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The remote-controlled after-market electronic device is an ingenious invention (see video below).
It flips the vehicle’s genuine license plate over to reveal a second plate when passing toll scanners.
Authority police first caught Adam Jimenez, 22, using it in February, PANYNJ Spokesperson Lenis Valens said
The Union County resident was charged with various offenses and later released, then was taken into custody once again last week.
A Port Authority officer saw the plate cover spin as Jimenez rolled past the GWB toll plaza on Sept. 22, Valens said.
Here's a video:
They charged Jimenez once again with theft, tampering with public records, possession of burglar tools and possession of bogus documents, she said.
He also received summonses for unclear plates, counterfeiting and failure to exhibit documents.
Port Authority police officers who patrol the bridges and tunnels in both marked and unmarked vehicles are “trained in detecting concealing devices,” Valens said.
So far this year, there have been 16 cheats caught using electronic devices to avoid paying tolls by obscuring license plates, she said.
“Our message to toll cheats is clear: Break the law and we’ll catch you,” Valens said. “Free riders will not be allowed to skate.”
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