WNY woman arrested for driving with fake license plate made of cardboard

There is certainly no lack of American ingenuity, nor stupidity. This lady rolled both into the same package!

A Western New York woman has been arrested after driving with a fake license plate made out of cardboard.

13 WHAM reports Amanda Schweickert, 28, was stopped by police in Springville, N.Y., about 35 miles south of Buffalo, on Wednesday. Deputies noticed there was no front license plate and said the rear license plate looked unusual.

It turns out the license plate was a homemade imitation, with yellow and blue paint designed to look like an official New York plate.

She is, obviously, facing multiple felonies, both for this and other offenses

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a reply to: Nyiah

I admire her--well let's just say--moxie!

I wonder how long she got away with it before getting pulled over. It's quite a passable imitation from a distance.

a reply to: NarcolepticBuddha

I wondered the same thing! How long did this work before she got popped for it? A forged tag is one thing, but the plate? That takes some pretty big balls to forge. From cardboard XD

I'd like to thank this woman for taking one for the team, and giving me a story to laugh about.

Do prisoners make license plates in NY?

If so, then consider this a resume.

She could have at least made it herself instead of giving the job to her kids....funny stuff

this is awesome,star and flag for the laugh good sir!

Maybe she got some tips from this guy.. He likes making things from cardboard too..

a reply to: Nyiah
I think she got the idea from her cat..

Wow! This is a big conspiracy! ATS absolutely NEEDED to know about this heinous crime.

Next up: How mannequins are used to circumvent HOV lane restrictions!

Shocking!

a reply to: schuyler

TBH - i clicked this thread expecting it to be another example of " freeman " wingnuttery

a reply to: Nyiah

if you a re going to go to the effort of forgery - would it not be a good idea to at least use proper stencils and such ?

originally posted by: Nyiah

I bet she has been driving around like that for quite some time. I bet drugs were involved too. She was like "looks good enough to me lol".

The "Sovereign Citizen" movement has been doing this for a while. They sometimes make their own drivers licenses.

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And then there's this guy...

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a reply to: Nyiah