Price - $20
The Basics
PhantomPlate Reflector Cover is basically the same concept as PhotoBlocker Spray. Instead of spraying on a coat of clear, but highly reflective chemical on your license plate, you just buy a license plate cover that is really a highly reflective sheet of the same chemical. When a traffic camera, red light camera, or speed trap camera takes a picture of your car, its flash reflects off the cover on your plate, making your license plate illegible, therefore making it impossible to get a ticket. I decided to buy it and give it a test.
How I Tested It
Obviously I wasn't going to slap it on and intentionally run red lights to see if I'd get tickets. So what I did is install PhantomPlate Reflector Cover on my license plate, then took pictures with a digital camera and flash to see if my license plate really became illegible.
Pro's
PhantomPlate Reflector Cover really works. I couldn't read a single picture that I took. I also like the fact that you can take the cover off and put it on a different car. Something that PhotoBlocker Spray obviously can't do.
Con's
PhantomPlate Reflector Cover did have a couple of drawbacks. If you hold a covered license plate at the right angle in bright sunlight then it puts off a lot of glare. The law says that license plates have to be visible to the naked eye. If the sun is bright enough and if a cop is standing at the right angle, then it could possibly cost you a ticket. Kind of far fetched, buy I think it's possible. I also think that PhotoBlocker Spray has an advantage in that one can of spray covers up to 3 license plates whereas one cover only covers one plate. For two thirds the price you get one third the coverage.
Overview
I'd recommend PhantomPlate Reflector Cover to anyone who wants to feel safe from faulty red light, speed trap, and traffic cameras. I don't believe that it should be used irresponsibly (don't buy it as an excuse to run red lights), but it could save someone a lot of grief.
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