[manzanarama]

Can you register cars under a company or other shell entity? I feel like the only way to get around this kind of stuff is to have layers of abstraction above your identity.

[oceanplexian]

I've seriously given some thought to do exactly this. It's not particularly difficult. You need a valid business entity (Which you can create for about $100 a year in some states), and a car paid for in cash. Then any LEO running the plates through ALPR will have no idea who identity of the driver is. Literally millions of small business owners do this so it's not particularly unusual.

[ClassyJacket]

Wouldn't they just be able to look up who is the owner of the LLC? Wouldn't this only keep you out of a subset of automated systems?

[gruez]

You can probably use the usual tricks of money launderers to obfuscate the ownership structure of the LLC. eg. you're the beneficial owner but the director is listed as your lawyer.

[wmf]

From what I read, the problem is that you need to have the driver's name on the insurance policy even if the car is owned by a corporation.

[KirillPanov]

Most, probably all, states allow you to post a cash bond in lieu of insurance. They were forced to allow this by lawsuits.

That cash bond is good for the driver to drive any car.

Of course it is only in lieu of liability insurance.

[KirillPanov]

In Washington State they require an individual to present identification when registering the vehicle (doesn't need to be a WA driver's license though if you're registering the vehicle to a corporation).

State DMVs are ultra-obsessive about tying an individual to every vehicle.

[hackernewds]

Why would they not be, when common crimes are committed and connected to by vehicles

[KirillPanov]

Yeah dude, yesterday my pickup truck robbed an old lady and raped three senile llamas. That thing commits crimes all day long.

[mindslight]

Sure! Enjoy your higher taxes and fees, extra parking restrictions, and possibly being unable to represent yourself in court.