Camera shy rear plates.

[Boosted LS1]

I just looked at their web page at camera-shy.co.uk and it seems they don't make them anymore. Does anybody else make them, perhaps if you visit in person and do they work in the real world?

[plipton]

No point - they don't work anyway !!

One website I saw had photos of the plates which showed up the regies - if their camera can see 'em.......

[deltaf]

Priva plate may be more your style, goes frosted at the flick of a switch.

[plipton]

deltaf said: Priva plate may be more your style, goes frosted at the flick of a switch.

Great if you're

a) quick enough to spot the camera before it flashes
b) Not caught by plod

[Boosted LS1]

I saw the privaplate and it looks pretty clumsy & not for me. The camera shy plate may not work but a friend photographed his with a flash and you couldn't read it. Has anybody been 'saved' by one of those plates? I thought that it would be worth giving a go.

[MikeyT]

I read on here yesterday that no plates return the light in the direction it comes ... : so I'm surpried ANY bloody plate is photographed.

Tooka pic of my car the other night at dusk - fine. Took at pic 3 sec onds later with the flash and couldn't read the plate at all.

And this was a 3/4 rear view not straight on

(hang on, we're back to the fat birds on Channel 4 )

[dave_s13]

Anyone know the penalty for having dodgy/disappearing plates???

[Aprisa]

dave_s13 said: Anyone know the penalty for having dodgy/disappearing plates???

Its 200 Paper cuts on the Genatalia, then they roll you in salt!

[rich 36]

I looked at priva plates, but the surround looks a bit of a giveaway, otherwise good idea really, don't know what plod thinks about it though

[5ltr-chim]

There are NO such thing as a camera shy number plates - If the plate can't be read on a photo all they have to do is look at the negative - shows up as clear as day - Sorry folks..

All the companies that advertise at motor shows etc use digital cameras - the old Gatso's use real film!

[outlaw]

5ltr-chim said: There are NO such thing as a camera shy number plates - If the plate can't be read on a photo all they have to do is look at the negative - shows up as clear as day - Sorry folks..

All the companies that advertise at motor shows etc use digital cameras - the old Gatso's use real film!

the priva plates dose work it blacks out whole plate viA A SWITCH

THE PLATE WILL BE TOTALY BLACK ON PIC
AND TOTALY WHITE ON NEGATIVE
BUT LIKE SOME HAVE SAID THE FRAMEOF THE DEVICE GIVE IT AWAY TO PLOD.

>> Edited by outlaw on Friday 28th March 18:40

[Boosted LS1]

5ltr-chim said: There are NO such thing as a camera shy number plates - If the plate can't be read on a photo all they have to do is look at the negative - shows up as clear as day - Sorry folks..

All the companies that advertise at motor shows etc use digital cameras - the old Gatso's use real film!

Are you sure about this? I thought the negative and positive were opposites of each other.

[cnh1990]

There is a polarized clear cover that blurs the plate from known camera angles. Also clear hair spray the bubbles on the surface will make the plate refect the flash.
Calvin

[wedg1e]

Trouble with the polarising plate is that it has the same effect in daylight; so if Mr. Plod happens to overtake you he will observe the effect of different areas of your plate disappearing... and no doubt nick you. This was featured in one of the car mags that tried out the various products' claims a couple of years ago.

Ian

[Boosted LS1]

I see, does anybody sell them or something similar?

[cnh1990]

There is a spray that blocks photo cameras applied directly to the plate. Updated the webpage to include various products.
[url]www.phantomplate.com/index.html
Calvin

>> Edited by cnh1990 on Friday 28th March 22:47

[5ltr-chim]

O.K. then don't take my word for it - use you sprays etc - take a pic with a 35mm camera with flash. Look at the print and then look at the neg. The only way to avoid it is to not show a plate e.g. privaplate - but can you operate it both ways quick enough ? They could of course then check the whereabouts of all cars that model and colour at the time - I've known them do this in a hit and run case.
I'm sure madcop can probably verify what I'm saying about the neg's.

modified to correct speeling err!

>> Edited by 5ltr-chim on Friday 28th March 22:30

[Boosted LS1]

5 ltr-chim, I don't disbelieve you but was curious how the negative positive thing really worked.

That's a really good link you posted cnh1990. I'm looking at it carefully and may be placing an order or 2. I'm downloading one of the news features now. Thanks.

[Boosted LS1]

5ltr-chim, I know what you mean now. I've been looking at ukspeedtraps.co.uk and it's all very interesting!

The link posted above to the US site is also helpful so I can now make an informed choice! Thanks.

[craigw]

camera shy were made to stop producing the plates due to some new legislation. They do work by the way, changing the image to a negative only works in certain cases & can then be construed to have been tampering with evidence so they can't use it.(allegedly)