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Drive around with a permanent bike rack in the way of your tail plate. No front plates.
I mean if you're planning on doing all these weird work arounds, just get a fake plate/mess with your old plates so the letters are more difficult to read.
A bike rack maintains plausible deniability.
Messing with your plates or getting fake plates could land you in court.
this will make them more likely to pull you over: each license plate will add to the number of potential cars under a warrant. Imo just don't use a car to commit crimes or get a ride.
Some states require front plates.
Blocking a plate with a bike rack isn’t a bad idea, except - a) the rack will wear your paint, b) any automated toll collection based on license plate reading will also be blocked. Probably NBD once in while, but if someone regularly skips tolls and is caught it’s gonna hurt. They just had a toll-skipper sting near me where they caught a crapton of people who regularly skipped tolls with license plate blockers and temp tags. They lost their cars instantly, a few got slapped with 6-figure fines and fees, and I imagine jail time might be on the menu for some.