no front license plate impossible?
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damn i got a ticket a while back when i had my license plate on the passenger side dash. instead of giving me a ticket for not having my license plate infront of the car, they gave me a ticket for the license plate blocking the front windshield! so i suggest those of you whole put your license plate on your dash not to even bother putting it there....it only attracts more attention...
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Originally Posted by SiLVeRE8
damn i got a ticket a while back when i had my license plate on the passenger side dash. instead of giving me a ticket for not having my license plate infront of the car, they gave me a ticket for the license plate blocking the front windshield! so i suggest those of you whole put your license plate on your dash not to even bother putting it there....it only attracts more attention...
It's still not legally compliant, and they notice it when they come to your window... It's like a big HEY YOU LOOK IT'S NOT ON THE CAR!
I'm tellin ya break the license plate holder, and put it in the trunk, your chances of getting some sympathy are far better than having no story at all...
Also, then you can just get 2 sided tape to hold it on while you get the cop to check it out and sign off the violation.
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they just started enforcing the front license plate rule where i live because we JUST got the red light cameras and because they wern't enforcing it no one here has front plates, it was in the papers, they pulled over 432 people in 1 day for not having front plates here.
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Originally Posted by chAi
my plates on the dash since i got it... so far so good
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Originally Posted by toxin440
I'm from texas - and apparently it's required here but I've had mine off for 6 months with no ill-effects. So either cops just dont care or something (im in the DFW area as well)
I see vette's without front plates, certian pontiac's, if it doenst look like a plate belongs there I dont see how you can get a ticket. If i ever DO get stopped for it I'll just say when I got my car (last october) it only had a place to mount the rear plate.
I see vette's without front plates, certian pontiac's, if it doenst look like a plate belongs there I dont see how you can get a ticket. If i ever DO get stopped for it I'll just say when I got my car (last october) it only had a place to mount the rear plate.
It would take a pretty sharp cop to point out that there is, indeed, a front plate mounting point in the middle of the 8's front grill. There are instances of people getting tickets (to the tune of $200) for not having the front plate. I hope that your luck holds.
My car is in Mississippi 90% of the time. When I drive back to Houston, I stop at the Sabine River rest stop on I-10 (500 yds into Texas) and put on the front plate.
I then stop at the LA rest 1/2 mile out of Texas to take it off again.
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I've been driving for 2 years in LA without a front plate on my 8 and haven't had an issue. I've been pulled over 3 or 4 times and only got a ticket once for rapid lane change .
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I took off the front plate holder thing, cause it's huge and ugly. My plan is just to say I bought the car used (which is true) and it didn't come with any place to mount the front plate. *shrug* We'll see if it pans out if and when I need to use it.
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i've gotten a verbal warning before, and since then i've re-affixed the dealer "new car registration" sticker on the front windshield to create the frontal "illusion" that it might be a new car. (i have the rear plate on tho.) i've been tailed before, but not pulled over yet. <knock on wood> i figure it's a matter of time. but, the other thing i do to help minimize the chances is just be conscientious of where i park- ie i never park on meters or busy city streets and try to park within parking structures whenever possible.
yah, it's a stupid law.
yah, it's a stupid law.
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i dont have a front license plate either but the cops didnt do anything bout it much. he just said that it was illegal and he said that when you get pulled over. say that you just got your front bumper fixed after an acident.
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Originally Posted by Babo4u
okay today i finally realized it is starting to be impossible to drive without a front license plate in los angeles. i didn't have a license plate on my car for over years with my other cars, and it's been almost a month without license plate on my 8. i was just driving off the freeway and got pulled over for no front license plate -_-. i thought it was just bad luck for meeting polices that have nothing better to do, but this morning i got two more no front license plate tickets. until today, i didn't even know parking enforcers give out such tickets. i think it's finally time to put my license plate on. booo this sucks
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