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Also useful against speeding and parking tickets: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_license_plates https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_license_

• CobrastanJorji 9y ago
  That one makes more sense, though. Foreign diplomats basically can't be charged with traffic crimes, and it's generally agreed internationally that this is sort of okay. That's substantially different from a cabal of police officers independently deciding to hand out "special treatment" tokens.
  • digi_owl 9y ago
    Still leads to family members of the diplomat trying to pull one. Not sure how common it is vs the Hollywood depiction of same though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_immunity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_immunity Interesting chart at the bottom btw. Seems that in USA a diplomat or their family can be issued traffic ticket, but can't be detained, prosecuted, or have their residence searched.