View Full Version : Front License Plate Law
StanAE86
03-16-2004, 02:54 PM
Where are you located and do they require your car to have front license plate?
I'm in California where it's the law. Hit and miss as to whether you'll get written up for it. I have never in my life, seen a Corvette with a front plate. All Ferraris I've ever seen never have them. 99% of the Porsches I've seen don't have them, but it's the law. I've gotten a ticket for it once. I was parallel parked and the whole street was covered with tickets...I noticed, it was everyone without a front plate. Do you think a meter maid had a bad day that day? :)
Just a brain fart: an Enzo would need a front license plate. Where would it go? Would it cover one of the vents on the side or the air channel in the middle?
A highway patrol officer could make his quota in 30 minutes by parking at the entrance or exit of a race track and writing out front license plate tickets on race day. How would the Enzo owner "fix" it? I doubt it came with a front license plate bracket. :roll:
The Enzo has a front plate mounting.. on the front right I think.. I saw some pics where you can see a black are there. Some countries even allow adhesive plates I think.
And anyway, here in Switzerland it's mandatory... pretty small compared to the back one, but yes, mandatory as in the whole Europe basically.
Anonymous
03-16-2004, 04:02 PM
it bull who cares about a front plate
StanAE86
03-16-2004, 04:29 PM
If we were allowed a small plate like that Enzo, I wouldn't have a problem...but the US plates are huge and the rear and fronts are the same.
In New York State it's kind of sketchy? :? My dad has an S6 avant and it only has a rear plate ( the dealer only got one plate, our big ugly plates would look terrible on the front of that car) The law here reads that it is "recomended" by the DMV and law inforcement that you have both front and rear plates. Which would make you think that it's not mandatory, then they go on to say if you don't have two plates you could get up too a $200 fine. Go figure! Havn't had any problems yet with having only the rear plate!
mhn3773
03-16-2004, 05:02 PM
i wouldnt really worry about getting a ticket..its not a moving violation so it wont cost much or ding ur insurance..and 9 times out of 10 u wont get ticketed for it unless the cop has it in for u..if so he will just find something else
technicly anything but a completely stock car in cali is illegal..so if they really wanted to they could give u a ticket( i say that because there are some really old laws that forbid any type of modification)
fishfreek
03-16-2004, 05:12 PM
Two plates required in VA. Only cars I have seen with 1 plate are either temp tags or those from out of state.
The US plates are not near as long as the european style plates.
man who needs the front license plate on an enzo? all ur gonna c is the back of it, and i don't think ur goin to c it clearly while it's rocketing at 200mph
stracing
03-16-2004, 06:30 PM
plates at the front are quite silly, cops over here always walk around the back to check the plates anyways
redbaron
03-16-2004, 06:48 PM
In the Netherlands you need a front plate as well. It has to be a large one too!! (like at the back) A smaller one is illegal, but tolerated. But if the cops don't like you (fast car...) they'll give you a penalty. So imagine a big yellow plate at the front of your ENZO.....
Junk2006
03-16-2004, 07:46 PM
I am pretty sure in Canada you need both a front and a back plate but if you only require one plate I think it is kind of retarded for it to be required on the front.
FerrariFerrari
03-16-2004, 08:40 PM
In the US it's different from state to state, I live in a state
that doesn't require it. :D Personally I think that with the tech-
nology that's around today they could totaly do away with
license ptates, the question is, why don't they, polotics anyone. :? :| :fist:
Instead of trying to figure out how to make the plates more
visible to cops they could just install a transmitter in every
car that would transmit the licence plate number. :idea:
Schwalbe
03-16-2004, 09:01 PM
I am pretty sure in Canada you need both a front and a back plate but if you only require one plate I think it is kind of retarded for it to be required on the front.
Not everywhere in Canada.
I live in Canada in the Province of Québec and we have not any front license plate. I find that particularly ugly all cars with a front license plate, especially on a sport car.
altezza
03-16-2004, 11:12 PM
Front license plate is not required in the Province of Alberta, Canada
However, in British Columbia, both front and rear plates are required, otherwise, u will get a $79 fine for not having the front license plate (both front and rear plates look exactly the same except that the rear plate has a date sticker and an insurance sticker on it (with the expiry month and year)
Also, we can't control the font size/style on the plate since they are printed by ICBC (a gov. agency)
666fast
03-16-2004, 11:43 PM
It's required in Minnesota. I have mine on, just because I see no point in taking it off. I really don't care what it looks like. If I had a Ferrari or something, my opinion might change. As of right now, I could care less if it's on there or not.
My friend doesn't keep his on. Been that way for months. He has yet to get a ticket, but he does carry the license plate in the car. So all he would have to do is say it fell off or somethign stupid and he forgot to put it back on. Most policeman would just say whatever, put it back on and let ya go.
MercedeSChink
03-17-2004, 12:16 AM
how about Toronto?
Tomerville
03-17-2004, 01:25 AM
Yeah, in NY we need 2 plates. And in NYC at least, they check. Very few states don't require two. Too bad, they can really make your car look ugly :?
PATo355
03-17-2004, 02:39 AM
Here is mandatory too , but all supercars do not wear front plate .... anyways its pretty simple cuz its "the f40" or "the f50" or "the purple diablo" , easy to find
cho_888
03-17-2004, 02:59 AM
in Australia you have to have them on front and back, but or a little extra cash you can get pretty much what ever color you want, even to match your car.
novass
03-17-2004, 03:30 AM
I just got a ticket for not having a front plate on my car, I need to go and get that fixed. The thing that really pisses me off about it is they only want me to have it on there so the stupid cameras at lights will be able to take a pic of it in case I run a red. So they gave me a ticket to fix something so that I can get more tickets. Not only that, they always say stuff like this is just a fix it ticket and it wont cost me anything, but as soon as I go to the police station to show them I put it on, they charge an inspection fee among a few other fees and it seems to vary from station to station. So my ticket that wont cost me any money ends up costing me at least 30 bucks.
I wouldnt be so mad if not having a front plate was an actual fine of 30 or so dollars, but its the fact that they say its no charge yet somehow I end up paying for some shit. Its bullshit.
Garretts_turbo
03-17-2004, 01:23 PM
thankfully we do not need them here in michigan. i hate the way the look on some vehicles. my truck had a plate, but it looked right to be there. (huge bumper) when i bought my acclaim that was the first thing i took off. tacky things...
if you ever look around in the Dodge Viper club forums, theres always a thread about the front license plate. seems that the viper owners go and order a front bracket for the plate from their viper dealer, get the order form paper and keep it in their car so that if they are stopped, you can show them that the mounting is on order, but havent recieved it. i guess you just gotta have an understanding dealership :lol: :lol: :lol:
jon_s
03-17-2004, 01:29 PM
You have to hae them in the UK, the front has to be the same size as the rear plate, the letters have to be a certain spacing, and size. If not you will get done for it.
If you own an Enzo...you keep a broken plate in the car and say someone kicked it off if you get pulled over.
racer_f50
03-17-2004, 04:45 PM
I asked a cop about it once here in South Dakota and he told me by law we have to use both the licence plates given to us when we register.
i'm guessing that you could just place the front plate right behind the bottom passenger side of the winshield, though, cuz that's where the front dealer paper gets placed before you get real licence plates.
doesn't really bother me that much, though, cuz I dont' exactly drive a supercar yet, and the plates here in South Dakota don't really look that bad anyways.
ae86_16v
03-20-2004, 04:17 PM
I just got a ticket for not having a front plate on my car, I need to go and get that fixed. The thing that really pisses me off about it is they only want me to have it on there so the stupid cameras at lights will be able to take a pic of it in case I run a red. So they gave me a ticket to fix something so that I can get more tickets. Not only that, they always say stuff like this is just a fix it ticket and it wont cost me anything, but as soon as I go to the police station to show them I put it on, they charge an inspection fee among a few other fees and it seems to vary from station to station. So my ticket that wont cost me any money ends up costing me at least 30 bucks.
I wouldnt be so mad if not having a front plate was an actual fine of 30 or so dollars, but its the fact that they say its no charge yet somehow I end up paying for some shit. Its bullshit.
Yeah, in San Francisco they really crack down on that shit. Can't you just take it to a officer and have him/her sign off on it? That is how we usually do it up here around the Bay Area, never really had to take it into an inspection station.
I never gotten a ticket in Oakland. I have just the OEM black molding for my 328is, but for US cars it came w/ a license plate molding.
novass
03-20-2004, 06:47 PM
Can't you just take it to a officer and have him/her sign off on it?
Im not sure if you can do that or not. If you can do it in Frisco, im sure ill be able to do it here since its both Cali. I have a friend at school thats a cop, ill ask him, maybe I wont even have to put it on then.
callen
03-20-2004, 07:54 PM
mandatory in ontario as well. the reason is its easier for cops to identify the car i think. that may onl y be one of the many reasons, but i think it sucks and fucks the lines of the car. o well.
hemi_fan
03-20-2004, 11:36 PM
U need a front plate in Ontario
ae86_16v
03-21-2004, 03:57 PM
Can't you just take it to a officer and have him/her sign off on it?
Im not sure if you can do that or not. If you can do it in Frisco, im sure ill be able to do it here since its both Cali. I have a friend at school thats a cop, ill ask him, maybe I wont even have to put it on then.
Yeah, a lot of the times, people just take it to the officer and have them sign off on it. I have this friend that has an exhaust on his car, and he always get ticketed for that shit. But he owns a shop in Chinatown here in Oakland, so he is pretty cool w/ the local cops that walk the beat. Anyways, whenever he gets a ticket, he just have his cop sign off on it, doesn't even have to fix it.
Usually if I remember correctly, it is a $15 fix-it ticket.
kodvaag
03-21-2004, 04:54 PM
In Norway you have to have one.
Earlier you could get a small one for the Miata and similar cars, but not anymore...
We have so many speed cameras and toll roads here so the small numberplates are hard to read.
Guess I'll have to engineer a numberplate bracket which will fold the sign at speeds. (spring force vs wind speed) :fist:
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