California - Front License Plate
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-19-2017, 02:42 PM
#22
Melting Slicks
Been daily driving my C7 in SoCal for over a year with no front tag, tinted windows and lights and have had no problems (knock on wood). OTOH, six months aft moving to SoCal, I was pulled over in my Mini Cooper S specifically for window tint and then the officer added no front tag after checking for that. A large proportion of drivers run no front tag and tint here so it's at the officer's discretion - it's a target-rich environment so the revenue stream is constant and convenient whenever the need arises or a reason to pull a car over is needed. Gotta' pay to play.
A LEO can always find a reason to pull you over. No plate is an excuse but if you have one, they will find something else. It might be to check out the ride!!
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-19-2017, 03:38 PM
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Never had a problem in California for no front plate. However while on vacation I did get pulled over in Texas and Idaho for no front plate and received verbal warnings each time.
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-19-2017, 03:48 PM
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-19-2017, 03:54 PM
#25
Drifting
I can second that, my pickup was cited in a parking lot at a boat launch facility in that area. The person citing had to go out of their way to be able to observe my and many other vehicles, so this was a concerted effort to cite, no just a random incident.
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-19-2017, 04:33 PM
#26
Melting Slicks
A friend is in a state requiring a front plate, has it mounted on a bracket that puts it at the bottom of the grille, lower than either stock bracket. It looks fine, and it's one less thing to worry about. Last time I tried, I couldn't see it from the driver's seat.
Of course, the court invalidated the ticket and the magistrate apparently had some choice things to say about the officer.
I believe that the only way to get a front plate in Michigan is to buy a vanity plate and then pay extra for the second plate.
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-19-2017, 04:41 PM
#28
Race Director
We live in Orange County and have owned many Corvettes and other cars since 1984 where a license plate sticks out like a redneck smiling with one front tooth. I've been ticketed for speeding once or twice and even then they never wrote up the missing front plate. A friend told me the parking structure police at LAX gave them a ticket for it while they were away on a trip.
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-19-2017, 11:55 PM
#30
Burning Brakes
I've had four 'vettes with no front plate here in Kali. Only time I ever got pulled over for no front plate, was while driving through Joshua Tree NP. Park police pulled me over. His excuse was that people had been getting front plates stolen. Wouldn't let me out of the car and wanted to check my hatch area?! No ticket, but it was unusual.
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-20-2017, 12:54 AM
#31
Instructor
I run a front license plate, but got the 1960s legacy plates that are black, so it isn't as bad as the standard white and blue. Like others have mentioned, I don't want any more reason to be pulled over. In addition, since it is my daily driver, I don't want to worry about a meter maid, which is where most citations will come from.
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-20-2017, 01:51 AM
#32
Race Director
I've had four 'vettes with no front plate here in Kali. Only time I ever got pulled over for no front plate, was while driving through Joshua Tree NP. Park police pulled me over. His excuse was that people had been getting front plates stolen. Wouldn't let me out of the car and wanted to check my hatch area?! No ticket, but it was unusual.
02-20-2017, 02:17 AM
#33
Team Owner
Here ya go, I have one from 1914.
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-20-2017, 09:23 AM
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Le Mans Master
I run a front license plate, but got the 1960s legacy plates that are black, so it isn't as bad as the standard white and blue. Like others have mentioned, I don't want any more reason to be pulled over. In addition, since it is my daily driver, I don't want to worry about a meter maid, which is where most citations will come from.
Love my FRONT plate...........
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02-20-2017, 11:40 AM
#35
Burning Brakes
No front plates with paper plates on rear and no tickets since I bought it last summer.
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02-20-2017, 03:45 PM
#37
Drifting
Get a removable plate and only put it on if you are cited. Then you'd go to a CHP office so they could stamp your ticket with proof of correction, and then you take the plate off again. Easy peasy.
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Frank P. (02-25-2017)
02-21-2017, 12:18 AM
#38
Safety Car
The greatest help to Vette owners is the huge number of Teslas in California. Have you ever seen a Tesla with a front plate. Can you even imagine how a Tesla would mount a plate on that bubble of plastic it has up front?
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