Speeding drivers cheat the law by flipping plates

[Celicapimp]

May 7, 2008

Speeding drivers cheat the law by flipping plates

BEIJING - SPEEDING drivers in southern China are getting away with it, thanks to machines which switch the numbers on their licence plates in seconds, state media reported yesterday.

The remote-control device with the ability to flip over the numbers in less than three seconds costs around 1,800 yuan (S$350), the Beijing Youth Daily said.

Two number plates - one genuine and one fake - are installed back-to-back within a specially designed black frame, and the driver can flip the plates as he wishes.

A less advanced apparatus which releases a veil to cover the licence plate costs 800 yuan or more.

'More than 50 per cent of cars caught on camera for speeding and other offences either cover up their plates or use a fake licence plate,' a traffic policeman in the Guangdong city of Yangjiang was quoted by the newspaper as saying. 'Our chances of capturing them are next to nil.'

A driver surnamed Zheng told the newspaper: 'The era of covering up the licence plate manually has passed.'

'It's really convenient and economical too,' said a salesman who specialises in such devices in the provincial capital of Guangzhou. 'The devices are selling like crazy.'

In April, Xinhua news agency reported that China had confiscated thousands of fake military vehicles and number plates in a move to crack down on citizens masquerading as privileged members of the People's Liberation Army.

REUTERS

[Patwong]

Wow, China champion

 

It is similiar to their 'change face' technique..

[Raven]

I want want....who to contact in PRC????

[Qpik]

I also want....

 

Imagine the unlimted buget cos u can change to TP licence plate

[Papajack]

wow, chinaman damm smart...can tink of something like this...

[Friendstar]

this is an old trick

 

just tat nobody in sg dares to implement

[Sotong_kia]

Try a few in SG, and the MIW will put ERP readers everywhere.. take out speed cameras..

[Mustank]

sg got people do the following alreadi:

 

1) use towel, kiap by the trunk cover, cover number plate. kenna caught say wash car, forget to keep.

 

2) mud spray the whole car. kenna caught say construction lowlee sabo one

 

3) motor people bend the number plate upwards so only sattelite can see. kena caught say people vandalise their car

 

4) some hiong one karh karh use fake plates. this one confirm cannot afford to kena caught

[Qpik]

yeah...perhaps those who wanted have a hard time thinkg to put TP plate or "PAP1"

[Qpik]

but all these tricks doesn't work if u beat ANG TENG

 

cos prob the driver wld hv KEE LORRY

[Mustank]

that reminds me someone mentioned this idea:

 

1) get a MY bikey to apply for erp unit

2) buy the erp unit

3) open up both erp unit and exchange the insides

4) go thru erp and pay onli motor rates

 

friend say sure work bec the erp gantry onli take picture when they sense something fo thru but never pay erp.....

 

but maybe just conbine with towel or mud methold

[David]

But the problem is one might not know where the camera is? And if by the time one knows and flip the plate. then its double violation.

[Fondue]

Then next time, LTA will use video instead, and if timing is good, can catch the whole plate-changing stunt on video and have ready evidence to charge in court

[Marquee]

that's why China is such an interesting country.

 

everything also can.

[Robin]

such a story came up in HK also.... mostly installed by cheongsters

[Route88]

Din know China oso Boleh

[Osiris]

5) use the spray type. When camera flash, the whole plate is bright white. cannot see number.

This 1 damn good, even normal digicamera flash oso cannot see

[Qpik]

But the problem is one might not know where the camera is? And if by the time one knows and flip the plate. then its double violation.

Ah...since 1 2 do, throw caution to the winds, flip to bogus plate in the day & legal one at night