Do you break the law and refuse to put a front license plate on? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tzhu07 · 02-14-2014, 02:07 AM

I live in a state where front plates are required.

I simply refuse to put one on because I think it aesthetically ruins the car.

Rio · 02-14-2014, 02:12 AM

With my Carrera I refused for 7 years. During that time I got pulled over twice and only got a fix it ticket. Another Porsche Club member tried the same thing and got 3 fix it tickets and one huge fine on the 4th because the judge found out about the other 3.

I now have a front plate :-)

deucethemoose · 02-14-2014, 02:13 AM

This probably belongs in the PNW forum, not in general discussion.

You'll put a plate on REAL quick once you get the $195 ticket for Failure to Display. Ask me how I know.....

Rio · 02-14-2014, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deucethemoose

This probably belongs in the PNW forum, not in general discussion.

You'll put a plate on REAL quick once you get the $195 ticket for Failure to Display. Ask me how I know.....

The PNW is not the only area that requires front plates though.

N1rve · 02-14-2014, 02:18 AM

Rocking a front plate in California.

Car does look better without it though.

tzhu07 · 02-14-2014, 02:18 AM

You know I admire the Tesla Model S owners here in WA. I swear literally every one that I've seen has no front plate.

I guess if you can afford a $70K+ car, you can eat the ticket.

deucethemoose · 02-14-2014, 02:23 AM

And Corvette drivers.

fatoni · 02-14-2014, 02:25 AM

is it really that big of a deal? mine drives the same either way so i dont care.

Liquidsnake · 02-14-2014, 02:27 AM

Yes. I have been ticketed twice. I pay the $25 fine.
I will never put a front plate on. Ever.

No one will dictate to me what I can and can't do to my car.

I don't care if the fine was $100 per infraction. They can go to hell.

The car looks much nicer with no front plate.

turbobee · 02-14-2014, 02:52 AM

In Arizona, we don't need to have front plates... sucks that you guys have to have them

HATED1 · 02-14-2014, 02:54 AM

Failing to put one on gives a cop reason to pull you over and look into other violations. If that's all you have then no sweat. But it you have no license, no insurance, etc, it can be costly.

strat61caster · 02-14-2014, 03:05 AM

Dealer didn't install, I got lazy. I'll put it on when I get a ticket. Don't care either way.

And I completely agree that it isn't worth it to attract unwanted attention like others have mentioned. I'm not too concerned about the aesthetics of the car when my foot is smashed to the floor or I'm turning into a tight hairpin.

finch1750 · 02-14-2014, 04:16 AM

Nope. I dont want to give cops another reason to come after me.

Plus i pay for custom plates so i may as well get my moneys worth. Lol

75 carrera · 02-14-2014, 05:42 AM

We'll over 25yrs since I've run a front plate......haven't been stopped once,

02-14-2014, 02:07 AM	#1
tzhu07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: WA Posts: 189 Thanks: 1 Thanked 103 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Do you break the law and refuse to put a front license plate on? I live in a state where front plates are required. I simply refuse to put one on because I think it aesthetically ruins the car. Last edited by tzhu07; 04-27-2020 at 01:28 PM.

02-14-2014, 02:12 AM	#2
Rio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S ハチ Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,048 Thanks: 744 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 131 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	With my Carrera I refused for 7 years. During that time I got pulled over twice and only got a fix it ticket. Another Porsche Club member tried the same thing and got 3 fix it tickets and one huge fine on the 4th because the judge found out about the other 3. I now have a front plate :-) __________________

02-14-2014, 02:13 AM	#3
deucethemoose Functionally Retarded Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: LinkECU V6 MR2 - MKVII Golf R Location: PNW Posts: 709 Thanks: 81 Thanked 425 Times in 205 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This probably belongs in the PNW forum, not in general discussion. You'll put a plate on REAL quick once you get the $195 ticket for Failure to Display. Ask me how I know..... __________________ 1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - 1MZ-FE 3.0L - Other Stuff I'm not really an asshole, but I play one on the internet.

02-14-2014, 02:23 AM	#7
deucethemoose Functionally Retarded Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: LinkECU V6 MR2 - MKVII Golf R Location: PNW Posts: 709 Thanks: 81 Thanked 425 Times in 205 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	And Corvette drivers. __________________ 1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - 1MZ-FE 3.0L - Other Stuff I'm not really an asshole, but I play one on the internet.

02-14-2014, 02:27 AM	#9
Liquidsnake Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: "I drives like a Porsche" Location: LA Posts: 638 Thanks: 89 Thanked 245 Times in 136 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yes. I have been ticketed twice. I pay the $25 fine. I will never put a front plate on. Ever. No one will dictate to me what I can and can't do to my car. I don't care if the fine was $100 per infraction. They can go to hell. The car looks much nicer with no front plate. __________________

02-14-2014, 02:18 AM	#5
N1rve Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2019 BMW ///M4 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,332 Thanks: 102 Thanked 1,167 Times in 714 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rocking a front plate in California. Car does look better without it though.

02-14-2014, 02:25 AM	#8
fatoni Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: miata, mazdaspeed protege, ls430 Location: socal Posts: 4,416 Thanks: 599 Thanked 1,442 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	is it really that big of a deal? mine drives the same either way so i dont care.

02-14-2014, 02:52 AM	#10
turbobee Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Ford Ranger (^_-) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In Arizona, we don't need to have front plates... sucks that you guys have to have them

02-14-2014, 04:16 AM	#13
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,571 Thanks: 9,382 Thanked 9,397 Times in 5,261 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	Nope. I dont want to give cops another reason to come after me. Plus i pay for custom plates so i may as well get my moneys worth. Lol __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

02-14-2014, 05:42 AM	#14
75 carrera 75carrera Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 1st 86 frs 97 993 c2S 75 911carrera Location: ca-nv 1953 healey v8 Posts: 51 Thanks: 8 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	We'll over 25yrs since I've run a front plate......haven't been stopped once,

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