Those fake tags on the roads are costing Texans plenty every day | Opinion
The DMV tweaked some security features on its tags, and last session the Texas Legislature allowed officials to limit the number of temporary tags available to dealers and cut off access to temporary plates if the DMV discovers that licensed dealers are involved in any illegal activities. But in many ways, these changes amount to too little, too late.
The ripple impact of this major administrative failure should remind all of us that crime takes many forms and seemingly nonviolent financial crime has violent components. Some people use fake tags on vehicles to avoid failing an inspection, or to evade unpaid fines, fees, taxes, toll charges and child support. And since vehicles with fake tags probably aren’t insured either, these drivers also impact insurance rates for the rest of us.
Enforcement is stepping up. Fort Worth police are actively looking for fake tags in high crime areas. And last month,in one day through a joint enforcement operation that also found illegal weapons and stolen cars. More such enforcement is needed as fake tags seem like a clear signal of greater trouble.
The toll of fake plates touches all of us in dangerous ways even if we don’t realize it. The DMV must cease being an enabler, prove that it can effectively vet dealers and keep paper tags out of the wrong hands.
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