NoPhoto Retailer Triggers Media Blitz

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NoPhoto, the little box that attaches to your license plate to block a red light camera ticket, has been getting a lot of attention in Florida.

Tint World, Longwood, FL began selling noPhoto (distributed by VOXX) and sent out an email blast to promote it. This won the attention of the Orlando Sentinel, which ran a cover story on noPhoto and Tint World in March. Then two TV spots followed by the local FOX and NBC affiliates.

NoPhoto is a slim bar that attaches to the bottom of a license plate. It generates a perfectly timed IR flash to prevent a red light camera from taking a clear photo of your plate, thereby thwarting a ticket.

The Orlando Sentinel article noted that while a Florida lawyer said noPhoto is legal, Orlando police said it’s not.

Pete Muller is the business manager for Tint World in Longwood and he was also formerly a National Sales Manager at VOXX.  He said both VOXX’s attorney and his local attorney determined that the product is legal.  The VOXX attorney “thoroughly researched the laws and my Florida attorney has the statutes that says it illegal to have anything that covers your plate or prevents it from being video recorded.  This product does neither,” Muller said.

The local Orlando NBC TV affiliate, WESH 2, decided to test how effective noPhoto is in preventing a red light camera ticket.

The station, worked with local police.  It blocked off local streets to test noPhoto in daylight and at night, accompanied by 6 police cars.  It found the noPhoto worked 100 percent of the time, Muller said.

We asked him if he was concerned about legal issues.  He said, “not at all,” adding, “The message I wanted to deliver is we’re not advocating for people to run red lights.  It’s promoting safety.  There’s more accidents occurring at intersections with red light cameras because people are slamming on their brakes and not driving as they normally would.”

The Dept of Highway Safety released a study in December stating that crashes were up by 10 percent at intersections with red light cameras.

In Florida, a red light camera ticket costs $158 and the noPhoto sells for $400 (Muller includes installation at that price), which makes it more of a “discretionary income” item than a necessity.  However, in Oregon, a ticket for a red light camera can cost as high as $1,000; in Iowa, up to $500; and in Illinois, up to $375 (if it’s in a construction zone). You can see which states use red light cameras and ticket fees here.

Muller has sold about a dozen units so far, and the publicity from the media reports has brought in customers that would never have visited the store, he said.  Some come in just to see the product, and buy other car electronics at the shop.

“Each time a story aired the following day, we were getting dozens of phone calls,” he said, adding, “I keep one on my front counter… It’s a topic of conversation for everyone who stands at the counter.”

The noPhoto includes a microprocessor that detects a flash and then automatically determines whether it’s a true camera flash or just sunlight.  It then illuminates the license plate at the precise moment so that the traffic camera photo appears as just a white blur and the ticket is thwarted.

NoPhoto works using infra red technology so it functions in day and night conditions. It can detect a typical traffic camera flash more than 100 feet away in direct sunlight.

The device uses two wires to install–power and ground connections.

VOXX became the distributor last November for noPhoto, produced by NoLimits.

 

 

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4 Comments

  1. In my state they were handing out moving violations for running a red light to the car’s owner, these devices do not detect who’s in the driver’s seat, so if a state deducts points for an infraction who’s at fault if you loaned out your car? Its hearsay evidence. Its not reviewed in your state a lot of the time, but some other state out of that jurisdiction.
    We’d had Police sit 3-4 motorbikes on an on ramp and one police officer on the over pass running radar, he’d send a bike to stop the car and had out a ticket, when that police officer was not the person that got you on radar, this cases have been tossed out of court because its hearsay and not this or that officer pulled you over for speeding.
    I’ve had cops pull me over for speeding and guss a speed 55 in a 35, guess what it was 70 in a 35.
    I took the ticket paid a lawyer and didn’t earn any points. But you can bet I slowed down on that road. best Idea is leave the house or work with plenty of time because 35 to 70 mph is not going to make that big a difference if you’re only going 10 miles, its not worth a ticket and the time you’re pulled over will eat up anything you might have saved and then some.
    A for red lights stop texting and driving reading fixing your hair or makeup and drive the damn car, its 2k lbs and if you hit somthing someone’s life is at risk. Pay attention to the road and traffic signals everything else can waite until you get there safe and sound. STOP RISKING MY LIFE WITH YOUR CARELESSNESS you’re not worth it! Shocked I said that? That’s the attitude you have when you’re speeding or not paying attention to the road. SLOW DOWN!

  2. Chicagoland are has a different set up for Cameras. It flashes and many do not. Plus, its a full 24hr video. The flash can be non existant so, the cameras and spray will not work.

    With all these amzaing ideas and engineers out there today, they have not actually thought about doing research on all city, county, state red light, speeding cameras of all kinds. its a miney maker and actually come up with a item that actually works.

    Beware if Photo Blocker Spray as its obsolete within Illinois cameras also. I am a witness and receiver of a citation because of this product that is a scam within my mind and the instructions were applied as directed.

    Maybe one day we can stop Big Brother from transmittting a signal that watches just like radar detectors, but even so, those need to be alot stronger also.

    Anything transmitted through the air that invades your person and privacy should be deturred.

  3. I have proof this model does not work, I can even show you the video from the ticket. It flashed with the camera strobe on the first picture effectively blocking the plate numbers, but on the second strobe it did not flash and the authorities were able to identify my plate number and mail me a ticket.

    Seems the charge capacitors are too small and it can not flash 2 times quickly to block both strobes.

    Do your research, there are other products out there that do work, but for me it was not the NoPhoto.

    1. I have one on my car as well as one on my wife’s car. We have tested it thoroughly and it worked flawlessly each time. Even on a double camera flash like you describe, the police were not able to see the plate at all (confirmed during our testing with the police department). Additionally, the product manufacturer also backs it with a guarantee that they’ll pay your ticket if it doesn’t work, so I am pretty confident in this product.

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