snitching and keep exposing this
Me what are you gunna do about it?
use ur license plate next
The simple solution is to stop robbing drivers.
I would say copy the governor's license plate.
😂 i would if i knew the number
@@sp0re8900 It's probably "1" but it isn't a passenger registration so whoever has that vanity plate would get the ticket.
She gets black car service where she goes places
You just need to stake out City Hall & Police Station to look for their personal cars
@@GrandMasterLynx many of them probably have blurry covers
Doesn't have to be vanity plates, they can make a copy of any plate, they can see a car like theirs, same model and year and color and copy that plate..its pretty scary
It’s amazing
Wanna bet that the agency’s issuing the fines are not forgiving them to the victims…
The NY State Attorney can prosecute these cases? Don't hold your breath!!
This is misinformation since real custom plates are indeed flat.
Happened to me here in PA a few months ago. A person driving a vehicle I never owned with my pa plate driving everyday twice a day over far rockaway bridge. I was later told the person got arrested & is serving jail time for fake plates.
They used the Star Trek ship- those ppl crossed the toll and went boldly where no one wants to go lol
Not a single person wants to bring these cases. F that. Everyone should buy fake plates
Thank you for sharing this information
Welcome to 15 minute cities folks! I’m from the government, I’m here to help you!
Amen!
You (the so called government) are never here for us, nor have you helped our indigenous tribal nations, you did not buy this land or traded anything for it. You- are not my country!
That poor lady in long island
The sad part is she sold the car because she couldn't legally drive anymore and turned in her plates to the DMV
I always thought that when you turn in your plates the DMV in New York they give you a receipt that states plates destroyed.
This is sad
Hood lums there working in ghetto areas probably sold their plate. Always avoid the ghetto to turn in anything significant
Your home state’s DMV may have it on record that the plate does not exist anymore, but other state’s DMVs may still have old info, which is why this even happens
@zaremol2779
That's because the states don't talk to each other
What did you expect would happen when the government literally engages in highway robbery?
Yeah, and if anyone of those vehicles get pulled over for a traffic violation, they get found out when the plate doesn’t match the vehicle, the driver gets arrested for a fraudulent plate and the vehicle also goes to car jail.
Congestion pricing is the biggest scam of them all ,bigger crooks than the crooks themselves
NY needs to get rid of that law. People don't want it. It's pointless
Roads. Should. Be. Free. Tolls are just government cash grabs
the uber with the fake plate is insane
Absolutely true ,.. happened to my niece
The system just wants the money 💰😢.. justice is blind.
Get rid of the custom plates ASAP. Turn plates in to DMV so as to limit the ongoing hassle. Stop the bleeding.
The DMV will not do this because then they would have to give a refund or at the least a partial credit to everyone surrendering their custom plates to get standards and the dmv isn't going to give anyone anything for free or less than full price 🤷♂️
Is a nightmare for me when someone got my old custom plates and there is no way to take my name off, after sudden amount of years they are allow to be use again 😢
We need to turn off the con tax
Well.... STOP TAXING SO FREAKING MUCH... TAX YOURSELVES in office and take a nice PAY CUT!!! 😂 😂 like everything is getting taxed all the money we work for is going to you guys TF 🎉
EXACTLY!!! They’re exploiting everyone. They’re literally scamming people and they get mad when the people outsmart them.
Doesn't the city have the capability to cross reference license plates against the vehicle they are on. If a red flag gets detected, the vehicle should be seized and huge fines imposed, maybe even prison time for fraud. Shouldn't be a difficult solution. Even more revenue for the city.
No, they let the vehicle sit there and keep giving tickets. Then they pick a random citizen to charge for those tickets and even if you have proof that you do not own the vehicle they still charge you, garnish.
You have to remember, it's not the city: that money goes right to the MTA to sink into mass transit. If you notice... the old Triboro Bridge and Tunnel Authority which used to collect the tolls and maintain the infrastructure got absorbed into the MTA.
Simply get rid of all these cameras, fees, congestion pricing that unfairly costing drivers extra money for roads they already paid taxes on! NYC drivers should start a class action lawsuit against this nonsense!
That's wrong. Vanity plates are all flat in NY. Stop spreading wrong information.
"It's as easy as this" ,Let us show you the way.🙄
vanity plates been a thing for years but who actually uses somebody real plate number
Why arent they checking if the plate matches the vehicle its suppose to be on
what would they be able to do with that if they passed the toll already
@ how are they sending tickets to one person with diff vehicles
This is awesome.
Amazon will never take accountability
In my opinion only a criminal would use fake plates.
link?
The sellers should not be held responsible. If they are selling you a novelty place and you use it for nefarious reasons. That is not their fault. They have no control over what you do with the place once it's in your hands.
lol
Or maybe get rid of those fake fines so people don’t have to buy fake plates
New Yorkers love high taxes as long as somebody else pays them.
Why would you making so complicated
I see nothing wrong here.
I agree with the person below. Sell fake plates to our government people with their personal plate numbers. I'd vote for that. This is OUR city, not theirs.
No one wanted congestion taxes
anyone else look up that notice # and pin code?
Easy fix if caught with a fake plate lose license for 6 months escalate it longer with each offense.
Who went to Amazon to search for fake plates…😅😅😅
To identify a storm plate (a license plate that has been improperly transferred or used), stop relying solely on computers. Manually checking plates, especially in situations like a pickup truck plate on a sedan, is crucial. Since license plates are registered to specific vehicle makes, models, and colors, a human can easily spot discrepancies that a computer system might miss.
Impose onerous taxation and people will always seek to find a way around it.
what about people that live outside of new york that has a fake of thier plate hit one of these things can new york prevent me from renewing my tags in my state if the have me tagged as having an outstanding balance
Congestion fees discriminate.
This is happening too me right now as we speak how can I find help too stop getting mail and tickets sent too my house
Dear news reporter; at 0:24, no she does not owe the fine money! The tickets may have been sent to her but she does not owe it. Learn how to speak.
😂😂😂 She probably shouldn't have gotten such a popular plate number
She created her problem