transsam

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I really really really don't want to have to put the plate on the front of my car. I have been ticketed while parked in Salt Lake, but that is the extent of it.

What are your experiences in and around San Diego and even as high as L.A.?

spicy

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I live in orange count and never had a problem i'm guessing its one of those things that the cops will add on to a ticket if you get pulled over for something else.

transsam

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Thats pretty much the same as here, I am just lucky to have never gotten a ticket in this car! Thanks.

bigtls1

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been pulled over and warned about it 3 times, but no tickets for the license plate. Only window tint. As long as i wasn't doing anything stupid, i would get let go

LA Invasion

I leave it covered now on purpose, so that if I get pulled over for speeding or something they have an out to be nice and give me a reduced ticket for no front plate. It only costs $25 fix it ticket and is free to have signed off by the CHP or local PD charges maybe $20. Then I go put the cover back on. I have also had warnings for it. Beats a $300+ speeding ticket and point on your record.

Rubalcava

I havnt been pulled over for it because my cars always had the front plates due to not wanting to get pulled over and a ticket.
my my firebird had no front plates and my brother was pulled over for that

joecar

Got stopped by local cops in OC for burnt out headlight, but never for missing license plate.

xXxSilveradoxXx

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I've rolled my DD Silvy for 8-years without a front plate and not a peep from WPD, Sheriff or CHP about it.

SS 376

Had to go through a police checkpoint today. Had a short convo w/the officer; he never said a word about the plate. Nobody has ever bothered me about the plate. Anyway I see plenty of Mercs and BMWs with no plates at all rolling around LA; if anything those are the people LAPD and CHP should be pulling over.

FastrDamnit!

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Used to harass me about it years ago, but haven't gotten an grief in the last few years about it.

joecar

SS, what was the checkpoint regarding...?

joecar

Has anyone seen any of the mobile smog test dynos lately (in the last year or so)...?

xXxSilveradoxXx

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It was probably a DUI checkpoint.

I haven't heard of these, I'll have to look into the legality of them.

juniorz28

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I've been pulled over twice for no front plate in the last year

SS 376

Street I work on was blocked off because they were filming a movie. Why they needed LAPD to work the street is beyond me...

Bad30th

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I've been pulled over and ticketed for it (fix-it ticket), San Diego on Mission Bay Drive.

I now have a front plate on because I hate getting pulled over.

Rob (Bad30th)

1904gto

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i live in sd i got 2 no front plate tickets from parking enforcment

transsam

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Sounds like a crap shoot. I'll hold onto it for starters and I suppose I'll see how important it is to me after that!

xXxSilveradoxXx

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If I remember right, California State Law says something along the lines of you are only required to have a license plate on the back of your ride. However, if you were issued two license plates then you need to put one on the front. If this is right beating a ticket would only require you to tell the officer/judge that you were only issued one plate.

I'll have to look through the laws again to confirm or deny this.