Plastic Photo Radar License Plate Cover Review
“Most of those photo radar license plate covers are ticket magnets! Not only are they ineffective against today’s more sophisticated photo radar and red light cameras, they will also get you pulled over by the police for obstructing your license plate. Because of this I only recommend the Invisi-Plate and the VEiL G5” – Radar Roy 2014
I admit, I used to be a big proponent of these photo radar covers and the license plate sprays until the photo enforcement cameras became more sophisticated using infrared technology.
Because of this there are only two products that I STRONGLY RECOMMEND, the Invisi-Plate and the new VEiL G5 Coating.
Most of those other covers being sold today are nothing but TICKET MAGNETS as they can be easily spotted by police and those sprays are also TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE against all the photo enforcement cameras in use today too!
Review of the Invisi-Plate Photo Enforcement Cover
The only license plate cover that I would use on my personal vehicle is the Invisi-Plate by OnTrack because of these 3 reasons:
- The cover does not block your plate to the naked eye, thus its not as noticeable to law enforcement.
- It is 100% effective against all still camera and video camera photo enforcement iR cameras
- It also blocks out private iR security cameras.
Review of the VEiL G5 Stealth Coating
The new VEiL G5 stealth coating not only protects you against police lidar enforcement, but it also has been formulated to block out iR cameras.
- Effective in blocking out iR photo enforcement and security cameras
- Water based coating that you apply to your license plates
- No known laws prohibiting it’s use
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When you put this stuff on your license plate you have to wonder whether or not you will get pulled over just for having it. If you are not looking at it directly, (looking at it from an angle) then it blocks out your plate which would be an incentive for a cop to pull you over right there. I took it off and wouldn’t recommend it.
i had a license plate cover that obscured the plate at angles. I did get pulled over and the cop offered to let me take it off and give it to him or get a ticket. he looked hard at my front plate that had a laser notch filter cover over it and did not realize anything was wrong and ignored it. but i did have to give him the cover over the back plate. this was in Wash D.C.
Thanks for the warning Roy!!
My innovative photo camera countermeasure idea. My idea of a traffic camera countermeasure does not involve covering the plate at all, which will ideally make it legal in every state. Instead of covering the plate, simply put blinders on it. Think of the concept behind blinders used on horses and blinders used on traffic signals to reduce the glare from the sunlight, and apply that same concept to a license plate blinder. Simply get 3 rectangular pieces of plasitc or metal, and attach one piece just above the license plate at a perpindicular angle to the plate, and one to each side of the plate at a perpindicular angle to the plate. This way the pieces of metal/plastic are protruding straight back from the plate and not accross it. This would allow the plate to be clearly legible from straight behind, but totally illegible from a side or top angle, all without covering the plate the slightest bit. A technicality, mabye, but I think it should work. The effectivness would be solely dependent on the dimentions of the material used to make the blinders. It’s the best of both worlds, no plate coverage, but effective off axis protection. As far as I know, there is no law that specifies at what particular degree/angle a plate has to be legible from, espicially if not covered. I don’t think it would have to protrude too much further than a large trailer hitch. Any thoughts and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, espicially from a legal perspective. I will expirament with this on my car and let you know what the results are (both effectiveness and in the ticket magnet sense.
It would vary a lot from one state to the next, with respect to traffic laws. Depending where you plan to drive, get a copy of your state motor vehicle statutes and look up the law then go from there. Don’t forget you also need to leave room for the plate to be lit by the plate lights too. Good luck.
I found a product that does not cover the face of a license plate it’s called the PlateHood. Since i have installed it, i have had no problems or tickets.
hello roy. i was wondering i got flased for goin a lilk over the speed limit on old nogales highway and i have paper license plate on the back i had a hood on and it was black but did they shoot the back of my car too was it visible to see? or did they just shoot the front?
@matthew Not familiar with the highway but most Az cameras take two photos as they need a shot from the rear to get the plate and a photo of the driver
Hey Roy, If i were to get a cheap license cover, fake even, could I apply Veil G4 to it and have it work? I ask this because I know that if you apply G4 directly to your license it will mess it up, so if I get a bunch of cheap license covers and simply add G4 to it, would that work?
@ Kevin (kevinritsema) Yes this would work fine Kevin
Great info and reviews as always Roy.
Can you tell about this company and the product it sells?
SCD Speed Camera Eliminator Countermeasures System
White, cannot tell you about this system as I have not tested it, however know a bit about the background.
The device was developed by John Turner and we had tested another similar unit awhile back called the VF2
http://www.radardetector.org/vf-2-photo-radar-scam/
The photos that he is using on the site are definitely not of the product as an example the viper he has on the site with the product. That viper with the “Got Speed” logo on it was from the 2006 Speed Measurement Labs test. Myself, The Veil Guy and the Blinder Guy rented that car for the event. On this site he photoshoped the image of the plate and it is an out right lie. Therefore I suspect that if he is misleading the product here in the photo, his prior history, this is another scam!
White, I did some more digging and posted this review
http://www.radardetector.org/reviews/scd-speed-camera-eliminatoreview/
Roy was wondering if you could preform some test on this ghost plate 2.0. This device obscures your plate by angles sought of like 3m privacy film. Roy here is the link http://www.ghostplate.com/GHOSTPLATE_2.html
Thank you
Bill T.
Bill, is this your product? If so if you want to send me a sample we can review it
Roy, was wondering if you ever had the opportunity to test the ghost plate?
Thanks.
The Ghost and all those other covers have been around for ages. The bottom line is I feel that they are ticket magnet. Many states outlaw them and the fines are a lot higher then an actual photo radar ticket. My advice don’t use them
Roy, I have been reserching this photo blocker spray and am finding many independent people that have gave it positive reviews and have said that it does work. I was wondering why you gave it such a bad review? Did you test it and it did not work well? I just put it on my plates because I have just got two of these red light tickets. I am talking about just the red light camera’s. Thank you. Murray
I can assure you that it does NOT work
I’ve tested a number of time against the REAL photo radar cameras
You actually tested PhotoBlocker and it didn’t work? Hard to believe seeing that I have seen the results.
Yes along with Speed Labs and a number of news and media outlets, the crap DOES NOT WORK!!!
Have you had any more camera tickets? Do you find it has worked?
The covers or sprays? Hell I would never put this crap on my plate!! The covers are ticket magnets and the spray DOES NOT WORK!!
What is the best protection and best from a legal perspective to protect the plates? Should I use Invisi-plate and coat it with the new VeiL coating that is coming out?
Well this depends on where you live and drive. Example Texas and DC do not allow any covers at all. I’m not aware of any laws however that would prohibit you from using VEiL and VEiL has been formulated to defeat iR cameras
Would such a product cause an issue with border crossings? I cross the US-Canada border back and forth enough to where it concerns me that I will get hassled if any of the border crossing cameras have difficulty reading my plates.
I’ve been considering the OnTrack IR Invisi-Plate.
Yes, would be an issue, they use plate scanners
Thanks for the info Roy!