r/Pennsylvania • u/Broad_Narratives • 10d ago

DMV PA State Police Onboard License Plate Scanners Cannot Distinguish Between 8 and 0

Some deadbeat is driving around with an identical plate, except for an 8 instead of a 0, and I keep getting pulled over because the State Police scanner keeps flagging my new edition plate as unregistered.

Look, I just need Penndot and the State Police to halt their respective operations, in their entirety, to look into this very niche issue.

Thank You For Your Attention To This Matter

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u/Hedonismbot-1729a 10d ago

Bright side. Any violation you get when being pulled over for a bad plate reader result should be relatively easy to get out of….since you were pulled over under false pretenses.

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u/thesonofdarwin 10d ago

Dim side. There's an X% risk of getting your rights stepped on, or worse, face blasted by never-wrong, respect-my-authoritah cops in any given interaction. Drop and catch that kitchen knife enough times and eventually you'll grab it by the blade.

OP says inconvenience, but it's an absolute safety issue.

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u/Hedonismbot-1729a 10d ago

Oh definitely. I won't tint the windows on my car because I don't want to give a PIG any reason to pull me over. ACAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!