It’s an issue that most drivers in New York City or elsewhere rarely think about: the fraudulent sale of temporary license plates – “temporary cards” – and their illegal use. then in the accident, shooting. and robberies.
In a detailed investigation recently published by American StreetBloga daily news site founded in 2006 that deals with solutions to “end car dependence in the United States”, readers will find the first part of series called Ghost Cards, claims to offer a look “inside New York City’s black market for temporary license plates.”
Reported relationship in the fraudulent sale of temporary plates using Car dealer in New Jersey and other states with drivers evading responsibility in some violations and in some cases deaths. One such finding looked at a hit-and-run crash in Queens, New York last year in which a five-year-old boy died when a driver had his license suspended and a fake New Jersey provisional pass. Stabbed. “Temperatures from New Jersey are among the most common on the streets of New York City, as are tags from Georgia and Texas,” the report said.
StreetsBlog looks at the transactions of several so-called “car dealers” who market illegal temporary cards for $100 to $200 each. In one particularly striking example, the report cites an F&J Auto Shopping Center in Bridgeton, New Jersey, “even though the principal owner listed an apartment in upper Manhattan as his address when it was established. company establishment, business records show. F&J issued 36,000 temporary license plates in 2021—more than any other agency in the state, including used Carvana and CarMax combined.” Although the potential profits for F&J ran into the millions of dollars, the agency was shut down by the motor vehicle division and fined $500.
While fake temporary cards can lead to more serious consequences, there is still revenue involved. In New York, for example, the Metropolitan Transit Authority alone loses about $11 million annually on unbilled tolls at bridges and tunnels due to bad paper cards, according to the story. . “Traffic tickets, sales taxes, registration fees and other tolls that are not paid due to counterfeit paper cards can add up to total costs in New York in the tens of millions, if not all,,” the report said. say higher. “And with toll cameras set to surround lower Manhattan when New York introduces congestion rates next year, demand for fake temporary employees may only increase, a market in which retailers Unscrupulous auto dealers will be willing to serve as long as weak regulations allow them to do so.”
“The system has too many loopholes,” said Abdul Cummings, a used car dealer in Jersey City who has seen demand for temporary cards explode during the pandemic. to the point where you can’t really stop it. “The system allows.”
More in-depth data—some disturbing data—found This.
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