But of course since you cannot even see it anymore it is definitely unscannable. I can drive by speed camera without issue (i.e. no citations received; not that I regularly do, but have tested).
[0] Only once have I been pulled over, in the past decade (back when plate displayed normally), after traveling behind a cop for miles going 100mph+ through Dade County mountains. Cop: "I have no clue what agency you're with — you're plate didn't scan — but you need to slow the fuck down. You're lucky I have somewhere else to be!"
lawful avoidance != non-compliance
Definitely had to fight to get it approved, initially; oddly enough, this year I'm going to get the new standard-issue TennesseansforPeace™ plate (you can't visually read it from afar — the contrast is terrible! — like the old Smokies™ plate).