WASHINGTON – The driving public have responded with anger to the growing use of automated photo radar units around the world, and now have a way to fight back.

The “photo cop” units have been marketed to police departments in Australia, the U.S., Canada, and throughout Europe as a way to generate extra revenue for cash-strapped municipalities. It costs very little to maintain, and brings in a constant flow of revenue.

Each photo radar unit takes photos of cars as they drive by, and motorists are then sent tickets in the mail with steep fines. Motorists who believe they have been wrongly sent a ticket believe the easiest solution is to pay the fine rather than try to fight it. Many claim they were not speeding, or that they were going less than 5 miles an hour over the limit and did not deserve a ticket.

PhotoBlocker (tm) spray, available at local auto supply stores and on-line at www.PhantomPlate.com, provides motorists a simple form of defense against faulty cameras.

PhotoBlocker (tm) comes in an aerosol can and is easily sprayed on a license plate from any state or any country. The spray appears clear to the naked eye, so the registration plate can be seen clearly by police officers. However, when a photo radar camera takes a flash picture of the plate the spray causes a bright reflection making the registration number too difficult to read.

“When they can’t see your plate they can’t send you a ticket in the mail,” explains Joe Scott, marketing director for PhantomPlate, Inc., the firm that makes PhotoBlocker (tm).

The spray is not intended to enable people to run traffic lights and break speed limits. It does enable law abiding drivers who are unfairly ticketed to have a way to prevent those unjustified tickets.

“The law says you cannot obstruct your license plate,” Scott says. “This spray only prevents a flash camera from taking a picture. If you look at it with the naked eye, you can't tell it's on there.”

One can is enough for three of four U.S. or Canadian plates and two or three Australian or European plates. A single ticket can easily cost $100 or more, so this inexpensive spray can bring tremendous savings, plus the company is offering free shipping on orders before Dec. 15.

Numerous tests by news organizations and police themselves shows PhotoBlocker (tm) to be effective in preventing a Photo Radar image from being legible. At the present time there are no specific laws against the spray.

PhotoBlocker (tm) has been featured in news stories by the Washington Post, NBC, CBS, ABC News, Tech TV, Norwegian TV, Dutch TV, Washington Times, UK’s Daily Mail, NewsMax.com and many, many more. To date conclusive tests have been conducted by the Denver Police Dept., Dutch Police, Fox News, Swedish TV, Australian TV, and British TV.

The company offers a money-back guaranty, but to date less than one half of one percent of all customers have requested a refund, according to Scott. Testimonials from happy customers abound on the company’s website at www.PhantomPlate.com.

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