Recently, the police of three states in the United States, namely New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, have launched operations to inspect and handle cases of license plate tampering in order to evade fines and toll fees.
According to information from law enforcement agencies, there have been many cases recently where drivers have been using license plate tampering to evade fines. The amount of money evaded is estimated to be over 100 million USD (2.46 trillion VND).
After launching a campaign to handle cases of toll evasion, the governments of New York and New Jersey have discovered many violations. Among them, one person violated the law 292 times and evaded paying toll fees amounting to 5,167 USD (127,000 VND) per violation, and additional fees of 14,600 USD (360,000 VND). This individual had to pay a total fine of nearly 20,000 USD (492.3 million VND).
This person evaded fines by using a license plate concealing device. When passing through the toll booth at the George Washington Bridge, the license plate on the vehicle suddenly disappeared, so the police requested the car to stop and immediately made an arrest.
This man faced a series of charges, including theft of equipment, forgery of government documents, and possession of stolen public property.
In early 2023, the police in the United States also arrested 21 cases of toll evasion in just one day on a bridge. The total amount of toll fees evaded by this group reached over 400,000 USD (9.8 billion VND).
By the end of 2023, there were also 44 cases of arrests and over 1 million USD (24.6 billion VND) in fines collected for offenses such as mentioned above.
TH (Tuoitrethudo)
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Police deal with license plate covers: 1 driver violated 292 times, fined nearly 500 million VND
Recently, the police in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut in the US have launched an operation to investigate and prosecute cases of license plate obstruction in order to evade tolls and escape penalties.
