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Old May 25, 2013 | 09:19 PM
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Can anyone tell me how people can drive Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, and other cars around with no plates at all without getting stopped? I don't know how many times we saw cars without plates but it was a lot.

I was behind a black C5 (on Interstate 15) with tinted glass, and no plates, if I drove two miles without a plate on my C5 I would get stopped.
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Old May 25, 2013 | 10:54 PM
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I drove from Detroit to Vegas when I bought my Vett with no plates and didnt get stopped once
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Originally Posted by MotoMike02
I drove from Detroit to Vegas when I bought my Vett with no plates and didnt get stopped once
Pretty amazing. When I drove my car home to IL from PA I had a PA temp tag and noticed State Troopers at two rest areas parked behind my car...

Something tells me they weren't there to admire it!

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Originally Posted by mxz800
Can anyone tell me how people can drive Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, and other cars around with no plates at all without getting stopped? I don't know how many times we saw cars without plates but it was a lot.

I was behind a black C5 (on Interstate 15) with tinted glass, and no plates, if I drove two miles without a plate on my C5 I would get stopped.
That must be the Vegas area? Up here in Reno you will get stopped and checked out for no rear plate.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 12:49 AM
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I drove from phoenix AZ to Manitoba Canada with no plate and didn't get stopped, but hit my home city and was stopped twice in as many days.
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How many times have you been passed on the highway by someone going 20-25 mph over the limit and never see them stopped? If it were me, I'd be stopped every mile or so if I kept up that speed.

Same principle seems to work for cars running no plates. If it were my car, I'd be pulled over every time I drove the car.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 01:19 PM
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Yup, Reno would stop ya in a heartbeat for no plates.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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No back plates will get you stopped up here, but no fronts, not so much. At least not for me, with the vette or truck so far.
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My experience is that I can not get away with much. When I do get stopped there's not much conversation. It's mostly, "I've stopped you for speeding. Driver's license and insurance please." Then after I give those to the officer it's "I'll be right back." Then after I sign the ticket it's "Have a nice day. Drive safe."
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