Hyd BMW driver caught using high-tech trick to escape traffic fines

Hyderabad: A BMW driver was caught by traffic police in Hyderabad after he allegedly used a high-tech mechanism to change his car’s number plate to avoid 'challans' (fines), officials said on Sunday.

The police detected the trick during checking as part of the drive against drunk driving in upscale Jubilee Hills on Saturday night, police officials said.

According to police, the vehicle owner was allegedly swapping number plates to evade traffic penalties.

The accused, allegedly drunk, had installed remotely controlled flip number plates, allowing him to change the vehicle’s registration at the press of a button.

The traffic police officials were shocked to see the car fitted with an advanced system to change the number plate.