any crackdowns on ghost cars happening?

It is about time that they are cracking down,

We have hail. We have forest fires. You have ghost cars.

If I were you I'd be more concerned about ghost guns. We both have those.

Probably a speed trap, Lower Merion does them all the time around the township. One vehicle will 'clock' the speeds and a few others down the road will write the tickets. They'll also look for expired inspection stickers. A third possibility was seat belt checks, no tickets as it's still a secondary offense in PA, just warnings and lectures. If I saw what you had seen I could tell which of the three it was based on how they were set up.

What you say about Philly not enforcing minor infractions is mostly just in Philly, although for a while I think Upper Darby was doing that too, the majority of the state is still enforcing traffic law.

Several months ago, my wife pointed out to me that many cars had fake paper license plates. The cops in nyc do nothing. I guess this goes on in all the big cities.

My niece's husband bought a used Honda Civic in his travels through OK. He drove it home to PA. using an old expired license plate without insurance, registration, inspection sticker or title transfer.

He drove the vehicle back and forth that way from PA. to his job in MD. for 3 years before eventually getting stopped. The police impounded the vehicle and it took several months to get the paperwork straightened out. Even with the fine, he figures he's saved several hundred $$.

In my case, I forgot to get my vehicle inspected and was stopped the following month. Go figure.

Yep...been on the news a lot lately here in NYC RE: toll evasion. Let's see how they are going to try and evade congestion pricing scanners that get activated on June 30th.