Friday July 4 2003

FOX31 (Denver, CO) says, "PhotoBlocker spray is surprisingly effective"

On Nov 7, 2002 Washington DC’s Fox 5 News did a story on how to defeat red light cameras and photo radar (speed cameras). Fox 31 TV's investigative team in conjunction with Denver, Colorado police department tested Phantomplate.com’s products. They tested the PhotoBlocker spray, the Reflector and PhotoShield license plate cover.

The verdict is in; ALL our products are effective.

This is what they actually said…

"It is no scam ... several companies these days market products that claim to legally blind those automatic cameras. The question is do they really work? Fox 5’s Michael Gargiulo puts them to the test ... the red light cameras are credited with snapping up an extra $20 million in fines for the city ... spurring some to try inventive ways of beating the system ... products that actually claim to out smart the cameras ... Will they make your tag invisible? ... Denver police department agreed to put them to the test. They examined a total of three products. Did they work? Here is a photo form the test drive. The first plate cover looks like a prism (PhotoShield) and it is supposed to distort plate numbers when it viewed form an angle. It fared well. Notice some of the plate numbers are invisible.

The second plate cover, the Reflector has reflective sparkles and it did a better job. The flash reflected off the sparkles so the plate number was way over exposed in the picture.

Now the third product is that PhotoBlocker spray ... that is surprisingly effective. It puts a high gloss finish on your plate. Which causes a reflection. That makes the plate over exposed and unreadable .... The question is." Is it legal?" ... It is practically impossible for police to spot plates that have been treated with the reflective spray. And in many jurisdiction there is no specific rule that says your tag must be photogenic."