The article says that the Driving Equality Bill doesn't prohibit stops for driving with fake tags or unregistered vehicles. The bigger problem is that PPD mostly uses traffic enforcement to harass Black drivers and doesn't actually care about road safety, so they're using that bill as an excuse to throw a tantrum and do nothing. (Tbh I think the bill was a strategic mistake on City Council's part, but I get why they tried it.)

I see cars with battered paper plates that look like a child drew them with a marker, cars with paper plates that look like they're barely drivable let alone able to pass inspection. If I can spot this from a distance while barely knowing anything about license plates or cars, I'm sure govt could do better even without more tech!