Do you break the law and refuse to put a front license plate on? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

PollosHermanos · 02-14-2014, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by HATED1

But it you have no license, no insurance, etc, it can be costly.

I suggest having both of those items before driving.

Sincerely,
Everyone Else on the Road.

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21_nola_05 · 02-14-2014, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Liquidsnake

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.

agreed

i will never have a front plate yuk

PhreshhWun · 02-14-2014, 08:11 AM

I've always drove with both plates until I got one of the twins. The dealer didn't want to drill into the bumper and I personally thought it looked much better without it. I've been going like this for approx. 6-7 months and had no cop troubles at all.. I find majority of the new cars down here don't drive with their front plates on

Luis_GT · 02-14-2014, 08:16 AM

Nope... I drive without a front licence plate like the law states

Ryuu0u · 02-14-2014, 08:18 AM

I don't get the argument for requiring a front plate when motorcycles don't require one. On top of that I always see muscle cars, corvettes, and exotics in my area with out front plates. I highly doubt they get pulled over for that reason alone.

fourvalleys · 02-14-2014, 08:23 AM

I live in a state that doesn't require a front plate, but the state my plates are from does. No front plate even when I'm in that state, and I've never been bothered.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryuu0u

I don't get the argument for requiring a front plate when motorcycles don't require one. On top of that I always seen muscle cars, corvettes, and exotics in my area with out front plates. I highly doubt they get pulled over for that reason alone.

They say one reason you need one is to give them a flat surface so they can take radar on the front of your car. That seems like a big problem in the states that don't require one...

Ryuu0u · 02-14-2014, 08:27 AM

^^ I've heard about that but that gets thrown out the window when you look at the front of a sport bike. I think the requirement is dated by todays standards. Only reason I can see it being useful is for red light cameras and that's totally another issue on it's own.

jblmr2 · 02-14-2014, 08:30 AM

I don't run a front plate and I live in WA state. Last summer I got a speeding ticket. The cop never said a thing about the lack of a plate.

DarkSunrise · 02-14-2014, 08:42 AM

I've got a front plate and don't mind. One thing I like is my dealership mounted my plate lower, in the black plastic grill area. I can pull my front plate and it's much less noticeable, like in this picture:

And in some shots, it pretty much disappears:

Mikem53 · 02-14-2014, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by tzhu07

I live in WA state, where front plates are required.

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

When I lived in TX and had my vette, I didn't mount the front plate or the mounting bracket.. The others I've seen looked so bad.. I kept the license plate under the passenger side floor mat at all times.. I got stopped once in eight years.. I told the LEO that the mount was never installed by the dealer and showed him the plate.. He left me off with a verbal warning to get it "fixed".
I think he understood how anal I was about the looks of my car..
Moved a few years later to the Carolina's where front plates are not required..
Hate the look and having to have holes drilled into the bumper... And it's worthless..

Superhatch · 02-14-2014, 09:31 AM

I don't run one here in WI where it's required. What I don't understand is why some states feel it's fine to not have one, and in other states it's a law. Is there something those states with a law know that the others dont? Is there some secret study that says it makes roads safer, or you catch more criminals etc? Imo it ruins the looks of sporty cars to put a metal square on the front of a bumper.

I've been pulled over once so far, and it was a month after I got the car in May of 2012 (just after the car came out) and I think the cop just wanted to know what it was! He let me off with a verbal warning.

shiumai · 02-14-2014, 09:42 AM

That's why i figured out how to make my license plate frame non-permanent - only caveat is that this is for the BRZ:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35261

it's on for daily driving, and comes off for photos or car meets. on and off in 2 seconds - literally. no one would know any different just by looking at it.

PoorMansRacing · 02-14-2014, 09:47 AM

I used to rock a foreign plate on the front of my vehicles and (surprisingly) never got police attention. But the older I get, the less I care, and I don't want to bring more attention to my car than it already gets.

blackfireball5 · 02-14-2014, 10:02 AM

I have been pulled over twice for not having my front plate in Ohio. Recently on my Celica the cop said if he saw me again he'd ticket me. So it's only a matter of time since he got me a mile from my house. I have since stuck it in my front window in hopes that that would be sufficient until I can sell my car and get my FRS.

02-14-2014, 08:11 AM	#17
PhreshhWun Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru Brz Sport-Tech SWP Location: Scarborough, Ontario Posts: 159 Thanks: 24 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	I've always drove with both plates until I got one of the twins. The dealer didn't want to drill into the bumper and I personally thought it looked much better without it. I've been going like this for approx. 6-7 months and had no cop troubles at all.. I find majority of the new cars down here don't drive with their front plates on __________________ Mods: 2013 Subaru Outback fog lights, HID fog lights, LED vanity lights, LED dome light, LED trunk light, LED license plate lights, LED door courtesy lights, LED side markers, HID headlights, J2 Engineering test pipe, HKS Drop-In air filter, Window Visors, De-badged, and Diode Dynamics LED side mirrors Side Chick: 93' 240sx Convertible

02-14-2014, 08:42 AM	#23
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,798 Thanks: 2,187 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,221 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s)	I've got a front plate and don't mind. One thing I like is my dealership mounted my plate lower, in the black plastic grill area. I can pull my front plate and it's much less noticeable, like in this picture: And in some shots, it pretty much disappears: __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

02-14-2014, 09:31 AM	#25
Superhatch AIM4APX Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Limited Location: Milwaukee Posts: 1,206 Thanks: 642 Thanked 749 Times in 324 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s)	I don't run one here in WI where it's required. What I don't understand is why some states feel it's fine to not have one, and in other states it's a law. Is there something those states with a law know that the others dont? Is there some secret study that says it makes roads safer, or you catch more criminals etc? Imo it ruins the looks of sporty cars to put a metal square on the front of a bumper. I've been pulled over once so far, and it was a month after I got the car in May of 2012 (just after the car came out) and I think the cop just wanted to know what it was! He let me off with a verbal warning. __________________ "It's very difficult to present technology as an overtly positive sales device to people who want an emotional car" -Chris Harris

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Luis_GT Banned Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2002 BMW 530i, 10 Series FR-S Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 3,416 Thanked 3,334 Times in 1,754 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s)	Nope... I drive without a front licence plate like the law states

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Ryuu0u (=^･ｪ･^=) Join Date: Apr 2010 Drives: 2013 FRS, '08 GSXR 600 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 692 Thanks: 28 Thanked 254 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	I don't get the argument for requiring a front plate when motorcycles don't require one. On top of that I always see muscle cars, corvettes, and exotics in my area with out front plates. I highly doubt they get pulled over for that reason alone.

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Ryuu0u (=^･ｪ･^=) Join Date: Apr 2010 Drives: 2013 FRS, '08 GSXR 600 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 692 Thanks: 28 Thanked 254 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	^^ I've heard about that but that gets thrown out the window when you look at the front of a sport bike. I think the requirement is dated by todays standards. Only reason I can see it being useful is for red light cameras and that's totally another issue on it's own.

02-14-2014, 09:42 AM	#26
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,763 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,896 Times in 789 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s)	That's why i figured out how to make my license plate frame non-permanent - only caveat is that this is for the BRZ: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35261 it's on for daily driving, and comes off for photos or car meets. on and off in 2 seconds - literally. no one would know any different just by looking at it.

02-14-2014, 09:47 AM	#27
PoorMansRacing Anorexic Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2003 Honda S2000 Suzuka Blue Location: Washington, DC Posts: 341 Thanks: 598 Thanked 175 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s)	I used to rock a foreign plate on the front of my vehicles and (surprisingly) never got police attention. But the older I get, the less I care, and I don't want to bring more attention to my car than it already gets.

02-14-2014, 10:02 AM	#28
blackfireball5 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Firestorm Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 538 Thanks: 459 Thanked 102 Times in 74 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s)	I have been pulled over twice for not having my front plate in Ohio. Recently on my Celica the cop said if he saw me again he'd ticket me. So it's only a matter of time since he got me a mile from my house. I have since stuck it in my front window in hopes that that would be sufficient until I can sell my car and get my FRS.

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