PARKING officials have warned drivers about a hefty $2,000 fine left on car windshields after a common modification. Multiple states are fighting back against the popular car modification with dozens of road laws , as drivers are susceptible to thousand-dollar fines in several areas. Philadelphia's Parking Authority, or PPA, made a post on X about the "nuisance" offense.
According to the post, cars parked on the street without a license plate are subject to the giant fine . Police said they're currently on the lookout for rule-breakers. "Parking on a public street without a license plate is as obvious as hiding a giraffe in a phone booth," the PPA said in a post.
Read More on Parking Fines "If you're doing this, it's time to stop." Philadelphia officials classify nuisance vehicles into three categories: hazardous cars broken down, vehicles that haven't moved for an extended period, and cars without a license plate. Each fine leaves the car's owner eligible for fines up to $2,000, police warned.
The PPA also said pedestrians who spot illegal vehicles on the road can report the unregistered cars on this website . Most read in Motors PLATE, PLEASE! Philadelphia joins a growing list of city and state-wide officials speaking out after drivers illegally ripped their license plate registration from their cars. Officials in New York City also spoke out after the Metropolitan Transit Authority, or MTA, seized several luxury cars without plates.
The MTA reported confiscating 55 cars in 24 hours after it caught drivers using toll roads without the license plate. Automatic tolls cannot send payment requests to drivers without their license plates. State-wide officials said the toll evasion strategy had cost taxpayers over $12.
5 million in funds for construction and roadway upkeep. "This is about fairness and making sure New Yorkers don't get stuck with the bills that the dead beats won't pay," Janno Lieber, the CEO of the MTA, said at a press event in front of several Mercedes and Cadillac vehicles perched on tow trucks. "It's your money that they're taking, and we're not going to let it happen.
" Tennessee lawmakers also passed legislation after police caught dozens of drivers with plate-flipping devices. The devices illegally allow drivers to cover their plates with opaque or solid devices, helping them avoid tolls and police pursuit. Police are now handing out $500 tickets for cars with installed devices.
"We don't have any toll roads today, but we do have criminals today," a Tennessee Republican State Representative, Greg Martin, said to Stateline . Read More on The US Sun "This [measure] is to make sure that everyone is playing on the same playing field." Pennsylvania also passed a similar restriction, enacting a $2,000 fine for plate-flipping sellers.
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