QUIRKY WORLD ... Catch of the day: Motorist uses fishing line to avoid toll

USA: A truck driver was caught using a fishing line to flip his licence plate in a bid to avoid paying tolls into New York City.

Police said 41-year-old Javier Marte was seen to drive through an electronic toll lane on the George Washington Bridge without the toll registering.

Officers stopped his truck and found a fishing line rigged from the cab to a hinge on the front licence plate. They said the line could flip the plate out of view while going through the toll plaza, while the rear licence plate was bent up to defeat security cameras.