"With the red light cameras, the plate can cause a glare." That's not the cover's fault. The cover on my car is absolutely fine, it's the camera's fault for trying to capture my tag.
These license plate hiders come in handy when u speed in work/school zones that’s photo enforced & when u fly pass stopped school buses! School buses have cameras as well!
police are making money because the minute you accept the "privilege" of a licence, you've also signed a contract with the government to pay taxes, licensing fees, and any sort of extortion that they choose to hold you accountable for. we are ALL being manipulated with "guilt by absentia" every time we "forget" a court date or fail to clear the snow off of the license plate.
If you correct your signature on your Driver's license to be for a private use, instead of a public use, you can make any ticket go away. Any agreement you sign, ownerships, and other public offers(insurance) where you are the only one signing it can be corrected by adding"without prejudice" above or before your autograph. You have now made no promise to perform and anything signed this way cannot be used against you in a court of law. They may still give you a ticket, as under their public code you are guilty until you prove your self innocent. You then serve copies of your without prejudice copies on the Crown and Court to prove you made no promises to perform with a note explaining this and they ticket will go away. You cannot appear in these lower courts if you do this private remedy.
@XXXOD You must travel with a passport signed without prejudice then? It is the only form of identification for a private Canadian citizen accepted worldwide.
its because of the fact that in the video it literally says "plates are expensive to replace and his plates would keep getting destroyed." nice listening skills hopefully they've gotten better over 3 years.
my problem with this is that it's illegal to drive with them, so police give the drivers tickets and fines, but if its really such a big concern to the police, why don't they go after the stores that sell them and the dealerships that install them, and make it illegal to install and sell them? Until that happens, i will always say that the police are being unreasonable and its a straight up cash grab. I bought one of the full cover ones once from canadian tire because i thought it looked cool, i was pulled over by an officer who told me that i needed to remove it because it was illegal, when i told him i bought it from canadian tire, he told me that the law states that its not illegal to sell or install them, only to drive with them on. that to me seems very unreasonable, if you're going to make it illegal to drive with, and give the public a bunch of reasons why, then also make it illegal to sell and install.
jasen ratnam I agree with you，same thing like HId kit, these are illegal but you can buy it everywhere. I mean who the fxxx will buy frame and hid kit for off road using 😂
There is no statue against selling them but there is a California statue prohibiting the use of it under CVC 5201(d) A casing, shield, frame, border, product, or other device that obstructs or impairs the reading or recognition of a license plate by an electronic device operated by state or local law enforcement, an electronic device operated in connection with a toll road, high-occupancy toll lane, toll bridge, or other toll facility, or a remote emission sensing device, as specified in Sections 44081 and 44081.6 of the Health and Safety Code , shall not be installed on, or affixed to, a vehicle.
Exactly. They're always labeled "off-road only," or "check local regulations." Why cant these drivers just admit the real reason they installed it was to trick red light and photo radar tickets?
@2:16-2:20; it is at the discretion of every officer? If the infraction is "at the discretion", then it is not a law, it is "selective enforcement" or "double standard". Obviously there is no law if it cannot be followed as intended.
The plates on my car are 33 years old. So old they are made of steel and not aluminum, and the paint is non reflective which is not the case today. They were on my very first car I bought in 1982. The reason they have lasted so long is because I've always had plate covers on them.
The Toronto Police say automated enforcement is part of a broader strategy meant to curb dangerous driving. It doesn't take a genius to see through that. It's a broad strategy to increase revenue by ticketing people. Look into how much revenue was lost during the lockdowns when hardly any cars were on the road.
Ontario lincese plates are known to get rusted and easily peel off. Hopefully the officers will understand that drivers want to protect their plates from unnecessary costs.
The Plastic License Plate Cover does protect The actual plate from rust and corrosion during the Winter Season. I live in Detroit Michigan USA and have used them since 1990. Michigan now requires a Ten Year Purchase of a new license plate automatically using the reasoning that the exposed license plate has rusted and loss its reflective properties.
So are clear tail lights and tires outside fenders. Plus bicycle lanes are illegal under the Highway Traffic Act aka Splitting of Lanes. You live in a Democracy ignorance of the law is not a DEFENSE.
I have no issues with the clear one as it's very easy to read. The ones I have a problem with are the tinted ones especially the darker shades. You can't even read the plate.
frames are not illegal in the US but the tint plates are understandably illegal because other drivers cant identify the vehicle if they were to commit a crime.
Anyone getting a ticket for a license plate cover that does NOT obstruct the reading of the plate in any way should take their case before a judge, as THAT is the legal standard. It is that simple! If the cover does not make the tag difficult or impossible to read, it is perfectly legal. However, I do see some people driving around with "clear" covers that are so foggy that they actually DO make the plate difficult or impossible to read. I think they know this and seek out that type of cover on purpose, and for some reason they do not want anyone to be able to obtain their license number. Maybe they are committing some type of crime ?
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized
This is ridiculous! The tyrant police should spend their time actually fighting real crimes in the streets and ghettos and stop herrasing the public on such things as license plate protectors or frames.
Cheap Ontario plate @2:10. That happened to my plate. The Ontario government only replaces these defective plates within 5 yrs. I did not know about it until it was past the 5 yr mark. I refused to pay a cent to replace it. I was planning on fighting any ticket I got because of it.
At least that trooper was honest on camera. It's about red light cameras. How is a clear cover obstructing anything? Obstruction by definition means covering something and make it invisible.
Its so funny looking at the comments over the years. This has nothing to do with plate obstruction or red light cameras. Ive actually got more than 3 tickets and never had to pay them. If you go to court it gets thrown out everytime. Its a cash grab and an inconvenience aside from racial profiling but the later is for another discussion.
How did CBC contact you to be on the segment? Did you initiate first contact or what was the story? I have a clear cover on my back plate to keep it from damage. My plates also prematurely disintegrated over the winters from salt and window fluid. I've been running it for 3 years now without an issue. Was actually pulled over not long ago for an unrelated incident and wasn't even questioned about it.
There just concerned about our safety just leave them alone? Dirt can become trapped on your donut and the sprinkles can fall off. Somtimes I hate this country for what it has become
Some car dealers here in Australia (mainly dealers for luxury brands such as Mercedes) put these clear plate covers which have a black border around them while others just put a frame
Depends on the officer. I've had my cover on for awhile as well as blue tint on my front signal lights and black tint on my tail lights. Haven't been bothered yet
hollacity Are you human? Wait don't answer that.. Yeah you're human. The color of your sink doesn't matter, It's about what's illegal and what's not illegal.
Yes, anything covers the license plate, whether it is clear, opaque, translucent, or tinted, is illegal. Those license plate covers should be discontinued due to law violations.
You don't have to have a smoky plate cover, just get a clear plastic one that doesn't obstruct light from going through. People complaining about wasting money replacing the plates every so often, yet they're okay with paying the fines for having it covered
I've never met anyone who's ever been pulled over for this and if you have been all it was, was a load of horseshit the cop though of to try and nab you for something else
I just got pull over yesterday because of my cover tag like i have So many officers ride on back of me read my tag with the cover on it with no problem and go about their business now all of sudden now it’s a problem 😒
Lol Row is how *I* think I’m willing to do it too and still want to even after watching this but at least he fought for us and tried, Or still is! oh well poor guy I feel the same way :(
Sometimes I see them so dark that you can not read the plate at all. The penalty for that should be a mandatory one year suspension of license and registration!!! If they do it again, make it two years (add another year every time to what the sentence was last time).
I got pulled over for having a clear cover over mine, so the cop took it off and didn't give me a ticket... but now my plate cover heavily tinted and IDC it is what it is lol. ill pay the tickets
a clear one? not even tinted? ive read the law states u cant have anything obstructing the view of license plates, not saying u cant have anything "on it" provided it doesnt obscure it?
typical police bullshit. Just send a letter to all dealerships barring them you would prevent 99% of people from owning license plate covers to begin with. But then that wouldn't give the police the power trip to fine people at will.
That guy is wrong, his plate is NOT as visible with the cover on. His cover is either tinted or has become discolored. I see people all the time with covers that are much, much more tinted/discolored than the guy's plate in the video and that you have to pretty much tailgate the person if you wanted to read their plate. I have discovered that many people are buying these to make it harder for red light cameras and speed cameras to read their plates. While I am not a fan of cameras, I do believe everyone's plate should be equally readable. I don't need to be struggling to read the plate of a hit and run driver who is speeding off, or whatever. And come on, if his plate really deteriorates as much as the one he showed in just a year, then there's something terribly wrong with how they're making the plate. I live in Georgia/United States and have NEVER had any issues with plates getting worn like that -- even after a decade or more. You should not need a cover.
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They can't read the plates because their EGO is blinding them.
"With the red light cameras, the plate can cause a glare." That's not the cover's fault. The cover on my car is absolutely fine, it's the camera's fault for trying to capture my tag.
Clearly you don't understand how red light cameras function. They only get triggered when you run a red light.
@@MisterMister5893 clearly u don’t understand how sarcasm works
There’s sometimes cameras flash for no reason at all even if you’re doing what you’re supposed to do I’ve seen it many times at least in my state
@@christopherjackson2629 it probably does that to check that the car is registered and other things
These license plate hiders come in handy when u speed in work/school zones that’s photo enforced & when u fly pass stopped school buses! School buses have cameras as well!
They should be catching real criminals instead of hard workers looking to protect their belongings smh.
yeah especially drive by shootings
In Canada, the most serious crime you can commit is a crime against taxation.
Had these for years...never ever had a problem! I think cops had a problem with this gentlemans color!
Lol
sad but true
police are making money because the minute you accept the "privilege" of a licence, you've also signed a contract with the government to pay taxes, licensing fees, and any sort of extortion that they choose to hold you accountable for. we are ALL being manipulated with "guilt by absentia" every time we "forget" a court date or fail to clear the snow off of the license plate.
@xxxod smart man
If you correct your signature on your Driver's license to be for a private use, instead of a public use, you can make any ticket go away. Any agreement you sign, ownerships, and other public offers(insurance) where you are the only one signing it can be corrected by adding"without prejudice" above or before your autograph. You have now made no promise to perform and anything signed this way cannot be used against you in a court of law. They may still give you a ticket, as under their public code you are guilty until you prove your self innocent. You then serve copies of your without prejudice copies on the Crown and Court to prove you made no promises to perform with a note explaining this and they ticket will go away. You cannot appear in these lower courts if you do this private remedy.
@XXXOD You must travel with a passport signed without prejudice then? It is the only form of identification for a private Canadian citizen accepted worldwide.
Has 3 tickets for a cover on his plate. Still puts cover on plate. 🤪
Its not about winning, its about sending a message
its because of the fact that in the video it literally says "plates are expensive to replace and his plates would keep getting destroyed." nice listening skills hopefully they've gotten better over 3 years.
@@luh70kIn my state it only cost 8.00 to replace a set of plates.
@@ruffian-wl1nd well then he obviously doesnt live in your state
@@ruffian-wl1nd ,then u have to re-remember your number plate .
Things that are illegal to use should be illegal to manufacture. Arrest the manufacturers.
No. That is not logical
I think you mean if it is illegal, then it shouldn't be in stores in that area.
my problem with this is that it's illegal to drive with them, so police give the drivers tickets and fines, but if its really such a big concern to the police, why don't they go after the stores that sell them and the dealerships that install them, and make it illegal to install and sell them? Until that happens, i will always say that the police are being unreasonable and its a straight up cash grab. I bought one of the full cover ones once from canadian tire because i thought it looked cool, i was pulled over by an officer who told me that i needed to remove it because it was illegal, when i told him i bought it from canadian tire, he told me that the law states that its not illegal to sell or install them, only to drive with them on. that to me seems very unreasonable, if you're going to make it illegal to drive with, and give the public a bunch of reasons why, then also make it illegal to sell and install.
The officer said that on the cover it clearly states that the laws vary from state to state.
jasen ratnam I agree with you，same thing like HId kit, these are illegal but you can buy it everywhere. I mean who the fxxx will buy frame and hid kit for off road using 😂
There is no statue against selling them but there is a California statue prohibiting the use of it under CVC 5201(d) A casing, shield, frame, border, product, or other device that obstructs or impairs the reading or recognition of a license plate by an electronic device operated by state or local law enforcement, an electronic device operated in connection with a toll road, high-occupancy toll lane, toll bridge, or other toll facility, or a remote emission sensing device, as specified in Sections 44081 and 44081.6 of the Health and Safety Code , shall not be installed on, or affixed to, a vehicle.
Exactly. They're always labeled "off-road only," or "check local regulations." Why cant these drivers just admit the real reason they installed it was to trick red light and photo radar tickets?
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@2:16-2:20; it is at the discretion of every officer? If the infraction is "at the discretion", then it is not a law, it is "selective enforcement" or "double standard". Obviously there is no law if it cannot be followed as intended.
In other words, the officer had nothing better to do with their time than to give a ticket for a license plate cover.
@@ruffian-wl1nd pretty much. Smh
That's asinine reasoning...
The plates on my car are 33 years old. So old they are made of steel and not aluminum, and the paint is non reflective which is not the case today. They were on my very first car I bought in 1982. The reason they have lasted so long is because I've always had plate covers on them.
It's not illegal for companies to make donuts, but it should be illegal for tim hortons to sell donuts to police!
The Toronto Police say automated enforcement is part of a broader strategy meant to curb dangerous driving. It doesn't take a genius to see through that. It's a broad strategy to increase revenue by ticketing people. Look into how much revenue was lost during the lockdowns when hardly any cars were on the road.
What about people driving around with bike racks covering the whole plate. Can you get a ticket for having your plate covered?
I would think so your plate is supposed to be seen and easy to read
Technically...
The real crime here is the custom plate on a civic
Ontario lincese plates are known to get rusted and easily peel off. Hopefully the officers will understand that drivers want to protect their plates from unnecessary costs.
Exactly I have covers on my car they are blue color
Hmmmm, Maybe the cops haven't gotten their months quota in tickets.
The Plastic License Plate Cover does protect The actual plate from rust and corrosion during the Winter Season. I live in Detroit Michigan USA and have used them since 1990. Michigan now requires a Ten Year Purchase of a new license plate automatically using the reasoning that the exposed license plate has rusted and loss its reflective properties.
So are clear tail lights and tires outside fenders. Plus bicycle lanes are illegal under the Highway Traffic Act aka Splitting of Lanes. You live in a Democracy ignorance of the law is not a DEFENSE.
I have no issues with the clear one as it's very easy to read. The ones I have a problem with are the tinted ones especially the darker shades. You can't even read the plate.
frames are not illegal in the US but the tint plates are understandably illegal because other drivers cant identify the vehicle if they were to commit a crime.
Kingck I have one that's tinted and have had it for 2 years and haven't had a problem yet lol
Anyone getting a ticket for a license plate cover that does NOT obstruct the reading of the plate in any way should take their case before a judge, as THAT is the legal standard. It is that simple! If the cover does not make the tag difficult or impossible to read, it is perfectly legal. However, I do see some people driving around with "clear" covers that are so foggy that they actually DO make the plate difficult or impossible to read. I think they know this and seek out that type of cover on purpose, and for some reason they do not want anyone to be able to obtain their license number. Maybe they are committing some type of crime ?
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized
This is why I ride a bicycle most of the time. Lose weight and save gas money.
What is not illegal in Canada?
nothing
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This is ridiculous! The tyrant police should spend their time actually fighting real crimes in the streets and ghettos and stop herrasing the public on such things as license plate protectors or frames.
I just recently got a ticket for this am definitely going to court
Cheap Ontario plate @2:10. That happened to my plate. The Ontario government only replaces these defective plates within 5 yrs. I did not know about it until it was past the 5 yr mark. I refused to pay a cent to replace it. I was planning on fighting any ticket I got because of it.
At least that trooper was honest on camera. It's about red light cameras. How is a clear cover obstructing anything? Obstruction by definition means covering something and make it invisible.
my license plates for both Jersey and Arizona had no problem without cover for so many years , with all respect to people having the cover on.
This is all for revenue generation, and control!
Clear high visibility reflective paint is also an option
Totally legal if registration numbers/letters and state name are readable, that s it.
Its so funny looking at the comments over the years. This has nothing to do with plate obstruction or red light cameras. Ive actually got more than 3 tickets and never had to pay them. If you go to court it gets thrown out everytime. Its a cash grab and an inconvenience aside from racial profiling but the later is for another discussion.
How did CBC contact you to be on the segment? Did you initiate first contact or what was the story?
I have a clear cover on my back plate to keep it from damage. My plates also prematurely disintegrated over the winters from salt and window fluid. I've been running it for 3 years now without an issue. Was actually pulled over not long ago for an unrelated incident and wasn't even questioned about it.
Plate covers are illegal in Illinois, though I wouldn't consider plate frames to be the same thing.
1:05 these frames and shows plate with a cover and not a frame
As long as the frame doesn't cover the expiration sticker, the license plate frames should be fine.
isnt the law states you cant have anything obstructing the "view" of the licence plate, doesnt say u cant hae anything around it or on it?
The cops have the most plate covers
And tint but nobody wanna speak on that
@@noahnapier4708 facts heavy on the tints
If the province is the sole source supplier of the delaminated plate surface, then they should replace it free of charge.
There just concerned about our safety just leave them alone? Dirt can become trapped on your donut and the sprinkles can fall off. Somtimes I hate this country for what it has become
1:03 Literally no dealership will ever put a full license plate cover on your car...
She said frames calm down
Mine did
Some car dealers here in Australia (mainly dealers for luxury brands such as Mercedes) put these clear plate covers which have a black border around them while others just put a frame
Depends on the officer. I've had my cover on for awhile as well as blue tint on my front signal lights and black tint on my tail lights. Haven't been bothered yet
I only made it a week with tinted taillights before I got a $200 ticket.
That's insane, How many coats did you have on them? Or did you use the film?
Are you white or something? No, don't answer...You're white...
hollacity Are you human? Wait don't answer that.. Yeah you're human. The color of your sink doesn't matter, It's about what's illegal and what's not illegal.
smashingstuff09 Soooooooooo your white...
Yes, anything covers the license plate, whether it is clear, opaque, translucent, or tinted, is illegal. Those license plate covers should be discontinued due to law violations.
Police here have nothing to and have started to pull you over for small things. Also, the plates quality is bad
its just another way for police to fine you and take money out of your wallet
These license plate hiders come in handy when u speed in work/school zones & when u fly pass stopped school buses!
the covers i use actually help saved them from the snow. they come off in the summer though an go back on when the first snow starts.
You don't have to have a smoky plate cover, just get a clear plastic one that doesn't obstruct light from going through. People complaining about wasting money replacing the plates every so often, yet they're okay with paying the fines for having it covered
xXiloveXx what if the smoky plate cover offers the look they wanted on the car
Cops want to have as many excuses as possible to pull you over to gain revenue
And they'll never actually use any of that money to help stop people from getting in trouble for this
They'll use it to "fund the agency" which in turn is supposed to protect you from breaking the law
But instead they use people like gangs have done since the dawn of time
We pay them for "protection" but really they're just making up asinine excuses to take people's money
I've never met anyone who's ever been pulled over for this and if you have been all it was, was a load of horseshit the cop though of to try and nab you for something else
Where is this writen as law?
WHY NOT SPRAY CLEAR POLYURETHANE UV PROTECTED COAT ON THE LICENSE PLATE TO PREVENT DETERIORATION???
Still illegal pretty sure
Also make sure the illumination is white. If it is illuminated with blue it's a stop and or fine.
mike b yes the illuminati is white
I just got pull over yesterday because of my cover tag like i have So many officers ride on back of me read my tag with the cover on it with no problem and go about their business now all of sudden now it’s a problem 😒
DoD you fight the the ticket and was it on your driver's abstract?
Everything is illigal if you dig deep
In Illinois? Yes..... check your state statute book. 🤷♂️
As long as it’s visible 200 feet you good as it says in dmv code
Funny thing is on some trucks the bottom of the plate gets hid because it goes down in the slot that is in the rear bumper. 🤔
Not if the license plate is clearly readable. A police officer said mine was opaque.
Law is there for wealthe generation and control. Justice has no relation to it.
They didn't give him tickets because of the plate cover Kappa
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Acura legend with Honda badges, RICE
surfinburdlax An Acura is really a Honda lol
Lol 3 years old but it is a Honda legend dumbass, not everywhere is America
@@jamesfoster3589 I was gonna say lots of acuras are hondas outside of america lol
Acura is Honda same shi
@@jdzcl9 exactly, here in Australia the Acura MDX was sold as the Honda MDX back when it was sold here like over 15 years ago
I think cops are blind?
2:03 i agree with that guy
Ive seen tons of cars using them and the police say nothing so...
crooks just trying to get more money.
Real petty lol. This can't be real.
friend just got pulled over for a plastic cover :/
The darker the better. Keeps me from paying 407. Hahaha
That chimp has a tinted plate cover, this isn't some sort of clear plate cover which wouldn't be a problem at all
any body shop can clear coat them for $50
Broken windows ignorance of the law is not a DEFENSE
Reason of cover so it don't decay brand new car plates cost 600 if not more so hell yeah I'm protecting it tag cost most than the tickets
3 times he got a ticket because of plate covers. Take it off !! It’s because of the red light cameras.
JohnsRadios You can bypass a red light without ticket with the dark plate cover?
Lol Row is how *I* think I’m willing to do it too and still want to even after watching this but at least he fought for us and tried, Or still is! oh well poor guy I feel the same way :(
well that's new!
It's not a scam it's all about safety for god sakes think about the children's lives
Sometimes I see them so dark that you can not read the plate at all. The penalty for that should be a mandatory one year suspension of license and registration!!! If they do it again, make it two years (add another year every time to what the sentence was last time).
So it can get dirty and effect photo radar, in other words you could cut our revenue intake.
So the Honda KB1 was sold in Canada as a Legend? Or is this just a rebadged Acura?
n40798 It was an acura but he put on honda badges.
YES F*****ING LEGAL
It was not a clear cover. It was a smoke covered one.
Go back to the higher quality better made plates in Ontario, until then I'll take my chances with the covers.
stop sale them then
Its not Clear,its Tinted.
Apparently some cops need a little more common sense.
So is it legal or not
No
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only in Canada she? so cold how do u live there?
They should confiscate the covers when they give a ticket!!
If Rowe had window tint it would be to dark unless a white friend was driving the car. Chris if you read this you know I am right.
Give me the ticket cause I’m not taking my frame off
I got pulled over for having a clear cover over mine, so the cop took it off and didn't give me a ticket... but now my plate cover heavily tinted and IDC it is what it is lol. ill pay the tickets
a clear one? not even tinted? ive read the law states u cant have anything obstructing the view of license plates, not saying u cant have anything "on it" provided it doesnt obscure it?
typical police bullshit. Just send a letter to all dealerships barring them you would prevent 99% of people from owning license plate covers to begin with. But then that wouldn't give the police the power trip to fine people at will.
Nobody cares until I put on the mask - Bane
What about LA
That guy is wrong, his plate is NOT as visible with the cover on. His cover is either tinted or has become discolored. I see people all the time with covers that are much, much more tinted/discolored than the guy's plate in the video and that you have to pretty much tailgate the person if you wanted to read their plate. I have discovered that many people are buying these to make it harder for red light cameras and speed cameras to read their plates. While I am not a fan of cameras, I do believe everyone's plate should be equally readable. I don't need to be struggling to read the plate of a hit and run driver who is speeding off, or whatever. And come on, if his plate really deteriorates as much as the one he showed in just a year, then there's something terribly wrong with how they're making the plate. I live in Georgia/United States and have NEVER had any issues with plates getting worn like that -- even after a decade or more. You should not need a cover.
Mine did due to the snow and salt.
My sticker keeps getting stolen even when I cut it up
C D ROWE definitely did not have a “clear” cover. It would make it harder to read the plate at night.
its clear enough browski, and its definitely just as easy to read at night.
It's all about photo radar tickets and nothing else
No it's not. If someone hits my car and tries to get away I want to be able to get their number
2 out of the 3 people you guys interviewed barely spoke English. That really says something about Canada.
sorry bro, its not the cover, it's you
Dumb . I believe the plastic cover protect the sticker from being stolen.