Starting in April, New York City drivers will face stiff penalties for obscured, damaged, or missing license plates, also known as ghost plates ... block or obscure a plate, such as rust, plastic ...

Nassau County police have begun seizing and ticketing "ghost vehicles" since recently joining New York’s joint agency task force targeting license plate scammers, but Suffolk County’s top cop ...

They regulate what is considered a distorted plate. Under the new rules, even dirt or rust could result in a fine. It’s part of the city’s crackdown on ghost cars, which have fake or obscured ...