Unless you’re still living in the Wild West and getting on about your day with the help of motorized vehicles isn’t for you, then you’re probably aware of how important license plates are.

Not only that, but most vehicles are required to display both front and rear license plates at all times, which kind of tells you that the police isn’t playing around.

Of course, if for some unknown reason (feel free to speculate) you don’t want your vehicle to be identified, it seems there are quite a few ways to go about doing that – one of which is simple, clever and apparently being used in China.

The video shows Chinese traffic officers demonstrating how the felony is committed, and yes, it is a felony. These people are sticking thin sheets of metal that can contain various other numbers to their white-on-blue plates, and you can’t even tell that there’s something fishy going on.

We’re not sure what system they use (possibly some sort of a magnet) but it looks efficient, quick and most of all very hard to identify.

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