“Would you prefer to be arrested if the weight listed on your license was different from your actual weight? Or hair color?”
He wasn’t arrested for the color of his car, he wasn’t even stopped for the color.
He was stopped because the plate didn’t match the vehicle description.
He was stopped because the plate didn’t match the vehicle description.
You don't have to search a vehicle to check the VIN number.
“He was stopped because the plate didn’t match the vehicle description.”
Just as if your driver’s license doesn’t match your physical description (weight, hair color, etc.). You wouldn’t want to be detained or investigated for that would you?
Neither is probable cause for anything. Not to pull a driver over to verify their tag or to haul them the station to verify their identity.