![]() Place the white tape on the white areas if your number plate is white. Its thin, its clear and it works against most cameras (excluding IR cameras).įor IR cameras they offer product called “ IR Invisi-Plate” which should work for the IR cameras but it doesnt work against the flash cameras.A reflective tape is available online, and you can apply it and cover the registration number plates. I believe that the “ SUPER PROTECTOR” plate cover works the best in most situations. I dont know how these tests were performed against different angles so Im not sure if they were done properly. Here is a good resource to see how they did in their tests. They have been tested and again some work and some dont. One main manufacturer makes these so you will see these products at many distributors. Different covers work for different cameras. Myth Busters (TV SHOW on Discovery Channel), which is a great show that I like and trust on theĭiscovery Channel, proved that these spray and similar sprays were completely ineffective red light and speed cameras. The spray is based on the principle of making your plate shiny, so that when a picture of your plate is taken with flash, the shiny coat reflects the flash and makes your plate unreadable. If you are still not sure about the effectiveness of photo radar sprays, at least save yourself some money and just buy a can of clear coat instead. If you travel at night and you do not have IR cameras the sprays can help over expose the flash from the cameras. For anyone that has ever tried using it, it is apparant by smell alone the second that you try to spray your plate.ĭoes it work? Yes and No… During the Day they will not do anything for you. It is nothing more then repackaged $3 Clear Coat that you get from local Home Depot. Most say and proved it that it doesnt work. Photo Blocker spray – It is the cheapest way to fight a camera and some say that it works. Lets start with the simplest and cheapest and get to the more expensive units to fight the cameras. They use Infrared LEDs to read your plate during the date and night. Speed cameras – they work on infrared (IR) technology. ![]() Newer cameras use video and IR sensing at night and those are pretty hard to beat. Some cameras that have been installed for few years in the same spot use camera flash technology – which is easier to beat with Plate shields and other. You have to know which ones are around your neighberhood to know how to beat them. Red lights cameras – Those work on camera flash and on infrared videos. But you can try them on your own.įirst you need to know if you want to protect yourself against a RED light camera or Speed Camera. People have tried to camouflage their license plates with hairspray, plastic wrap, specialized spray formulas and license plate covers, and none have held up to MythBusters (TV show) testing. I will explain a little bit more in a few. Those can be beat my blinding them with the IR lights. ALPR, and most traffic enforcement cameras, usually use Infrared cameras to record this data. The last two are very hard to beat without triggering another system that Police cars use which is Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) scanners (little devices that cops carry on top of their cars to get you). ![]() Some use flash, some double flash, some flash with exposure, some use video, some use video with infrared beams. Why, different brands (above) use different technologies to get our plates. There isnt even one that is 100% proof against all of them. There are many ways to beat these cameras. ![]() OK, since now we know what they are – how to we beat them? That is a good question. If you are in NYC area – check out this map Here is a few useful links that may be handy Map of all red and speed cameras in USA – įees for the tickets according to each state ![]()
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