Article content

A very sneaky driver is facing charges and has had his car seized after police discovered his licence plate had been rigged to avoid paying bridge tolls.

Police say the dodge began unravelling in December 2014, when an off-duty Surrey RCMP officer was driving behind a car leaving Surrey on the Golden Ears Bridge heading into Pitt Meadows.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or B.C. police trying to seize man's car over contraption he rigged to flip his licence plate up to avoid tolls Back to video

The officer, part of Surrey’s criminal collision team, noticed there was no licence plate visible on the vehicle ahead of him.

“Officers are always looking for uninsured vehicles,” said Cpl. Scotty Schumann.

“The officer was very surprised when he saw a valid B.C. licence plate magically lift into place after they had passed the toll cameras.”

The officer recorded the plate number and began investigating. Police were then able to identify the registered owner and later, the driver.

The RCMP then followed the car one more time across the bridge and spotted the licence plate being dropped to avoid being photographed by toll cameras.