Illegal temporary license plates can be bought for $100 or less. They make it hard for cops to track down vehicles involved in hit-and-run accidents, shootings and robberies. New York also loses $11 million each year on toll income due to bad paper tags.
The reporting ties in the fraudulent sale of temporary plates by usedin New Jersey and other states with drivers who skirt accountability in a number of violations and, in some cases, deaths. One such finding examines a hit-and-run in Queens, New York last year, in which a five-year-old boy died when he was struck by a driver with a suspended license and a counterfeit New Jersey temp tag.
StreetsBlog looks at the dealings of several so-called “car dealers” that market temp tags illegally for $100 to $200 each. In one particularly stunning example, the report cities one F&J Auto Mall in Bridgeton, New Jersey, “although the primary owner listed an apartment in upper Manhattan as his address when forming the company, business records show.
Although fake temp tags can lead to more serious consequences, there’s the revenue involved. In New York, for example, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority alone loses around $11 million annually in unbillable tolls at its bridges and tunnels due to bad paper tags, according to the story.
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