New York City’s top lawyer on Friday announced a push against the illegal sale of license plater covers, which block cops, toll readers and red-light cameras from identifying vehicles.

The covers help criminals evade toll booth cameras and license plate readers on streets and freeways. They hope by cracking down on the sale of these covers they catch people involved in these crimes.

A company called Alite claims the film they're selling creates a reflective glare and prevents traffic cameras from capturing license plates ... if you try to block your plate to avoid speeding ...