The number of New York drivers who register their cars to false addresses — an all-too-common form of insurance fraud — has soared under Gov. Hochul to more than $50 million per year, with out-of-state plate scams more than doubling, according to the state’s own figures.
The result is higher insurance costs for honest drivers, and unsafe streets for all (which lead to higher insurance costs, too).
Experts call it “insurance rate evasion” — and you see it on every street in New York City…