Do you run with or without a front plate?
...and for awhile, on my jetta, i ran no US plates (europlates) all around
i used to always run my front plate, then took it off one time to take some pix. looked so much cleaner so i left it off. ive got ticketed for it once while driving, and once infront of my house! and its not a through street mind you....someones out to get me!! thinking of putting it back soon...MAYBE
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since i got my car...7-8 months now? no front plate.
Only once, was pulled over once by a cop in Davis. Since my headlight was out he also mentioned i had no front plate.
All the cops around my area in SF and Daly City don't seem to care.
Only once, was pulled over once by a cop in Davis. Since my headlight was out he also mentioned i had no front plate.
All the cops around my area in SF and Daly City don't seem to care.
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I've been without one for about 1 month now. It was ruined from a car accident and I've been too lazy to get a new one.
It's a matter of running into a cop that's bored - bad place at the wrong time kinda thing.
I know folks that have loud *** exhausts, and have never been pulled over. I got pulled over 4 days after I installed mine.
So, it's just a matter of time or luck.
It's a matter of running into a cop that's bored - bad place at the wrong time kinda thing.
I know folks that have loud *** exhausts, and have never been pulled over. I got pulled over 4 days after I installed mine.
So, it's just a matter of time or luck.
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From: Santa Clara, Ca.
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I told myself I'd mount the front plate if I ever got stopped for not having it.
I have since put it on.
Why give LE a tool with which to stop you, and possibly jam you up for "other stuff"?
I'm not a cop, but I was for a while, and I'm still working for a local, Bay Area LE agency. The reason many cops will let you off for that violation, is so that other ofcs have that available if they want to stop you.
Calif. car dealerships are required to provide a mounting option for the front plate.
I have since put it on.
Why give LE a tool with which to stop you, and possibly jam you up for "other stuff"?
I'm not a cop, but I was for a while, and I'm still working for a local, Bay Area LE agency. The reason many cops will let you off for that violation, is so that other ofcs have that available if they want to stop you.
Calif. car dealerships are required to provide a mounting option for the front plate.
There are a few cool cops though I've talked to a bunch of them.
Kevin
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Where abouts in San Ramon do you live? I'm in SR too. I've also never been pulled over (period) or been bothered by not having plates...my wrx came with only the rear. Besides, most of the cops are lazy and don't care where I live.
There are a few cool cops though I've talked to a bunch of them.
Kevin
There are a few cool cops though I've talked to a bunch of them.
Kevin
i have always run no plate from the get go and never been pulled over in four years of driving...
the plate always ruins good pictures and i take alot of pictures, so f the plate!
the plate always ruins good pictures and i take alot of pictures, so f the plate!
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no front plate. out of state reg. all over the bay. been pulled over like 5 times for different stuff, but never a ticket nor a mention of the front plate.