From my understanding it’s rather common in the boroughs because the bridge tolls are so extreme, and they’re all toll-by-plate arrangements now.
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SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 3 weeks ago
Do they cover their plates to be unidentifiable when doing mischief?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Azteh@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How does a toll by plate arrangement work if it can’t read your plate? Where I’m from (not the US) all pay by plate places require you to have signed up for their service with, typically, a credit card, in order to use them.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It doesn’t. Which is exactly what people are going for.
3abas@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Are you thinking of toll booths with arms that raise to meet you through only after you pay maybe?
These are just cameras on top of the road that capture every license plate and either charge your account or mail you a bill based on your plate, if you don’t have a valid plate you don’t pay. It’s also illegal to drive without a valid plate so they just try not to get caught I suppose.
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The toll gets mailed to the address on file for the registration
Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s to avoid speed cameras and tolls. Sometimes they’ll swap them out with fake plates or dealer plates too.
I’ve got a set of old NYC film plates on my wall. They’re flimsy plastic, but from a distance you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. They even have grime painted on them.