Got my first Ticket!
07-19-2006, 08:38 PM
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Got my first Ticket!
Greetings lads,
My first post here in the forums after joining had my 04 C5 for about a month now. I live in Ontario so as some of you know the front licence plates are required. I took delivery of my car with no front plate installed and never worried about it until today I learned its required. Nice cop to pulled in behind me when I pulled into my parking lot for work! Its my office to and all my employee's are standing outside watching. Anyways its a nice fine of 110.00 which ofcourse I will protest I was delivered the car that way I had no idea. Anyways I have the plate on there now and it looks ugly as sin so I had to order from the site here the trim piece for the front around the plate.
Just thougth I would share my first experience with you guys. Im sure it had nothing to do at all with me being a younger guy driving a sports car what so ever.
My first post here in the forums after joining had my 04 C5 for about a month now. I live in Ontario so as some of you know the front licence plates are required. I took delivery of my car with no front plate installed and never worried about it until today I learned its required. Nice cop to pulled in behind me when I pulled into my parking lot for work! Its my office to and all my employee's are standing outside watching. Anyways its a nice fine of 110.00 which ofcourse I will protest I was delivered the car that way I had no idea. Anyways I have the plate on there now and it looks ugly as sin so I had to order from the site here the trim piece for the front around the plate.
Just thougth I would share my first experience with you guys. Im sure it had nothing to do at all with me being a younger guy driving a sports car what so ever.
07-19-2006, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by hellotbone
Anyways its a nice fine of 110.00 which ofcourse I will protest I was delivered the car that way I had no idea.
07-19-2006, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by hellotbone
Greetings lads,
My first post here in the forums after joining had my 04 C5 for about a month now. I live in Ontario so as some of you know the front licence plates are required. I took delivery of my car with no front plate installed and never worried about it until today I learned its required. Nice cop to pulled in behind me when I pulled into my parking lot for work! Its my office to and all my employee's are standing outside watching. Anyways its a nice fine of 110.00 which ofcourse I will protest I was delivered the car that way I had no idea. Anyways I have the plate on there now and it looks ugly as sin so I had to order from the site here the trim piece for the front around the plate.
Just thougth I would share my first experience with you guys. Im sure it had nothing to do at all with me being a younger guy driving a sports car what so ever.
My first post here in the forums after joining had my 04 C5 for about a month now. I live in Ontario so as some of you know the front licence plates are required. I took delivery of my car with no front plate installed and never worried about it until today I learned its required. Nice cop to pulled in behind me when I pulled into my parking lot for work! Its my office to and all my employee's are standing outside watching. Anyways its a nice fine of 110.00 which ofcourse I will protest I was delivered the car that way I had no idea. Anyways I have the plate on there now and it looks ugly as sin so I had to order from the site here the trim piece for the front around the plate.
Just thougth I would share my first experience with you guys. Im sure it had nothing to do at all with me being a younger guy driving a sports car what so ever.
And BTW...congrats on the '04 and welcome to the CorvetteForum...
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07-19-2006, 10:20 PM
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Welcome and join the club of Front Plate Haters. Like the Great White North, Texas requires them too. 
07-19-2006, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by sxe60
Welcome and join the club of Front Plate Haters. Like the Great White North, Texas requires them too.
07-19-2006, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by C5naples
Welcome to the forum. I dislike the front plates as well. I am glad they are not required here in Florida.
07-20-2006, 12:21 AM
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I keep my front plate under pass. floor mat,if i need it i just pull it out and place it on the dash.Never had to do this yet but at least thats my plan.
07-20-2006, 12:29 AM
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I found a little trick that allows me to get away with no front plate on both of the sports cars. I have a C5 and an M3 and i hate the front plate on both. So i have a place in florida where i originally registered both cars. But the insurance is horrid. It cost 1800 a year for florida. So Allstate insurance let me insure them in NY but leave the Florida plate on. NO plate needed in florida, so i never get bothered by cops. Plus it's kinda cool to have the florida plate on in NY.
07-20-2006, 12:55 AM
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Welcome to the forum - sorry about the ticket. Good luck with your protest of the ticket.
07-20-2006, 12:56 AM
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Hey I got my first ticket in the Vette couple ngihts ago too!
Though, It was a speeding ticket
(lost that bet with the gf)
Its also mandatory here in BC for the front plate, I havent put it on yet and have passed many a cop, so far, so good (knock on wood).
I hate seeing all these Albertans driving round here with their one plate too
I better go look for my other plate, not to sure where i put it now.
Though, It was a speeding ticket
(lost that bet with the gf)Its also mandatory here in BC for the front plate, I havent put it on yet and have passed many a cop, so far, so good (knock on wood).
I hate seeing all these Albertans driving round here with their one plate too
I better go look for my other plate, not to sure where i put it now.
07-20-2006, 08:05 AM
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Thanks for all the support guys! I ordered the trim piece from the store on this site. I was pretty angry and I will just take a picture with me to court showing my obligation to the law and should be good to go. Its funny I have been driving my truck and my tuner car (yes I saw the light) before the vette for 2 years no troubles. I think its the young guy in the vette syndrome.
I was a full tuner guy until I just realized one day you sink all that money into something that's unreliable and still nothing when your done. Buy a vette its fast stock and always worth something. I did on a side note have a TSi AWD eagle talon running 11 seconds on pump fuel so it wasn't anything to knock around. However the TQ on the vette is where its at.
I was a full tuner guy until I just realized one day you sink all that money into something that's unreliable and still nothing when your done. Buy a vette its fast stock and always worth something. I did on a side note have a TSi AWD eagle talon running 11 seconds on pump fuel so it wasn't anything to knock around. However the TQ on the vette is where its at.
07-20-2006, 08:28 AM
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I was backed into a parking spot at Starbuck's waiting for the wife to return with her mocha (cold) I had the top down as it was 80+. Two of California's finest CHIP's pulled in directly across from me, parked and started walking back towards me (and my front plateless convertible) They both smiled and said I was going to have to spend more time polishing and detailing my 'Vette 
It's mag. red and always looks like it just came out of the detail shop. I thought for sure they were going to remark about the lack of a front plate but it's not a real high priority for some officers. My argument is why are they not required on motorcycles?? In Ca. many areas are installing the red light cameras, hence the need for a front plate.
I think you'd get a better break from the judge by being honest. Tell him it louses up the appearance of a beautifully designed car. I'm sure they've heard every excuse for not having the plate installed many times over, and over. It migh impress him/her to hear something refreshing and different !!
It's mag. red and always looks like it just came out of the detail shop. I thought for sure they were going to remark about the lack of a front plate but it's not a real high priority for some officers. My argument is why are they not required on motorcycles?? In Ca. many areas are installing the red light cameras, hence the need for a front plate.I think you'd get a better break from the judge by being honest. Tell him it louses up the appearance of a beautifully designed car. I'm sure they've heard every excuse for not having the plate installed many times over, and over. It migh impress him/her to hear something refreshing and different !!
07-20-2006, 10:03 AM
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I think you'd get a better break from the judge by being honest. Tell him it louses up the appearance of a beautifully designed car. I'm sure they've heard every excuse for not having the plate installed many times over, and over. It migh impress him/her to hear something refreshing and different !!
07-20-2006, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by SearayC5
I found a little trick that allows me to get away with no front plate on both of the sports cars. I have a C5 and an M3 and i hate the front plate on both. So i have a place in florida where i originally registered both cars. But the insurance is horrid. It cost 1800 a year for florida. So Allstate insurance let me insure them in NY but leave the Florida plate on. NO plate needed in florida, so i never get bothered by cops. Plus it's kinda cool to have the florida plate on in NY.
