Testing Illegal License Plate Covers
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@gregtennyson 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
How to get your car past smog
@karelpgbr 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@karelpgbr so guessing you frame swapped a crashed bike to fix it? Hence a legit reason to re-vin
@Kenny_2283 3 місяці тому
@@jonokillergotta go to those younger vin guys. Most old heads rather go by the book in my experience
@seanbrewer1232 3 місяці тому
When they're really hurting for content: "We tested The cheapest and most expensive garrotes!"
@Alloy211 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
@@AndrewTheRadarMan They buy custom plates like that to taunt. They aren't legal plates.
@Berm_Blaster 3 місяці тому
Props to that guy. Someone staying true to their word is rare
@oxide7 3 місяці тому
Yeah he ended up running from cops, hitting an SUV, got caught. Minor charges were dismissed but the felony stuff is still on going.
@dakotaclark2270 3 місяці тому
The traffic cam picture of Jerry and the ski mask/license plate needs to be the next doughnut t-shirt
@4RILDIGITAL 3 місяці тому
Never expected the leaf cover to win. Intriguing to see how well some of these obscure devices work... or don't.
@scottelundgren 3 місяці тому
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 $67 to buy more leaves again
@ignaciolillorazeto45 3 місяці тому
Unless You hook it with some nylon wire. That way you can retrieve it later on
@Mr.DISRESPECT 3 місяці тому
@@ignaciolillorazeto45 but that is kinda suspicious if you get stopped by the cops cuz they will see the nylon wire that's hanging lol
@douglasfisher4068 3 місяці тому
Actually they allow you to buy 5 leaves for 20$
@DJSekuHusky 3 місяці тому
@@douglasfisher4068 Or you could just make your own for that much. A slim electromagnet is $5-20, piggyback the voltage off the tag light, 3M the magnet to the back of the plate, then get some real leaves and superglue some thin metal to them, like broken-off bits of razor blades. All you have to do is turn off your running lights and the leaf (leaves) fall away when the electromagnet loses current.
@user-ci5xr9wp7t 3 місяці тому
@DJSekuHusky you're genius
@4esv 3 місяці тому
The leaf one is even better when you think about it for a min and realize you could just glue paperclips to real leaves so youre not driving around with a bright green leaf in the middle of fall.
@destinhook3826 3 місяці тому
Genius
@MaxC_1 3 місяці тому
It's insanely simple. Grab a electromagnet pad for like 5$, 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 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
LET HIM COOK
@sharrpshooter1 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
A bit dramatic. A traffic infraction is not a crime.
@SomeoneSmarter 3 місяці тому
That magnetic leaf thing has to be one of the best innovations of the century.
@user-zf6ov8cu8y Місяць тому
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
@JamesonCox. 3 місяці тому
Donut is the only channel that can make an entertaining video about license plate covers 🍩
@ashhillmodels3801 3 місяці тому
Weeeeell...there was a Mythbusters episode about that once...
@douglasboyle6544 3 місяці тому
Also pretty much the only channel to involve cops in a video I'll still watch.
@trm4life 3 місяці тому
Mythbusters already did this...
@user-qx5rv1hi4u 3 місяці тому
*about committing crime
@xxdesertstorm 3 місяці тому
by stealing content hmmmmmm ok buds keep clowning life
@mas13ish1 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
And a cop w/a sense of humor was very refreshing.
@davidhollenshead4892 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
What do you mean running with red light was staged/lolll
@RatzBuddie 3 місяці тому
Donut lads growing big. "LAPD-assisted" testing is quite a milestone, congrats fellas
@justken5 3 місяці тому
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 2 місяці тому
I saw them but can’t find them anymore
@Ween3 3 місяці тому
Seeing Jerry get heated in a donut video was not on my 2024 bingo card.
@lucasokeefe7935 3 місяці тому
He was right though, even if the guy was a cop. Don't screw with other peoples stuff!!
@seancca 3 місяці тому
@@lucasokeefe7935 He is not even a cop, he is a journalist
@ryland69420 3 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
Jerry saying he’s gonna knock out Gersh Kuntzman 🤣💀 Also what a perfect name for that dude.
@Finnjaymakes 3 місяці тому
Day 3 of asking donut to do a video on the Mercedes amg gt3
@ExUSSailor 3 місяці тому
New Hampshire has, hands down, the BEST license plate motto around, "Live Free, or, Die".
@JohannesDahl42 3 місяці тому
It seems that your second comma changes the meaning somewhat, changing the "or" into "AKA".
@dieubermensch 3 місяці тому
Sounds very incel to me
@nwerd7584 3 місяці тому
too bad they have plenty of laws and codes that thwart the original idea from that original court room.
@fire_tower 3 місяці тому
@@dieubermenschEnjoy paying taxes on British tea you Redcoat.
@_eighty8 3 місяці тому
@@JohannesDahl42 yeah there are no commas in the motto
@josejosefino7361 2 місяці тому
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.
@BullyBreaker 3 місяці тому
Jerry got the fiery passion about people messing with cars that ain’t theirs 😂
@yeahitskimmel 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
100% factual
@1nicube 3 місяці тому
but you get free toll 🤷♂️
@pawelzielinski1398 2 місяці тому
@@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.
@h-linetv1082 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
most people just dont care and I can't blame them
@bwofficial1776 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
I throw the original dealer frame back on when I get rid of the car.
@octaviolopez9966 3 місяці тому
The cop cracking up at 15:35 is priceless!!!
@jamesdavid6451 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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%.
@ImTanzeey 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
Too bad they wont allow people to transfer them between cars :(
@ImTanzeey 3 місяці тому
@@schizophrenicgaming365they let me last year 🤐
@andrisjakubovs5297 3 місяці тому
Bee Gees "Stayin Alive" playing
@outlawgmr 3 місяці тому
They also signed a non disclosure agreement with 3M about it which is pretty fishy
@jackryan4313 3 місяці тому
@@outlawgmroh, word? Weird
@turbo_marc 3 місяці тому
they're only illegal if you get caught
@phillipmaciejewski9872 3 місяці тому
no cops, no stops
@1rstTry 3 місяці тому
Hello Mr. Epstein
@GamerCheatsForAll 3 місяці тому
False, still illegal.
@brq4cars 3 місяці тому
@@GamerCheatsForAll🤓
@sabahlarakadar420 3 місяці тому
real
@rovhalt6650 3 місяці тому
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.
@Opticalcow300 3 місяці тому
Love the editing as always
@mydinosaurz5479 3 місяці тому
Feels more illegal watching this video this early
@pranavsangam7548 3 місяці тому
Yes
@whocreek 3 місяці тому
Fax
@real_gang703 3 місяці тому
Fr
@aiskont 3 місяці тому
yes
@DreamcastSoup 3 місяці тому
feels more illegal when donut changes the videos thumbnail a million times 😂
@keksiman7203 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
That doesn't work in Canada. (We also have snow)
@rustythefoxcoon5143 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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
@hamzaeliwi6724 3 місяці тому
Jerry hitting us with the licen plate everytime ! man cant say the word xD 9:50
@Banditt42 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
I appreciate the Tom Scott reference while spraying the plate.
@Iambestforreal 3 місяці тому
fr
@willyd-adv 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@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.
@steves264 3 місяці тому
😂 The cop is on patrol in the Tiny Red Truck! Good Stuff
@richardtabor8686 3 місяці тому
Love the creativity. Ty for the content!
@joebo9378 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
"took off quickly" 30 maybe 40 mph
@pcthayer 3 місяці тому
@@oshwaflzI won't say exactly, but stop light to stop light races were not out of the ordinary back in those days.
@mexicanspec 3 місяці тому
Young people think old cars were slow and bulky. They missed out on all the good cars.@@pcthayer
@pcthayer 3 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
That was enough to get it moving. Nobody needs 700 HP in a street car.@@pcthayer
@I.LikeCars 3 місяці тому
This is about the funniest one you guys did, I laughed all the way through lol
@DarksydeX75 3 місяці тому
Y'all are freaking crazy! I love it!🤣🤣
@Narpas 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
First ad i didnt watch from them lol
@taj1994 3 місяці тому
@@animality102 I skip any sponsor spot for any of these sports betting apps. Doesn't matter who it's from
@CRneu 3 місяці тому
draft kings sucks. I lose respect for anyone I see running ads for them. it sucks seeing donut going for em.
@Tahngarthor 3 місяці тому
im surprised they were able to monetize this video at all, since it speficially features committing an illegal act....
@taj1994 3 місяці тому
@@Tahngarthor With explicit police permission though. They had traffic blocked for them Plus, video sponsors are different from UKposts monetization
@netiary9468 3 місяці тому
Donut is slowly turning more and more criminal
@macbook802 3 місяці тому
Donut is literally working with law enforcement
@siraj8903 3 місяці тому
i think i like it that way
@Heroo01 3 місяці тому
it's what people watch
@thedude3005 3 місяці тому
9:19 idk who their editor is but they sure love jerma, this is my second time seeing him in a donut video
@doodyninja 2 місяці тому
im so glad someone else noticed
@JMDrives 3 місяці тому
One of the best donut testssss!!!
@ethanacton408 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
"We're trying to show people the best illegal plate cover to get. You know, for SCIENCE!"
@Clay3613 3 місяці тому
It's LA, they block traffic all the time for movies.
@OfficialSamuelC 3 місяці тому
$$$$
@BogeyTheBear 3 місяці тому
@@Clay3613"Here's our production license # and the permit application..."
@DiscoBallGaming 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
Not illegal where I am but they force you to have 2 plates.
@sanixxs 3 місяці тому
1st: yo i wanna see that cool ass plate frame 2nd: depends on the state, maybe it’s legal in yours?
@SerratedPVP 3 місяці тому
Should be illegal to go outside the house with any weeb attire
@MrMega200 3 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
@@SerratedPVP based
@BlessByYou777 3 місяці тому
😂😂this is was so un-expected. I never thought donut goes gangstas mafia this time.
@erik365365365 3 місяці тому
The end result and the way they tested it and the music and the mask made it really feel like mythbusters thanks!
@MlordSlav 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT Hahaha so funny, wtf is even a kilometer
@nickcowen4565 3 місяці тому
@@Vits2001uk use miles mate 😅
@Vits2001 3 місяці тому
@@nickcowen4565 Thanks bud, i didn't know
@jakey9065 3 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
@@jakey9065 we don't care. enjoy the stained teeth.
@demzo 3 місяці тому
Jerry getting triggered was the best thing ever lol. Great episode guys.
@gropaygrapay 3 місяці тому
13:54 The guy on the simulator crashed his go kart straight into a cone 🤣
@ghettochicken8420 3 місяці тому
“some of you are doing so as we speak” about that…. 😂😂😂
@nickabel8279 3 місяці тому
8:53 no you guys had it right first time. Realize what cops are
@SupraSav 3 місяці тому
The fact that you guys held up traffic, with a police officer, to run a red light... Never change boys.
@brooklynaudit 5 днів тому
You guys are hilarious 😂 & great. New sub here. Much love guys. Keep making them videos
@christopherlind 2 місяці тому
Love the video keep up the amazing work
@randomicko542 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
Because people aren’t very motivated right now.
@angelocoppola5243 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
I fucking love them
@b127_1 3 місяці тому
@@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 місяці тому
Hilarious that they didn't even bother to do any real world testing on a change of that magnitude. Your taxpayer dollars at work.
@pocmyat2294 3 місяці тому
this was so funny love Donut smmmmmmmm
@zamboner 3 місяці тому
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 💯
@BlackDeltaOne 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 2 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@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
@ethans2223 3 місяці тому
The guys reaction to the license plate "repair man" was spot on! 😅
@Irish_Biscuit 3 місяці тому
Dude the editing after running the light sent me😂😂
@JohnDoe-cd6ro 3 місяці тому
I've always wanted to test powerful IR leds where your license plate leds go. Like wire them together. Would the regular license plate light cancel out the IR light? I ask because I've gotten pulled over in my state before for having a malfunctioning license plate light on one side so ideally if I could wire them together, that'd be great.
@ChefBoyarDEEZ 3 місяці тому
9:00 this is the type of guy that would sell out his friends and families under a communist regime who weren't going along with the system.
@pitdoctor 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
Yeah vehicle model and partial works ..
@rettony3878 3 місяці тому
How about the empty bike racks that I see here pnw.
@aluisious 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@g000se99just get a rectangle piece of cardboard as big as the plate and hold it down with your hand in the middle
@shivamk7071 3 місяці тому
thank you guys for teaching us illigal methods
@robbienunes9077 3 місяці тому
I love the fact that someone is casually chillin' and playing video games behind them during the video
@hoodiekemo 3 місяці тому
Nah dude at 8:40 was the teachers pet in school.
@duran.1640 3 місяці тому
Donut has inspired me to buy one of these illegal plate covers 🙌🏽🙌🏽
@sannyassi73 3 місяці тому
That leaf idea is freaking awesome! Just pop them off when you're turning, then drive a bit more before pulling over.
@GunnerSiIva 3 місяці тому
I really want to see a test of legal license plate covers, it would be very interesting to see!
@MrFlashVader 3 місяці тому
I can’t get enough of donut media !!!!
@luciusn21 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
I have been using automotive clear coat since the late 80s. Never got a ticket.
@luciusn21 3 місяці тому
@@jimmyray914 have you been triggering cameras though?
@jimmyray914 3 місяці тому
It must be working if I've never been pulled over. I will not admit to nothing.@@luciusn21
@smalltime0 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
@@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.
@crashweekly7925 3 місяці тому
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!
@supahbob94 2 місяці тому
literally just make the leaf more realistic looking and its PERFECT
@Sammie1053 3 місяці тому
Y'all almost got me busted at work with that Tom Scott vape clip 😂
@Iambestforreal 3 місяці тому
fr
@Heroo01 3 місяці тому
then just do your job? why are you watching youtube at work anyway?
@yapflipthegrunt4687 2 місяці тому
@@Heroo01 because the job is soul-crushing
@iiimaskyiii7816 2 місяці тому
@@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.
@bmacier 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
just need more leaves, or a bigger leaf
@nzoomed 3 місяці тому
Number plates reflect shockingly bad at the best of times under infrared light. They need specialised cameras to pick them up.
@SenseiKreese 3 місяці тому
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.
@abrahamlincoln8477 3 місяці тому
Dying at the LA Noire reference 13:49 whoever edited that with Jerry's face deserves a raise
@minucos 3 місяці тому
Jerry and Zach seeing that guy fixing peoples’ plates went off like a couple Italians watching someone put pineapple on pizza
@babak4952 Місяць тому
The amount of mass surveillance people are okay w is terrifying
@JoCaTen 3 місяці тому
This might be the first ever time we see one of the boys being livid
@yaldrammuqadis 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
True, it feels wrong
@BaldMancTwat 3 місяці тому
@@matessoltys131 It IS wrong. The only reason a UKpostsr picks a gambling sponsor is because they pay WAY better than other sponsors. It's always about greed.
@garry_b_bush 3 місяці тому
8:45, Jerry goes insane 🤣🤣🤣
@Ones2Cents 3 місяці тому
You guys actually left out the best one. The Plate Swapper
@Lunchpacked180 3 місяці тому
Thanks for helping us do illegal stuff the best way possible!
@lemster101 3 місяці тому
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.
@netoisthebest 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
cause illegal
@kyleeverly9243 3 місяці тому
Cause 8 million plus subs
@mwiz100 3 місяці тому
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.
@estebanquesadas.4983 3 місяці тому
That's why what you need it's not a license plate cover but a license plate flipper ! Now that's the ultimate trick .
@techroma1984 3 місяці тому
We goin to jail with this one boys 🔥🔥🔥
@Henchman_Holding_Wrench 3 місяці тому
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.
@cucamonga95 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
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 6 днів тому
The steely dan reference was dope.
@6Twisted 3 місяці тому
Glass blocks IR light. Also to block all light on an off off switch a monitor panel will do that.
@YodelyDodely 3 місяці тому
love that jerma is just chilling on the bottom left of the board at 2:30
@83thomasanthony 3 місяці тому
I’m very surprised you didn’t test a flip plate!
@MattePurple1 3 місяці тому
They did a flip plate in their video with Legal Eagle.
@kingzach74 3 місяці тому
They did at the end with the bonus plate on the motorcycle.
@noogman 2 місяці тому
Awesome Video, Laughed through the whole video.
@princesspupcake1269 2 місяці тому
Brooooo, that dude fixing the license plates is a total NARC NARC NAAAAAAARC.
@codys7942 3 місяці тому
@8:30 I am COMPLETELY with Jeremiah on this one.
@hamstirrer6882 3 місяці тому
Same, fucking snitch
@bleebleblahble8833 3 місяці тому
Gersh Kuntzman Lives up to the name
@codys7942 3 місяці тому
@@bleebleblahble8833 Bahahaha!!!
@DBerwick 3 місяці тому
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 місяці тому
Or remove the reflective layer entirely, and put on a matt vinyl instead.
@SkaBob 2 місяці тому
A local news channel also tested the super reflective spray and drove though actual traffic cameras with it, the officer looking at the results said wow this makes the plate much more readable I wish everyone would use this.
@Scofco 3 місяці тому
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.
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