Testing Illegal License Plate Covers

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@gregtennyson 3 ай бұрын

First, they taught us how to steal a Kia, now they’re teaching us how to get it back to the shop without catching any heat. Next episode: how to re-VIN a car

@jonokiller 3 ай бұрын

How to get your car past smog

@karelpgbr 3 ай бұрын

I've re-VIN'd a Ducati frame before, it wasn't for nefarious reasons, but to save money, because it would prevent us from needing to re-register it and get a new plate. Gjuy had a precise stamp-gun thing that he could give the order of the letters, symbols and numbers, and it would stamp in the new vin, like new. kept us the plate and the money, destroyed the old frame just in case some government official does some poking around and realises that our generation of Ducati SuperSport 600 (1994) isn't supposed to have frame-braces at the steering-head.

@mrvwbug4423 3 ай бұрын

@@karelpgbr so guessing you frame swapped a crashed bike to fix it? Hence a legit reason to re-vin

@Kenny_2283 3 ай бұрын

@@jonokillergotta go to those younger vin guys. Most old heads rather go by the book in my experience

@seanbrewer1232 3 ай бұрын

When they're really hurting for content: "We tested The cheapest and most expensive garrotes!"

@scottelundgren 3 ай бұрын

The genius of the leaf plate is the business model. Every time you drop the leaf to avoid the ticket, you’ll need to speed $67 to buy more leaves again

@ignaciolillorazeto45 3 ай бұрын

Unless You hook it with some nylon wire. That way you can retrieve it later on

@Mr.DISRESPECT 3 ай бұрын

@@ignaciolillorazeto45 but that is kinda suspicious if you get stopped by the cops cuz they will see the nylon wire that's hanging lol

@douglasfisher4068 3 ай бұрын

Actually they allow you to buy 5 leaves for 20$

@DJSekuHusky 3 ай бұрын

@@douglasfisher4068 Or you could just make your own for that much. A slim electromagnet is $5-20, piggyback the voltage off the tag light, 3M the magnet to the back of the plate, then get some real leaves and superglue some thin metal to them, like broken-off bits of razor blades. All you have to do is turn off your running lights and the leaf (leaves) fall away when the electromagnet loses current.

@user-ci5xr9wp7t 3 ай бұрын

@DJSekuHusky you're genius

@dakotaclark2270 3 ай бұрын

The traffic cam picture of Jerry and the ski mask/license plate needs to be the next doughnut t-shirt

@4RILDIGITAL 3 ай бұрын

Never expected the leaf cover to win. Intriguing to see how well some of these obscure devices work... or don't.

@Alloy211 3 ай бұрын

A few weeks ago I was behind a Camaro with a plate that read "WILL RUN". About a week and a half later there was a local news story about the same guy running from the police. Although an absolute idiot, he was true to his word.

@AndrewTheRadarMan 3 ай бұрын

I wonder what justification the Camaro owner had to say when applying for that plate at the DMV. "well uhhh, you see I like running marathons. I participate in 5Ks"

@nhooj8882 3 ай бұрын

@@AndrewTheRadarMan Fake plate, obviously. You wouldn't run with your real plate on, let alone if it were so easy to remember. It's definitely going to get you pulled over immediately, but the point is running from cops, not through red lights.

@omgvague 3 ай бұрын

@@AndrewTheRadarMan They buy custom plates like that to taunt. They aren't legal plates.

@Berm_Blaster 3 ай бұрын

Props to that guy. Someone staying true to their word is rare

@oxide7 3 ай бұрын

Yeah he ended up running from cops, hitting an SUV, got caught. Minor charges were dismissed but the felony stuff is still on going.

@4esv 3 ай бұрын

The leaf one is even better when you think about it for a min and realize you could just glue paperclips to real leaves so youre not driving around with a bright green leaf in the middle of fall.

@destinhook3826 3 ай бұрын

Genius

@MaxC_1 3 ай бұрын

It's insanely simple. Grab a electromagnet pad for like 5$, wire it up and make it button activated. Grab some fall leaves and glue some piece of metal to the back and done, 10$ and it holds up and doesn't even look as obvious

@Jordan-yb7zp 3 ай бұрын

@@MaxC_1 why didnt i think of that when i saw that little gimmick? thats freaking genius. paperclips are super cheap, and leaves are everywhere, also leaves aare free!!

@kelbinhow 3 ай бұрын

Exactly, since the electromagnet is "permanent" and it's actually the only thing you need to act as a magnet, whatever you put on the front of the plate only need to be a small metal, to which a paperclip could easily do the work and not be as expensive

@KaShuto 3 ай бұрын

LET HIM COOK

@sharrpshooter1 3 ай бұрын

The "we committed a crime" legit got me that was amazing, did not expect that since its not your guys style and thats what made it so much better

@hockeyguy820 3 ай бұрын

A bit dramatic. A traffic infraction is not a crime.

@josejosefino7361 2 ай бұрын

Im 100% sure the only reason the PD agreed to close a road for Donut, is so that they do a control experiment on their cameras.

@JamesonCox. 3 ай бұрын

Donut is the only channel that can make an entertaining video about license plate covers 🍩

@ashhillmodels3801 3 ай бұрын

Weeeeell...there was a Mythbusters episode about that once...

@douglasboyle6544 3 ай бұрын

Also pretty much the only channel to involve cops in a video I'll still watch.

@trm4life 3 ай бұрын

Mythbusters already did this...

@user-qx5rv1hi4u 3 ай бұрын

*about committing crime

@xxdesertstorm 3 ай бұрын

by stealing content hmmmmmm ok buds keep clowning life

@Ween3 3 ай бұрын

Seeing Jerry get heated in a donut video was not on my 2024 bingo card.

@lucasokeefe7935 3 ай бұрын

He was right though, even if the guy was a cop. Don't screw with other peoples stuff!!

@seancca 3 ай бұрын

@@lucasokeefe7935 He is not even a cop, he is a journalist

@ryland69420 3 ай бұрын

@@lucasokeefe7935he ain’t even a cop. Bro has the badge in the windshield that just SAYS NYPD so people think he has any business in what is all definition by law, vandalizing their vehicles.

@bleebleblahble8833 3 ай бұрын

Jerry saying he’s gonna knock out Gersh Kuntzman 🤣💀 Also what a perfect name for that dude.

@Finnjaymakes 3 ай бұрын

Day 3 of asking donut to do a video on the Mercedes amg gt3

@RatzBuddie 3 ай бұрын

Donut lads growing big. "LAPD-assisted" testing is quite a milestone, congrats fellas

@SomeoneSmarter 3 ай бұрын

That magnetic leaf thing has to be one of the best innovations of the century.

@user-zf6ov8cu8y 2 ай бұрын

Missed some variations: - putting plate upside down or wrong side (oh my friend prank) - using tape to change some letters - folding with cable (e.g. motorcycle but going down instead of up) - swapping plates machines - fake plate slide above real back and forth - most tricky one - find your car twin and copy plates, license (with your photo of course), registration and insurance from it

@BogeyTheBear 7 күн бұрын

@@user-zf6ov8cu8yThe caveat with that last one (the full-fledged identity theft one) is the sword cuts both ways: Soon as the other guy finds out what you're doing, all he needs to do is copy all _your_ info instead!

@mas13ish1 3 ай бұрын

I love how you got a retired cop and the actual cops involved with this test! That is pretty cool! Another fantastic video.

@UberLummox 3 ай бұрын

And a cop w/a sense of humor was very refreshing.

@davidhollenshead4892 3 ай бұрын

Donut Media probably made a donation to the police department's favorite charity: Not the police retirement fund but more likely a local charity for disabled veterans, preventing child abuse, etc. etc....

@The_Razielim 3 ай бұрын

@@UberLummox I think they had him before as a guest on an episode on their Real Mechanic Stuff channel, for a "Real Highway Patrol Officers React"

@MrNascar1111 3 ай бұрын

What do you mean running with red light was staged/lolll

@ExUSSailor 3 ай бұрын

New Hampshire has, hands down, the BEST license plate motto around, "Live Free, or, Die".

@JohannesDahl42 3 ай бұрын

It seems that your second comma changes the meaning somewhat, changing the "or" into "AKA".

@dieubermensch 3 ай бұрын

Sounds very incel to me

@nwerd7584 3 ай бұрын

too bad they have plenty of laws and codes that thwart the original idea from that original court room.

@fire_tower 3 ай бұрын

@@dieubermenschEnjoy paying taxes on British tea you Redcoat.

@_eighty8 3 ай бұрын

@@JohannesDahl42 yeah there are no commas in the motto

@justken5 3 ай бұрын

6:22 you guys messed it up, they sell reflective letter stickers online that go perfectly on top of the letters except they're translucent so you can't tell if they're even there but once it's flash photographed the numbers just go white. Super illegal but works as intended

@abetta163rd 3 ай бұрын

I saw them but can’t find them anymore

@BullyBreaker 3 ай бұрын

Jerry got the fiery passion about people messing with cars that ain’t theirs 😂

@yeahitskimmel 3 ай бұрын

Always thought these did the opposite of their intended function cuz anyone who sees you have one assumes you're up to no good

@rebrummitt 3 ай бұрын

100% factual

@1nicube 3 ай бұрын

but you get free toll 🤷‍♂️

@pawelzielinski1398 2 ай бұрын

@@1nicube this may be not worth the effort and the risk. One significant traffic ticket exceeds my monthly toll several times. If you pay toll in excess of $200 per month then it may be worth the risk.

@turbo_marc 3 ай бұрын

they're only illegal if you get caught

@phillipmaciejewski9872 3 ай бұрын

no cops, no stops

@1rstTry 3 ай бұрын

Hello Mr. Epstein

@GamerCheatsForAll 3 ай бұрын

False, still illegal.

@brq4cars 3 ай бұрын

@@GamerCheatsForAll🤓

@sabahlarakadar420 3 ай бұрын

real

@octaviolopez9966 3 ай бұрын

The cop cracking up at 15:35 is priceless!!!

@jamesdavid6451 3 ай бұрын

Packing my plates with snow during a storm so I can drift in plain sight is one of the great pleasures in life

@MmmmDatAss 3 ай бұрын

If up north, mud in summer and snow in winter. Both can be applied with a little redneck tug of war (rope between tow hooks/tow balls). In some areas in the fall, leaves applied with something a little sticky but not too sticky would work. Not sure about spring. Where I live it's mud 90% of the year with a little slush or dry dirt the other 10%.

@mydinosaurz5479 3 ай бұрын

Feels more illegal watching this video this early

@pranavsangam7548 3 ай бұрын

Yes

@whocreek 3 ай бұрын

Fax

@real_gang703 3 ай бұрын

@aiskont 3 ай бұрын

yes

@DreamcastSoup 3 ай бұрын

feels more illegal when donut changes the videos thumbnail a million times 😂

@h-linetv1082 3 ай бұрын

The first thing I did when I bought my car was remove that dealer bracket. I think they look stupid, and why give them free advertising? I see them on so many plates. 😂

@matute33 3 ай бұрын

I just bought a 2010 Audi Q5 and it still had the licence plate that said Q5. Looks terrible, I took it off. Its like saying "HeLlO mY NaMe Is Q5"

@theMelvinShow 3 ай бұрын

most people just dont care and I can't blame them

@bwofficial1776 3 ай бұрын

I only kept mine on to hold down the paper temp tag. Once my real plate came in, I chucked that frame in the garbage. The dealer sticker came off as soon as I got home from the dealership. If it was a tiny sticker I may have let it slide but my dealer's sticker is black rubber and almost the size of the car's nameplate.

@ProtoV33MK1 3 ай бұрын

I did that with Carmax before I even left the lot. Asked to use the wrench they put it on with for a second, and just returned it on the counter with their stupid dummy plate and frames. The sticker came off as soon as I got home and my bottle of goo gone made quick work of it. No free advertising, only stickers that go on my car are the furry stickers *I* put on.

@noob.168 3 ай бұрын

I throw the original dealer frame back on when I get rid of the car.

@rovhalt6650 3 ай бұрын

9:43 it might help if you don't take the photo at an angle. It only works if the light reflects back at the source.

@thedude3005 3 ай бұрын

9:19 idk who their editor is but they sure love jerma, this is my second time seeing him in a donut video

@doodyninja 3 ай бұрын

im so glad someone else noticed

@keksiman7203 3 ай бұрын

In finland we have this thing called snow. Not only does it cover the licence plates but also the cameras and speed signs and you can use the "I didn't see the speed sign" as an excuse and it usually works if you don't get caught again

@BatCaveOz 3 ай бұрын

That doesn't work in Canada. (We also have snow)

@rustythefoxcoon5143 3 ай бұрын

But what about YOUR SUMMER CAR? Yes someone had to bring it up. Love that place, it’s just like my home but in Finish. Say hello to Satan for me. Feel free to visit the US someday, check Maine out. Metal, speeding, and alcohol all here. Oh weed and guns oddly too. Hope you been well over there.

@dougerrohmer 3 ай бұрын

@@BatCaveOz Works in Northern BC, unless you're doing something evil. EVERYBODY is snow covered in the winter, and mud covered in the spring.

@onesadtech 3 ай бұрын

Where I live, in Atlantic Canada, you can get a fine for not clearing the snow off your plate. Never heard of it actually happen, but it is the law.

@binatitagain 3 ай бұрын

I was told that speeding is strictly controlled in most Scandanavian countries and that they are loaded with speed trap cameras. If you go even 5km over the limit, you will get fined and possibly lose your license for going 20km/hr over. Is that true? (A Norwegian told me this). I'm also Canadian. Had snow cover my plate in the back a few times (certain provinces require plates in the front and back) but it never was an issue. (It's technically illegal and you can be fined but you would probably get a warning). I wish they were covered when I got caught by camera going 70km/hr in a 50km/hr zone!lol

@ImTanzeey 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact! In Ontario Canada they issued a new blue license plate that was basically invisible at night, and once they realized they stopped issuing them. But they never recalled the ones that are issued, guess who still has one 😎

@schizophrenicgaming365 3 ай бұрын

Too bad they wont allow people to transfer them between cars :(

@ImTanzeey 3 ай бұрын

@@schizophrenicgaming365they let me last year 🤐

@andrisjakubovs5297 3 ай бұрын

Bee Gees "Stayin Alive" playing

@outlawgmr 3 ай бұрын

They also signed a non disclosure agreement with 3M about it which is pretty fishy

@jackryan4313 3 ай бұрын

@@outlawgmroh, word? Weird

@steves264 3 ай бұрын

😂 The cop is on patrol in the Tiny Red Truck! Good Stuff

@Banditt42 3 ай бұрын

Back in the 1990's when BC brought in photo radar, cameras in vans parked on the side of the road, we tested a bunch of stuff and found plain old hairspray on the plates worked the best. The flash whited out the plate. Our tests showed multiple layers of hairspray worked the best and you had to do it often.

@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate the Tom Scott reference while spraying the plate.

@Iambestforreal 3 ай бұрын

@willyd-adv 3 ай бұрын

What's funny is here in New Zealand they released new black plates with white or silver letters about 6 months ago. They messed up making them so the whole plate was SUPER reflective and even driving behind one in daylight you can't read them. I have them on all my cars and bikes 😂

@imperfectly-balanced8861 3 ай бұрын

Hahah man I miss NZ plates (in Aus now) I had a dozen or so old, deregd plates that I collected through work and used a black Sharpie/marker to change the letters, then just stuck them over my actual plates (on motorbikes) I also owned the plate II1I1I or 11I1I1 (can't for the life of me remember which orientation it was lol) for several years, those plates are the best for doing runners/on bikes. Worth a pretty penny nowadays too

@binatitagain 3 ай бұрын

Haha! Check out the ones that they released in Ontario, Canada!😆 (I think it was around 2020-2022ish?) They were a bright reflective blue with reflective white lettering. Not only were they hard to read and blinded people when lights reflected on them (the popos had trouble reading the plates at night), they also started peeling within a few months! I'm pretty sure the province switched back to the old white plates with blue lettering. They were God awful looking. I had trouble reading them on a rainy day so you can imagine what they looked like at night with glare.

@MiriaJiyuu 3 ай бұрын

@@binatitagainWe did switch back, plates from somewhere around CR onwards are the old style. Drivers were also told to get them replaced for free. There's still a ton on the road, but a low percentage compared to total vehicles.

@hamzaeliwi6724 3 ай бұрын

Jerry hitting us with the licen plate everytime ! man cant say the word xD 9:50

@I.LikeCars 3 ай бұрын

This is about the funniest one you guys did, I laughed all the way through lol

@joebo9378 3 ай бұрын

I’ve seen somewhere cover their entire car in license plates. Literally everything. Those cameras were popping off like it was a rock concert.

@bwofficial1776 3 ай бұрын

A guy at my university had a crappy Honda with an entire fender made out of license plates. He did a really good job of shaping it, but his Honda was scraping on the ground and sounded like a small airplane so I guess he was flat broke and had to make do with what he had.

@pcthayer 3 ай бұрын

When we drove the 1950s and 1960s cars, with the gas cap was behind the license plate, we just took the spring out and when you took off quickly, the license plate would flop down so you couldn't read it.....bring back the good ole days. 🙂

@oshwaflz 3 ай бұрын

"took off quickly" 30 maybe 40 mph

@pcthayer 3 ай бұрын

@@oshwaflzI won't say exactly, but stop light to stop light races were not out of the ordinary back in those days.

@mexicanspec 3 ай бұрын

Young people think old cars were slow and bulky. They missed out on all the good cars.@@pcthayer

@pcthayer 3 ай бұрын

@@mexicanspecBack in the 1960's my Buick had 325hp 445 foot pounds of torque, which may be slow against todays muscle cars, but it was pretty quick against some of the other 1960s cars. Fun times back then, plus the police didn't have radar or speed cameras either. 🙂

@mexicanspec 3 ай бұрын

That was enough to get it moving. Nobody needs 700 HP in a street car.@@pcthayer

@supahbob94 2 ай бұрын

literally just make the leaf more realistic looking and its PERFECT

@BlessByYou777 3 ай бұрын

😂😂this is was so un-expected. I never thought donut goes gangstas mafia this time.

@Narpas 3 ай бұрын

You can tell that the Draft Kings ad read was tightly controlled by the advertiser because no one stumbled into the read to say, "what the fuck is a S-P-D-F-X bet?"

@animality102 3 ай бұрын

First ad i didnt watch from them lol

@taj1994 3 ай бұрын

@@animality102 I skip any sponsor spot for any of these sports betting apps. Doesn't matter who it's from

@CRneu 3 ай бұрын

draft kings sucks. I lose respect for anyone I see running ads for them. it sucks seeing donut going for em.

@Tahngarthor 3 ай бұрын

im surprised they were able to monetize this video at all, since it speficially features committing an illegal act....

@taj1994 3 ай бұрын

@@Tahngarthor With explicit police permission though. They had traffic blocked for them Plus, video sponsors are different from KZfaq monetization

@netiary9468 3 ай бұрын

Donut is slowly turning more and more criminal

@macbook802 3 ай бұрын

Donut is literally working with law enforcement

@siraj8903 3 ай бұрын

i think i like it that way

@Heroo01 3 ай бұрын

it's what people watch

@erik365365365 3 ай бұрын

The end result and the way they tested it and the music and the mask made it really feel like mythbusters thanks!

@gropaygrapay 3 ай бұрын

13:54 The guy on the simulator crashed his go kart straight into a cone 🤣

@ethanacton408 3 ай бұрын

I would love to hear the phone call of how they convinced the local PD to block traffic and run a red light.

@dotar9586 3 ай бұрын

"We're trying to show people the best illegal plate cover to get. You know, for SCIENCE!"

@Clay3613 3 ай бұрын

It's LA, they block traffic all the time for movies.

@OfficialSamuelC 3 ай бұрын

$$$$

@BogeyTheBear 3 ай бұрын

@@Clay3613"Here's our production license # and the permit application..."

@DiscoBallGaming 3 ай бұрын

Well, today I learned that my Sailor Moon liscence plate covers MIGHT be illegal, I haven't even finished the rest of the video but I never knew that, this is why I watch donut, you always learn something new

@nwerd7584 3 ай бұрын

Not illegal where I am but they force you to have 2 plates.

@sanixxs 3 ай бұрын

1st: yo i wanna see that cool ass plate frame 2nd: depends on the state, maybe it’s legal in yours?

@SerratedPVP 3 ай бұрын

Should be illegal to go outside the house with any weeb attire

@MrMega200 3 ай бұрын

@@SerratedPVP Should be illegal for your attitude to exist but here we are. I bet you put sports crap on your car, ya weeb.

@nwerd7584 3 ай бұрын

@@SerratedPVP based

@babak4952 2 ай бұрын

The amount of mass surveillance people are okay w is terrifying

@sannyassi73 3 ай бұрын

That leaf idea is freaking awesome! Just pop them off when you're turning, then drive a bit more before pulling over.

@demzo 3 ай бұрын

Jerry getting triggered was the best thing ever lol. Great episode guys.

@MlordSlav 3 ай бұрын

in the uk the lettering on plates is very uniform and its quite common for youngsters to use strips of either matching yellow white or black tape to change letters n numbers around so speed cameras/police cant get a positive id on the car

@Vits2001 3 ай бұрын

@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT Hahaha so funny, wtf is even a kilometer

@nickcowen4565 3 ай бұрын

@@Vits2001uk use miles mate 😅

@Vits2001 3 ай бұрын

@@nickcowen4565 Thanks bud, i didn't know

@jakey9065 3 ай бұрын

@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT you literally couldn't write this comment if it wasn't for the UK. They invented both the internet and started the industrial revolution that made your phone.

@noob.168 3 ай бұрын

@@jakey9065 we don't care. enjoy the stained teeth.

@franklind.roosevelt7416 3 ай бұрын

For Jeremiah’s edification, the coolest license plate catch phrase was New Hampshire with “Live free, or die”. They stopped using it unfortunately.

@randomicko542 3 ай бұрын

There's an old Mythbusters episode where they test similar products. They didn't work back then and not much seems to have changed :)

@BaggerFood101 3 ай бұрын

Because people aren’t very motivated right now.

@angelocoppola5243 3 ай бұрын

In ontario canada for about a year they were changed the plates to a blue background with white lettering. What they failed to see is that when a speed camera flashed the plate or when a police car tryed to read it, it came up completely white making the plate impossible to read.

@user-marco-S 3 ай бұрын

In the Netherlands, a taxi has a plate with a blue background and black lettering. I don't know whether a speed or red light camera sees the lettering.

@negil 3 ай бұрын

I did a road trip from BC to Ontario this summer, and I saw a couple of thise plates! In the day, they didn't seem so bad, but as soon as the sun came down, you couldn't read them at all, it was hilarious to see

@jbot9k325 3 ай бұрын

I fucking love them

@b127_1 3 ай бұрын

@@user-marco-SWith EU plates, only the background is reflective, so the letters should really easy to make out with a flash, no matter the color.

@bamboom9201 3 ай бұрын

Hilarious that they didn't even bother to do any real world testing on a change of that magnitude. Your taxpayer dollars at work.

@ghettochicken8420 3 ай бұрын

“some of you are doing so as we speak” about that…. 😂😂😂

@Ones2Cents 3 ай бұрын

You guys actually left out the best one. The Plate Swapper

@BlackDeltaOne 3 ай бұрын

Love it! I would like to see an idea tested: get a camera flash that has a slave mode (flashes when it detecs other flash), attach it to the car somewhere, have it pointed to the roadside and if you get flashed, it should flash straight back at the camera and blow out the image. It would be interesting to see how that looks.

@CarMake 3 ай бұрын

Thats a cool idea. assuming the timing could be near instantaneous which i would say is possible. what's basically impossible tho is differentiating between headlights and camera flash. also some cameras dont flash. just like these cameras, the rear flashed a tiny amount which would be near indistinguishable from a street light or headlight etc. the front was the big flash to catch the drivers face. this was a rear facing camera and these guys completely messed it up lol

@justinhadley3927 3 ай бұрын

To defeat the IR mechanism of the Speed Camera you could have SMD IR Leds constantly on, that surround the license plate cover, wouldn't work though on visible light cameras though...

@BlackDeltaOne 2 ай бұрын

@@CarMake It is near instantaneous, i work with that equipment from time to time, hence the idea :D They are pretty clever and hard to trigger on accident, even with a flashlight. So traffic light should be no problem. Here in germany all speedtraps i have seen would flash from the front, even the red (or IR?) ones at night are pretty bright. anyways just an idea :D

@pitdoctor 3 ай бұрын

I had a job working for the company that handled toll roads in Washington State. The computer would do it's best to read the plate, and the ones it wasn't sure of would get sent for human review. Saw lots of license plates frames that would obscure half of the state name on the plate. Saw lots of pickups that would put a tow ball into the bumper in front of the rear plate. Also saw numerous motorcycle riders that would just reach back and hold their hand over the plate while going past the camera.

@pmiguelpinto90 3 ай бұрын

Does the motorcycle hand trick work? Wouldn't you be able to go to the system and guess who it was by the vehicle model and partial plate? Asking for a friend who lives in a corrupt country where criminals run the tolls.

@g000se99 3 ай бұрын

Yeah vehicle model and partial works ..

@rettony3878 3 ай бұрын

How about the empty bike racks that I see here pnw.

@aluisious 3 ай бұрын

You really think the person reviewing photos of license plates has the go get em attitude to hunt down bike models and partial plates? @@pmiguelpinto90

@Hillary4SupremeRuler 3 ай бұрын

@@g000se99just get a rectangle piece of cardboard as big as the plate and hold it down with your hand in the middle

@ItsZICCY 3 ай бұрын

The tom scott vape choke had me dyin.

@robbienunes9077 3 ай бұрын

I love the fact that someone is casually chillin' and playing video games behind them during the video

@duran.1640 3 ай бұрын

Donut has inspired me to buy one of these illegal plate covers 🙌🏽🙌🏽

@ethans2223 3 ай бұрын

The guys reaction to the license plate "repair man" was spot on! 😅

@Cheeky_Goose 3 ай бұрын

Shoutout to the editors for slipping Jerma in there. That guy's wanted in like 20 states.

@Dtr146 2 ай бұрын

I'm just glad I live in a small enough Podunk area that I don't have to worry about stuff like this. Even the traffic cameras that are recording don't work because they haven't been kept up

@bmacier 3 ай бұрын

I would have liked to hear how easy it would be for the officer to narrow down the rest of the numbers on the plate based on the Year/model/color of the car with a partial block of the leaf 🍃.

@smalltime0 3 ай бұрын

just need more leaves, or a bigger leaf

@SupraSav 3 ай бұрын

The fact that you guys held up traffic, with a police officer, to run a red light... Never change boys.

@JoeVanGogh 3 ай бұрын

Okay props to the cops for not only blocking off the road but for giving his thoughts on the plates

@zamboner 3 ай бұрын

There was also a plate flipper, similar to the bike mechanism, but instead of going 90deg, it would go 180 with a different plate in the back (let's say you find one with only 1 different character, so you could still discreetly flip it back if pulled over) would be the best of all these 💯

@luciusn21 3 ай бұрын

Last time I read about photo blocker, I read you're supposed to do like 4 coats or something like that. It'd be nice to see this tested again but applied properly

@jimmyray914 3 ай бұрын

I have been using automotive clear coat since the late 80s. Never got a ticket.

@luciusn21 3 ай бұрын

@@jimmyray914 have you been triggering cameras though?

@jimmyray914 3 ай бұрын

It must be working if I've never been pulled over. I will not admit to nothing.@@luciusn21

@smalltime0 3 ай бұрын

I think that's one of those "it didn't work, this product is garbage" "no you just didn't use it correctly, you're suppose to use the whole can per plate"

@luciusn21 3 ай бұрын

@@smalltime0 I doubt 4 coats is the entire can. My shoe spray is only 6 oz and I get 2 coats on like 10 shoes each before needing a new can. 4 thin coats on a license plate is not going to be that much.

@abrahamlincoln8477 3 ай бұрын

Dying at the LA Noire reference 13:49 whoever edited that with Jerry's face deserves a raise

@robertt9342 Күн бұрын

After getting rear ended, i Had a cop hassle me over a flat clear plate cover because I live on dirt road. Their supervisor came over and just scraped of the dirt with his boot and said to them let it go, he’s just protecting his plates.

@GunnerSiIva 3 ай бұрын

I really want to see a test of legal license plate covers, it would be very interesting to see!

@minucos 3 ай бұрын

Jerry and Zach seeing that guy fixing peoples’ plates went off like a couple Italians watching someone put pineapple on pizza

@MrFlashVader 3 ай бұрын

I can’t get enough of donut media !!!!

@crashweekly7925 3 ай бұрын

When I am commuting in the Toronto Canada area we have toll roads, it's very expensive to use it but saves you about 10 to 15 minutes travel time. In the winter time I would pack slushy snow on the front and rear plate of my truck and use the toll road daily. Still never been caught!

@DarksydeX75 3 ай бұрын

Y'all are freaking crazy! I love it!🤣🤣

@nickabel8279 3 ай бұрын

8:53 no you guys had it right first time. Realize what cops are

@Sammie1053 3 ай бұрын

Y'all almost got me busted at work with that Tom Scott vape clip 😂

@Iambestforreal 3 ай бұрын

@Heroo01 3 ай бұрын

then just do your job? why are you watching youtube at work anyway?

@yapflipthegrunt4687 2 ай бұрын

@@Heroo01 because the job is soul-crushing

@iiimaskyiii7816 2 ай бұрын

@@Heroo01maybe he was on break? Maybe he had a slow day and his manager said he could chill on his phone? Maybe he got all of his duties done and was waiting for closing? Not everyone works at McDonald’s bro, some of us actually have jobs that are good to us.

@keymaster430 3 ай бұрын

The one thing I'd change about the magnetic leaf, is to make them numbers that match the other numbers instead of a leaf. That way they're not so obtrusive. Then, if the officer happens to run your plate and it comes back as invalid, hit the magnet off switch when he pulls you over and he'll just assume he made a mistake the first time while running the number.

@CGR89 3 ай бұрын

The greatest part about the sovereign citizen plates is it’s an intentional misreading of black’s law dictionary. They define driving with the term “for commerce”, so they assume that because they’re not doing it for work they don’t need a license or registration. The problem is the same law dictionary defines commerce as both getting paid or not getting paid, so all operation of a motor vehicle is for commercial purposes. It’s almost like reading a specialized legal book you don’t understand doesn’t make you a law expert.

@garry_b_bush 3 ай бұрын

8:45, Jerry goes insane 🤣🤣🤣

@netoisthebest 3 ай бұрын

I don't know why but I was surprised they actually had police blockage to do the camera test and not just drive thru a red light at 3am lol

@rogerwilco1777 3 ай бұрын

cause illegal

@kyleeverly9243 3 ай бұрын

Cause 8 million plus subs

@mwiz100 3 ай бұрын

Because posting that video could easily get them arrested - it's proof you committed a crime and you can be prosecuted for it. People posting doing dumb shit in traffic has resulted in prosecution. What comes to mind is motorcycle rider doing like 70 or such lane splitting in damn near stopped traffic. Straight to jail, quite literally.

@jukkauh 3 ай бұрын

DC's catchphrase is far more badass than the others. It's a protest against congress: "Taxation without Representation".

@nopeandnope5195 3 ай бұрын

“Wright brothers were born here” yea so was the plane

@hoodiekemo 3 ай бұрын

Nah dude at 8:40 was the teachers pet in school.

@lemster101 3 ай бұрын

Super fun video and you guys have been nailing it with the guests on this channel and Real Mechanic Stuff. I think that if I wanted to go down this route, I'd modify the Leafmate to be less obvious. I've always preferred the systems that stick something in front of your plate temporarily however, because most of the time you tend to behave (or at least I do). Having something stuck on all the time feels like pushing your luck.

@nzoomed 3 ай бұрын

Number plates reflect shockingly bad at the best of times under infrared light. They need specialised cameras to pick them up.

@bpbusteryoass4267 3 ай бұрын

i would love to see the same style video but with window tint! with another cop collab. from 50% down to limo and throw reflective/chrome window tint in the video too!we know states vary with regulations but it would be nice to see if cops think it’s cool/just ignore it or they wouldn’t let it slide

@YodelyDodely 3 ай бұрын

love that jerma is just chilling on the bottom left of the board at 2:30

@cucamonga95 3 ай бұрын

These are all over NYC and it pisses me off. You can look up the tickets they've gotten and oftentimes, they have a bunch of tickets close together and then they just stop... they have a couple different kinds ive seen, like the one that warps and blurs at an angle but is visible straight on

@nwerd7584 3 ай бұрын

That guy narc'ing on people is in NYC. and the city are passing laws the able this vigilante ratting. Theres all the car narcs but they passed a bill that bars and such have a sound decibel limit and since cops are spread thin and short staffed they now let citizens do citizen ticketing, and if they give you a ticket you have to go to court or forfeit like traffic court. Its pissing A LOT of people off. Gunna have a boomer war soon, its all boomers doing it. lol

@jakeriff95 3 ай бұрын

yeah hahaha driving around Brooklyn, if I see one of these on a plate I avoid that car. 1000 bucks they dont have insurance

@topdamagewizard 15 күн бұрын

The steely dan reference was dope.

@richardtabor8686 3 ай бұрын

Love the creativity. Ty for the content!

@Henchman_Holding_Wrench 3 ай бұрын

I've seen all of those in person. I've also seen fake plates printed on photo paper. And the ones who are just bold enough to drive with no plates. *The most blatant ones I've seen:* A pickup with a tow strap pulled tight against the plate and pinched with the tailgate. A handful of cars with a fresh clay bar and wax treatments, but half of the plate has been scratched down to bare metal. *My favorite:* Changing a single character with a strip of tape.

@83thomasanthony 3 ай бұрын

I’m very surprised you didn’t test a flip plate!

@MattePurple1 3 ай бұрын

They did a flip plate in their video with Legal Eagle.

@kingzach74 3 ай бұрын

They did at the end with the bonus plate on the motorcycle.

@SenseiKreese 3 ай бұрын

Professional photographer here - it was obvious the non-reflective tape would fail because if it didn't reflect any light - you wouldn't even see it with your eyes, it would be invisible. If you can see it with your eyes, it's reflecting light, and the camera will see it too.

@Scofco 3 ай бұрын

I'm a traffic cop. I learned about remote control leaves from this video and I think it's brilliant. It would be hard do not sound stupid when you take the stand in court and testify to remote controlled magnetic leaves to some 70 year old judge.

@yaldrammuqadis 3 ай бұрын

Donut media please don't get gambling sites as sponsors!!!! Besides mechanics kids watch your videos to get inspired, that's how I found you guys and started watching you!!!

@matessoltys131 3 ай бұрын

True, it feels wrong

@BaldMancTwat 3 ай бұрын

@@matessoltys131 It IS wrong. The only reason a KZfaqr picks a gambling sponsor is because they pay WAY better than other sponsors. It's always about greed.

@codys7942 3 ай бұрын

@8:30 I am COMPLETELY with Jeremiah on this one.

@hamstirrer6882 3 ай бұрын

Same, fucking snitch

@bleebleblahble8833 3 ай бұрын

Gersh Kuntzman Lives up to the name

@codys7942 3 ай бұрын

@@bleebleblahble8833 Bahahaha!!!

@ianstradins Ай бұрын

I love how at the end he has a license plate on his ski mask

@brooklynaudit 14 күн бұрын

Leaf 🍃 one for sure is great

@mirceahuja9274 3 ай бұрын

Here's an ideea. Use the leaf strategy but instead of a leaf use a white or black piece to modify your number. Make an 8 look like a 3. Granted it depends on the licence plate but in some cases it would be much harder to detect

@foxxrider250r 3 ай бұрын

Good thinking

@DBerwick 3 ай бұрын

The trick is not to make the numbers more reflective, but less reflective. Adhesive vinyl numbers, such as used on mailboxes, will do this. The idea is to exploit the white balance of the camera. The cameras are calibrated to a specific amount of reflected light. With non-reflective numbers, the reflection from the rest of the plate will completely obscure the numbers and make the plate unreadable.

@SeanBZA 3 ай бұрын

Or remove the reflective layer entirely, and put on a matt vinyl instead.

@Irish_Biscuit 3 ай бұрын

Dude the editing after running the light sent me😂😂

@progguy10 3 ай бұрын

if you can see it a camera almost certainly can. that is why the leafmate is so brilliant. they need a. plausible way to truly and fully block the license and the evidence is 100 yards down the road if you get pulled over