It finally happend....
05-17-2006, 02:03 PM
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It finally happend.... I finally got owned for having no front plate!! 
Parking ticket in chicago
probably not even worth contesting since... I had no front plate :-p
Oh well 50 bucks down the drain and I'm part of the club now
Chicago PD
Parking ticket in chicago
probably not even worth contesting since... I had no front plate :-pOh well 50 bucks down the drain and I'm part of the club now
Chicago PD 
05-17-2006, 02:13 PM
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Welcome to the club. Trust me, there will be more to follow. It's one of those appearence mod's that you have to keep paying for. Another one is window tints!
05-17-2006, 03:52 PM
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My dad had just finished painting his 3rd gen TA and left the front plate in the windshield with a note that said plz dont ticket me car is being sold next week, paint is fresh and I dont want to put holes in the bumper. My grandmother was doing garden work when chicago's finest read the note crumbled it tossed it to the ground and wrote him a ticket. 3 in one day some how...
05-17-2006, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Avalanche
My dad had just finished painting his 3rd gen TA and left the front plate in the windshield with a note that said plz dont ticket me car is being sold next week, paint is fresh and I dont want to put holes in the bumper. My grandmother was doing garden work when chicago's finest read the note crumbled it tossed it to the ground and wrote him a ticket. 3 in one day some how...
05-17-2006, 11:43 PM
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honestly you have it easy, ive gotten a ticket for no front plate. all you have to do is this, take the cover off, put plate on, take pictures, go to court, show pictures, they throw ticket out, go home, take plate off, put cover back on
its seriously that easy, well for you anywas, i have to take the bumper off, swap the grill, put bumper back on
all it costs is your time
oh and the window thing will not work, ive talked to cops about it, it has to be displayed on the FRONT of the vehicle, putting it in the window makes it noticable to the fact that its not on the font of the car, your better off just leaving it out of sight altogether
its seriously that easy, well for you anywas, i have to take the bumper off, swap the grill, put bumper back on
all it costs is your time
oh and the window thing will not work, ive talked to cops about it, it has to be displayed on the FRONT of the vehicle, putting it in the window makes it noticable to the fact that its not on the font of the car, your better off just leaving it out of sight altogether
05-17-2006, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
honestly you have it easy, ive gotten a ticket for no front plate. all you have to do is this, take the cover off, put plate on, take pictures, go to court, show pictures, they throw ticket out, go home, take plate off, put cover back on
its seriously that easy, well for you anywas, i have to take the bumper off, swap the grill, put bumper back on
all it costs is your time
oh and the window thing will not work, ive talked to cops about it, it has to be displayed on the FRONT of the vehicle, putting it in the window makes it noticable to the fact that its not on the font of the car, your better off just leaving it out of sight altogether
its seriously that easy, well for you anywas, i have to take the bumper off, swap the grill, put bumper back on
all it costs is your time
oh and the window thing will not work, ive talked to cops about it, it has to be displayed on the FRONT of the vehicle, putting it in the window makes it noticable to the fact that its not on the font of the car, your better off just leaving it out of sight altogether
05-18-2006, 09:07 AM
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I got ticketed for no front plate and tinted windows in Elk Grove Village. Had to go to the Cook County court house and show proof of them being removed. i just brought pictures of someone elses car with my front plate on it. They dismissed it and I had no fine. The funny thing was I would have paid the ticket if they had just told me to. I didnt even have the front bracket or the screws for my front plate so I just taped the plate to the front bumper and took a picture. 
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05-18-2006, 12:35 PM
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I got busted in Central Illinois for not front plate, Tint on the front windows, and having a smoked liscense plate cover on the rear. The cop was on the other side of the interstate heading the opposit direction as I and decided to come through the median. I wasn't speeding or anything. I hate cops.
05-18-2006, 12:40 PM
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CPD (Chicago) is most of the time way cooler than the suburban cops for tint and front plate.
I have lived on the North side of Chicago since 1989 and have never gotten a ticket for tints or plates. All my tix for that stuff has been in the burbs or by staties on I90.
I have lived on the North side of Chicago since 1989 and have never gotten a ticket for tints or plates. All my tix for that stuff has been in the burbs or by staties on I90.
05-18-2006, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
CPD (Chicago) is most of the time way cooler than the suburban cops for tint and front plate.
I have lived on the North side of Chicago since 1989 and have never gotten a ticket for tints or plates. All my tix for that stuff has been in the burbs or by staties on I90.
I have lived on the North side of Chicago since 1989 and have never gotten a ticket for tints or plates. All my tix for that stuff has been in the burbs or by staties on I90.
Do you think its worth it to take a pic. with the plate on and try to contest it or is that probably a waste of time?
BTW: I'm getting some heavy velcro for the plate cover and I'll just yank it off when I'm in the city
05-18-2006, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Luna
I never had any problem till now according to my girlfriend (I was at her house) they go trolling for parking violations on street cleaning days. Which it was...
Do you think its worth it to take a pic. with the plate on and try to contest it or is that probably a waste of time?
Do you think its worth it to take a pic. with the plate on and try to contest it or is that probably a waste of time?
BTW: I'm getting some heavy velcro for the plate cover and I'll just yank it off when I'm in the city
05-18-2006, 01:42 PM
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Take a pic to show you put it back on? I would.
My Formy had a front plate on it the entire time it was street driven.
I hate to put a front plate on the Vette, I'm going to start looking at other Vettes and see what they are doing.
My Formy had a front plate on it the entire time it was street driven.
I hate to put a front plate on the Vette, I'm going to start looking at other Vettes and see what they are doing.
05-18-2006, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Take a pic to show you put it back on? I would.
My Formy had a front plate on it the entire time it was street driven.
I hate to put a front plate on the Vette, I'm going to start looking at other Vettes and see what they are doing.
My Formy had a front plate on it the entire time it was street driven.
I hate to put a front plate on the Vette, I'm going to start looking at other Vettes and see what they are doing.
Basically I don't want to waste time and gas on something that is just going to get thrown in my face and say pay it!
And yes its held on with screws but velcro > screws in terms of simplicity IMO
05-18-2006, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Luna
they go trolling for parking violations on street cleaning days. :
05-18-2006, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SSPEEDY
Normally it won't be a PO that does that, it's usually the department of revenue. An easy way to tell: if it was hand written it's a PO, if it's typed using a printer (that looks like a receipt) and placed into an envelope it's the the dept of rev.
