License Plate Cloning and Red Light Camera Tickets
One thing that does bother me with photo enforcement is if someone borrowed my car tag and put it on another car which was just like mine. Or take a picture of my car tag, print a good quality digital reproduction and put it on a similar vehicle. I can’t claim my car was reported stolen since they just borrowed my tag and returned it and I was not aware of it . I can’t claim someone else was driving and it looks like I have no recourse. I can just see the discussion now. Is this your tag number? Yes! Do you drive a green 1951 Ford? Yes! Did anyone else drive your car on that day? No, it was parked in my driveway all night! Was your car stolen and did you file a police report? No, when I went to sleep, it was in my driveway and it was there the next morning when I went to work! In this case it you decide to take it to court and lose, then you get the points and higher insurance rates.
As the Kingsport BMA debates the future of red-light revenue cameras, I wonder how they would feel if the above happen to them.
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