MTA police, NYPD and other law enforcement agencies seized more than 5,300 vehicles with fake or altered license plates since the crackdown on “ghost cars” began on March 11, 2024.

During its 100th sting on Tuesday at the RFK Bridge in upper Manhattan, MTA officials highlighted results of city and state-led operations, which in total reached 5,343 vehicles towed for suspended registrations and fraudulent, obstructed or altered license plates.

“Ghost cars” are vehicles that are virtually untraceable by traffic cameras and toll readers because of their forged or altered license plates. Unbillable tolls from ghost plates have dropped 20% since the operation began.

“We won’t tolerate bad actors using obscured and fraudulent license plates to avoid detection while committing crimes,” MTA cha

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