NYPD cracking down on potential fare evaders

NYPD cracking down on potential fare evaders as congestion pricing begins
The NYPD is stationing officers at Central Business District entry points with patrol cars looking for illegal or obstructed license plates.
NYPD cracking down on illegal, obstructed license plates as congestion pricing starts
For drivers, the $9 congestion pricing fee isn't the only expense that may be waiting as you enter the Central Business District. CBS News New York's Doug Williams tells us what you need to know to avoid getting a ticket,
NYPD and MTA team up to enforce tolls in Manhattan's congestion pricing zone
Drivers have been paying a toll to travel into the congestion zone in Manhattan since Sunday.
With congestion pricing in effect in NYC, officials cracking down on obscured plates, "ghost cars"
With congestion pricing now in effect in NYC, officials are cracking down on obscured license plates, or "ghost plates," to avoid the toll.
NYPD issues 113 tickets, seizes 10 cars in six-hour congestion toll crackdown
The NYPD issued over 100 summonses in a six-hour period in Manhattan Wednesday morning to drivers trying to stiff the newly implemented congestion toll, police said. From 6 a.m. to noon, officers stationed at 60th St.
NYPD cracks down on drivers obscuring license plates to cheat congestion pricing tolls
Four days into New York City's controversial congestion pricing plan, and police have already busted dozens of drivers trying to figure out ways to cheat the new toll.
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Got a late fee for NYC congestion pricing already? It's a scam.
The MTA says it will not charge any fines or fees besides the toll price for 60 days. Watch out for phishing scams.
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NYC congestion pricing turns Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge into toll trap that hits drivers with $9 charge — even if they’re not heading downtown
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