NJ Lawmaker: Front licence plates=useless
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
NJ Lawmaker: Front licence plates=useless
I wish I knew how to post the online article I just found when Googling "front and rear license plate states" but I couldn't copy it to paste into here. But here is the gist of it. NEW JERSEY owners read this!
Middlesex assemblyman aims to reduce state costs, plans legislation this fall. From Daily Record serving Morris County. Tuesday July 24th 2007.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski, D-Parlin, said Monday he would introduce legislation in the fall that would require only a rear license plate.
"My words" This wonderful example of a reasonable and smart state official sees that the front tag is just an unnecessary expense to the state and has no real purpose. It would seem this might be a precursor to the state sub contracting out the manufacture of our tags. IE; it could be done at half the expense. I would ask the New Jersey members in Morris and Middlesex counties to contact this Assemblyman with support and possibly post in here contact info that we could all use to strengthen his proposal as if this goes through (it's being argued by the Police, naturally) WE WON'T HAVE TO MOUNT A FRONT LICENSE PLATE here in NJ in the near future!
Are you folks as excited about this as much as I am? I would think you would be. I'll be following this legislation and hope that you folks will too.
Middlesex assemblyman aims to reduce state costs, plans legislation this fall. From Daily Record serving Morris County. Tuesday July 24th 2007.
Assemblyman John Wisniewski, D-Parlin, said Monday he would introduce legislation in the fall that would require only a rear license plate.
"My words" This wonderful example of a reasonable and smart state official sees that the front tag is just an unnecessary expense to the state and has no real purpose. It would seem this might be a precursor to the state sub contracting out the manufacture of our tags. IE; it could be done at half the expense. I would ask the New Jersey members in Morris and Middlesex counties to contact this Assemblyman with support and possibly post in here contact info that we could all use to strengthen his proposal as if this goes through (it's being argued by the Police, naturally) WE WON'T HAVE TO MOUNT A FRONT LICENSE PLATE here in NJ in the near future!
Are you folks as excited about this as much as I am? I would think you would be. I'll be following this legislation and hope that you folks will too.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'08-'10
I saw the article in the paper. It would be great for Corvette owners if they did away with it, but as a life long New Jersey resident, I think we'll all die of old age before they change the front plate law. 
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
They should do that in MA too! There used to only be one plate required here years ago (mid '80s maybe?) then they started requiring two.
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Who knows? They did change to blue plates in the late '70's or early '80's.
Wait that was when the drinking age was 18. On second thought, no chance. Of course many of us wounldn't remember anyway.
Wait that was when the drinking age was 18. On second thought, no chance. Of course many of us wounldn't remember anyway.
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You pay for your plates anyway so I dont see how it would save the state anything? but it would be cool to finally be legal, now about that pesky inspection thing....
now about that pesky inspection thing....
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Yeah, saw that article as well. Hopefully they change it. question:
How many of you guys out there have actually been harassed for no front plate? I always get a little nervous when passing jonnylaw but half the time they don't even look at you. I am actually more concerned about getting an exhaust ticket than a front plate.
How many of you guys out there have actually been harassed for no front plate? I always get a little nervous when passing jonnylaw but half the time they don't even look at you. I am actually more concerned about getting an exhaust ticket than a front plate.
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Yeah, saw that article as well. Hopefully they change it. question:
How many of you guys out there have actually been harassed for no front plate? I always get a little nervous when passing jonnylaw but half the time they don't even look at you. I am actually more concerned about getting an exhaust ticket than a front plate.
How many of you guys out there have actually been harassed for no front plate? I always get a little nervous when passing jonnylaw but half the time they don't even look at you. I am actually more concerned about getting an exhaust ticket than a front plate.
No front plate on my C6 either 
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We try to get a bill passed every year here in MD for one tag and the State Police always, without fail, get it killed. "They" claim a front tag enables them to identify stolen cars more easily if the front of the cars are facing the road. Yeah, right. We all know it's because their radar becomes less effective with no vertical metal plate on the front of the vehicle to deflect the beam, which translates to fewer tickets, which translates to less revenue for the state.
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The bottom line, we only have one plate on our cars. I like it!
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Yeah, I keep a "spare" plate in the garage at all times!
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Here's the article
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/n...-7388280c.html
I thought there were 38 states that require a front plate, here it says 30. I would not care about the front plate, but I have a C6 and the front plate looks stupid.
There will be a tug-o-war with this bill. I think the Police will win this one, with their 'safety' concerns;..."the front plate enhances public safety at traffic stops and vehicle checks."
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/n...-7388280c.html
I thought there were 38 states that require a front plate, here it says 30. I would not care about the front plate, but I have a C6 and the front plate looks stupid.
There will be a tug-o-war with this bill. I think the Police will win this one, with their 'safety' concerns;..."the front plate enhances public safety at traffic stops and vehicle checks."
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OK, that makes sense.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
That's the point. Bayside (Prison) won't be making the plates in the near future. The state is subbing them out to private enterprise. THIS is one of the positive reason for the 50% reduction in cost to the state for manufacturing them, rather than paying the contractor to make two plates per vehicle = half the cost to the state. This could be the issue we need to get this passed.
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It will (think positive) be nice to not have a reason for getting pulled over. I haven't run a front plate for years, but now I won't have to worry when seeing local leo's. Troopers are never a problem.
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I dont rock the front plate on any car i have aswell.
And a 50% savings would be great...
But there is reasons for a front plate....
Say you see some one get ran over and the fleeing car is coming in your direction, now you have a chance to see 2 plates.. Instead of just the rear.
Imagine if that was a family member ??
Just a thought.....
And a 50% savings would be great...
But there is reasons for a front plate....
Say you see some one get ran over and the fleeing car is coming in your direction, now you have a chance to see 2 plates.. Instead of just the rear.
Imagine if that was a family member ??
Just a thought.....