Pulled Over ALREADY!!!
Burning Brakes
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From: ST.PETE BEACH FL.
Team Owner
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From: Rochester, NY
Not a good day for you at all. Get a bracket or at least a receipt for one, show it to the DA and perhaps they will let you off. Do nothing and see if your luck gets any better, and you can always mount the front plate.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2008
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From: Ottawa Ontario
So i just got my vette 2 days ago and already i got pulled over today!
I just got the car and havnt had a chance to get a front licence plate braket so i didnt have a front plate on, but i had it displayed in my windsheild...
so the cop pulls me over and i told her that i just imported the vehicle 2 days ago and havnt got the plate braket yet and she replys with " ya you know how many times ive heard that?" lol
she ended up giving me a ticket for 110$ and said that shes giving me the ticket to insure that i do get the modification done...
and she even had the nerve to say " your gonna keep getting pullled over in this car just so you know"
i replied " bring it" lol and then said " happy cinco de mayo" lol
so ya i got a 110$ ticket now! @#$%
I just got the car and havnt had a chance to get a front licence plate braket so i didnt have a front plate on, but i had it displayed in my windsheild...
so the cop pulls me over and i told her that i just imported the vehicle 2 days ago and havnt got the plate braket yet and she replys with " ya you know how many times ive heard that?" lol
she ended up giving me a ticket for 110$ and said that shes giving me the ticket to insure that i do get the modification done...
and she even had the nerve to say " your gonna keep getting pullled over in this car just so you know"
i replied " bring it" lol and then said " happy cinco de mayo" lol
so ya i got a 110$ ticket now! @#$%
"oh, I just detailed the car and forgot to pull it back up". which usually get a "what are you talking about", and then when I show them , they usually say, "hey that's cool, I'm going to get one for my car...
Racer
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Charleston SC
In my opinion, the LEO gave you a "fix it" ticket, and did nothing wrong. If you have the front plate on when you show up in court, the ticket will probably be dismissed, with 99% certainty. If you give the court the 'finger' by showing up, pleading "It was a new car and I didn't have time", and STILL have not corrected the issue, the ticket will likely stuck.
And NEVER give an officer sass. Your mouth to the LEO was a dumb mistake. Telling an officer to "Bring it." is like waving red at a bull. They sure as hell will. Over, and over, and over.
Regards.
And NEVER give an officer sass. Your mouth to the LEO was a dumb mistake. Telling an officer to "Bring it." is like waving red at a bull. They sure as hell will. Over, and over, and over.
Regards.
I agree with not giving the officer sass, because sadly a great deal of LEO are egotistic and use/abuse there authority as an anger management self treatment tool. And will definitely "bring it".
I know isn't that funny. Why hide your vette in a garage were nobody can see it, not even you.
Last edited by APSGTO; May 6, 2011 at 09:13 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Rochester New York
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Instructor
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From: Upstate NY
The dealer won't let a car leave the lot here in NY/NJ unless it has a front plate on it. That's what my dealer (Potamkin Chevy) in NYC told me.
I think it's for the traffic cameras as much as anything..if you run a light etc..and the camera takes your picture, and you have no front plate, you can't get sent a ticket.
I think it's for the traffic cameras as much as anything..if you run a light etc..and the camera takes your picture, and you have no front plate, you can't get sent a ticket.
Last edited by traxz4000; May 6, 2011 at 11:54 AM. Reason: spelling
Pro
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From: NY
Not necessarily true. I bought my Vette 2 months ago in NJ and the dealer asked if i wanted to put the plate on. I said no because he was going to drill through the bumper. The bracket that came with my car has 3M tape on the back...no need to drill. I put the front plate bracket/plate on last week because I pass through too many toll booths and getting a $100+ fine is unacceptable (especially with gas prices nowadays). The car looks better without the plate....but still looks with. I need to get a customized plate (blue and white to match my SSB paint) because the "Empire gold" plate for NY is just hidious. My 2 cents....
Last edited by LionGS; May 6, 2011 at 12:58 PM.
Instructor
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From: Upstate NY
Le Mans Master
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It continues to amaze me that people think, for some reason, that laws should not or do not apply to them. You know the law, you choose to break it, then why complain when you get caught and fined?
It's like all the hot shots in the left lane. Somewhere along the line they got a special law passed just for them.....that if you drive a vette ( or something else ) that you can exceed the speed limit and tailgate with impunity....the law somehow just doesn't apply to you.
One of the real problems here is that the factory designed the C6 with no concern for a decent front plate mounting location. The stick on/drill on bracket is hideous. The C5, on the other hand, though not the car the C6 is, had a front plate mount designed in as part of the car.
It's like all the hot shots in the left lane. Somewhere along the line they got a special law passed just for them.....that if you drive a vette ( or something else ) that you can exceed the speed limit and tailgate with impunity....the law somehow just doesn't apply to you.
One of the real problems here is that the factory designed the C6 with no concern for a decent front plate mounting location. The stick on/drill on bracket is hideous. The C5, on the other hand, though not the car the C6 is, had a front plate mount designed in as part of the car.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Dallas Texas
Front Plate in Texas
I have lived in Texas for 25 years and driven several different corvettes....never had a front plate...never pulled over because of not having one.... can we just put the plate in the front window in Texas?
Pro
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From: NY
My personal opinion is that putting the plate in to window just draws attention to the fact that you have no plate. I believe some states DO allow you to put it in the window. No sure about Texas, NY/NJ do not.
Le Mans Master
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From: GTA, ON , Retired,,
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decided a couple yrs ago to just put the plate on,,,,,,still some without,,,,to me just not worth the hassle,,,if the OP goes to court he will likely have if thrown out if he has a plate on the car,,,proof with pic,,,but the days wages are likely way more then the 110 bucks,,,,so is it worth it,,,,
,,,unless you get to date the hot blonde,,,,
,,,unless you get to date the hot blonde,,,,
Le Mans Master
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Just get a front plate mount and be done with it. Toronto is notorious for missing front plates on sports cars and it is easy pickings to spot. If you don't do it you will be paying a lot of tickets. Also note that plastic plate covers have to be clear since tinted is not accepatable and will get you a ticket. You have been warned. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: foothills of Northern California
What? Vette owners buy a high end car thats not exactly cheap and cant afford fines? The front plate ruins the front of the car.
Move to California, We don't need no stinkin plates and the LEOS dont give a crap, they have bigger fish to fry. The LEOS here look at my car every day and never pull me over. They understand its a joke to site you.
Canada seems to be such a progressive country, whats with the plate ****'s?
