Trying to pull a fast one on the paparazzi today (October 14), Britney Spears hitched a ride with her neighborhood gardener to leave her gated community and meet her mother at the Chinois Beaute Bar in the San Fernando Valley.

Unfortunately for the “Womanizer” starlet, her plan didn’t quite pan out – as the photogs weren’t fooled by the ruse when they “noticed Spears’ bodyguard following the truck.” Unfazed by the fact that her plan was foiled, Brit smiled and laughed while exiting the truck.