driving without a front plate
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From: nyc ny
driving without a front plate
hi everyone i just bought a 2008 z06 and put the front plate on it and everybodys telling me to take it off. just wondering if you get pulled over for not having it on. thank you.
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From: Northern NYs Adirondack Mountains,http://www.visitsacandaga.com.
I have over 20 years of no front plate and my state requires one.
IMHO during normal driving you are OK for the most part, but if an inspection type road block is working they will probably write you.
IMHO during normal driving you are OK for the most part, but if an inspection type road block is working they will probably write you.
Drifting
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From: Marlton NJ
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
All depends if you're willing to live with the risk. I drive with a front plate. No need to give a LEO any additional incentive to want to pull me over (seeing a Vette can be enough sometimes).
Melting Slicks
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From: King George VA
You can keep the bracket and plate inside the car. So when you get pulled over " Officer I just bought the bracket and was going to get it mounted." Or something to the effect or if you get a ticket just show the local office that you have a bracket and they will drop the charge. It will get you outta the ticket but it works oh so many times. I havent get pulled over once for it in 3 years now. Its worth the risk I think....
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From: west babylon new york
i am in new york and got a no front ticket over 30 years ago ,according to all my law enforcement friend it is an easy ticket they still give out ,don;t fall for per pressure just put the plate on
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From: Northern NJ
Retired & lovin' it!
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From: Jackson NJ
IMHO there's nothing more ugly than a C6 with a plate stuck on the nose....
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From: Northern NYs Adirondack Mountains,http://www.visitsacandaga.com.
Way up state I have found things to be much more relaxed. There are laws on seat belts and cell phone use and those puppies are ignored more than speed laws. Same for the front plate. Other than inspection road blocks where they ticket any little thing you are for the most part OK.
TO ANOTHER POSTER I do not think a front plate is part of our state inspection here.
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get more parking tickets for the no front plate on the vettes than moving violations....
of course if I"m getting stopped for movers.....there's usually a much more pressing reason than my lack of front plate
of course if I"m getting stopped for movers.....there's usually a much more pressing reason than my lack of front plate
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From: You can't get there from here NJ
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
The 5 boro run today just brought this up all too clearly. Several cars were stopped at a NYC bridge for not having front plates, and one or two tickets were issued. Do you really need to deal with that crap? Just buy one of those brackets that mount UNDER the bumper of your C6. It flips up to show the cops you've got it on the car, but folds down, out of the way, and you don't even see it. I believe it's about $50 from Mid America. That's cheaper than a $70 ticket.
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From: Probably talking that police officer out of giving you a summons! ========== The Beautiful Lower Hudson Valley, NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
The 5 boro run today just brought this up all too clearly. Several cars were stopped at a NYC bridge for not having front plates, and one or two tickets were issued. Do you really need to deal with that crap? Just buy one of those brackets that mount UNDER the bumper of your C6. It flips up to show the cops you've got it on the car, but folds down, out of the way, and you don't even see it. I believe it's about $50 from Mid America. That's cheaper than a $70 ticket.
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From: Exit 105 New Joisey
But it's why I just run the front plate...mine's a C5 Z so it doesn't look as out of place as a plate on a C6.
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From: Probably talking that police officer out of giving you a summons! ========== The Beautiful Lower Hudson Valley, NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
And I'm not a cop, but if I was the cop that bothered to turn around to pull you over for no front plate (that would mean I was a ***** to begin with) and you showed me that you had a plate, it was just hidden from view, I would still give you the ticket (probably worded as "failure to display" or similar). Then I would try really hard to find some other things to write you for. Of course I would go sit in my car with your DL for a half an hour pretending the computer was down and that I had to wait until your info came back clear. Maybe that's why I'm not a cop!
But it's why I just run the front plate...mine's a C5 Z so it doesn't look as out of place as a plate on a C6.
But it's why I just run the front plate...mine's a C5 Z so it doesn't look as out of place as a plate on a C6.
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From: Glassboro New Jersey
No plate for me. I only got 1 ticket over 2 years ago. It was a road block safety inspection (a we need money stop). They stopped every car, looking to write tickets for seat belts, inspection stickers, NO FRONT TAG. It was $54 and no problems since.
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From: Probably talking that police officer out of giving you a summons! ========== The Beautiful Lower Hudson Valley, NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
