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Do you have your front license plate on?
04-18-2005, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by domn
Ah, so JDM Accords have the plates on like that?
04-18-2005, 05:13 PM
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On my last 4 cars, I never even mounted the bracket when I PDI-ed them. I just throw the mounting kit in my garage so that it's ready to throw in the trunk for the next owner (if they want to use it). Those suckers are $40 if you don't have it.
Moral of the story: Keep your mounting bracket. Especially if your state of residence is a bitch about fron t plates. You'll need to take a digital pic for presentation to have the ticket wiped.
Moral of the story: Keep your mounting bracket. Especially if your state of residence is a bitch about fron t plates. You'll need to take a digital pic for presentation to have the ticket wiped.
04-18-2005, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by drkangel348
illegal here in california but I took it off... the fine for "no front plate" is a 10$ fix it ticket, and you will only get one if you park out on the street where meter maids can ticket you.
Well, if a cop really wants to give you a ticket, you will get stopped for not having a front plate on. A few years ago, I was driving my integra (stock set up) w/o a front plate on in L.A. Passed a motorcycle cop at an intersection. He was just driving and didn't have his rader gun out or anything. He saw me, pulled me over and gave me a fix it ticket for not having front plates. Although the fix it ticket was cheap, it is very inconvenient to wait several hours in line to pay the ticket and then wait again to have the Sheriff inspect your vehicle to clear the ticket. Definitly not worth it if you get caught.
04-18-2005, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sleeper
it's off, but i keep the plate in my trunk in case a cop pulls me over. if i get busted, i'll just tell him someone backed into the car and broke the frame. haven't been pulled over for it yet, though. :knocksonwood:
Now lets see if I actually do it
04-18-2005, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by xizor
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04-18-2005, 09:02 PM
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i got the wrong screws when i tried mounting a covered frame to the front, so i took the whole assembly off and threw it in the trunk until i could get replacement screws. but i liked it so much w/out it on that i just decided to leave it off, and if i get pulled over because of it, i'd just tell them the truth, that the screws were broken and i was waiting for replacements.... from 14 months ago...!
besides, i kinda took an informal poll of cars on the road w/out front plates, and around here in cali, i'd say maybe 1 in 10 cars don't have them, so i'm playing the odds....
besides, i kinda took an informal poll of cars on the road w/out front plates, and around here in cali, i'd say maybe 1 in 10 cars don't have them, so i'm playing the odds....
04-19-2005, 03:51 PM
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My bracket is sitting in the trunk where it was when I picked up the car. I have no idea what the law is in AZ, but in Maine I would have had to have it. I hope not here....(opens new window to check law.....
04-29-2005, 03:39 PM
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For the Minnesota guys and gals without front plate, saw this in the Star Tribune today:
License plate violations on the rise
Associated Press
April 29, 2005
"The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is reporting an increase in the number of license plate violations in the state.
Officials say the most common violation is failure to display both front and rear license plates as required by state law.
Another common violation is obscuring license plates with a plastic cover or something similar. State Patrol Sergeant Curt Mowers said it's against the law to cover plates with any materials that reduce the reflectivity.
The average fine for registration violations is about $80."
Associated Press
April 29, 2005
"The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is reporting an increase in the number of license plate violations in the state.
Officials say the most common violation is failure to display both front and rear license plates as required by state law.
Another common violation is obscuring license plates with a plastic cover or something similar. State Patrol Sergeant Curt Mowers said it's against the law to cover plates with any materials that reduce the reflectivity.
The average fine for registration violations is about $80."
04-29-2005, 04:38 PM
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Hey Nicky, even tho Cali law requires front plates, i see plenty cars without them. And since we're still on paper plates cuz our cars are new, it shouldnt pose a threat for the first couple weeks. i took the front bracket off tho...u should too 
if i get pulled over for not having plates, ill just tell them my car didnt have brackets set up to begin with wen i bought the car...
watch out tho wen u head to LAX. they catch ppl like crazy there sicne the whole 9/11 thing. i drove my dad's camry (no brackets in front) to the airport and got pulled over and got a fixit ticket. so if u plan on going plate-less, don't drive ur tsx to the airport!
and here's something interesting: u NEVER see sports cars with front plates (Corvettes, Lambos, Ferraris, etc)... and car advertisements always show their cars without them too... if certain states really require front plates, then the dmv should consider releasing clear transparent "bumper-sticker license plates" that u apply to the bumper so all u see are the numbers/letters rather than a big rectangle/square piece of metal sticking out...
if i get pulled over for not having plates, ill just tell them my car didnt have brackets set up to begin with wen i bought the car...watch out tho wen u head to LAX. they catch ppl like crazy there sicne the whole 9/11 thing. i drove my dad's camry (no brackets in front) to the airport and got pulled over and got a fixit ticket. so if u plan on going plate-less, don't drive ur tsx to the airport!
and here's something interesting: u NEVER see sports cars with front plates (Corvettes, Lambos, Ferraris, etc)... and car advertisements always show their cars without them too... if certain states really require front plates, then the dmv should consider releasing clear transparent "bumper-sticker license plates" that u apply to the bumper so all u see are the numbers/letters rather than a big rectangle/square piece of metal sticking out...
04-29-2005, 04:48 PM
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Got a fat juicy ticket in LAX without having the front license on, $400 court session. What did I learn from that? .... Absolutely nada, still driving around without the plate in the front 
-KC
edit: btw, i'm in SoCal, for those of you going to LAX, make sure you put ur front plate on, then just yank it right out when u get home, simple as that
-KC
edit: btw, i'm in SoCal, for those of you going to LAX, make sure you put ur front plate on, then just yank it right out when u get home, simple as that
04-29-2005, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by kaikai114
Got a fat juicy ticket in LAX without having the front license on, $400 court session. What did I learn from that? .... Absolutely nada, still driving around without the plate in the front
-KC
edit: btw, i'm in SoCal, for those of you going to LAX, make sure you put ur front plate on, then just yank it right out when u get home, simple as that
-KC
edit: btw, i'm in SoCal, for those of you going to LAX, make sure you put ur front plate on, then just yank it right out when u get home, simple as that
05-16-2005, 10:21 PM
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Anyone have any experience with Colorado cops and no front plate? I just got back from school in Pennsylvania and really don't want to attach the damn thing.
05-17-2005, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by joerockt
So you fought it?? Why didnt you just pay the $10 fix it ticket?
05-17-2005, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by daniel1113
Anyone have any experience with Colorado cops and no front plate? I just got back from school in Pennsylvania and really don't want to attach the damn thing.
it's different for Colorado 
p.s. it's usually OK to play dumb in front of cops, as long as you are polite to them
05-17-2005, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 05_TSX_GP
p.s. it's usually OK to play dumb in front of cops, as long as you are polite to them
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05-17-2005, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 05_TSX_GP
Keep driving without the plate. IF a cop pulls you over for that, just tell him/her that you came back from Penn. and just didn't realize it's different for Colorado
p.s. it's usually OK to play dumb in front of cops, as long as you are polite to them
it's different for Colorado p.s. it's usually OK to play dumb in front of cops, as long as you are polite to them
05-17-2005, 12:29 PM
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It seems like we have this same discussion every couple of months. I think there are a few states that do not require the front license plate, but most do. However, most cops are not observant enough to really notice it. Meter maids, though, have been known to give tickets so beware. Best trick is out of state plates. If you keep your car registered in another state, then you don't have to worry about the front plate situation.
My, I'm just gonna tell the cop that pulls me over that I'm waiting on my dealership to send me a bracket.
My, I'm just gonna tell the cop that pulls me over that I'm waiting on my dealership to send me a bracket.
05-17-2005, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
It seems like we have this same discussion every couple of months. I think there are a few states that do not require the front license plate, but most do. However, most cops are not observant enough to really notice it. Meter maids, though, have been known to give tickets so beware. Best trick is out of state plates. If you keep your car registered in another state, then you don't have to worry about the front plate situation.
My, I'm just gonna tell the cop that pulls me over that I'm waiting on my dealership to send me a bracket.
My, I'm just gonna tell the cop that pulls me over that I'm waiting on my dealership to send me a bracket.
Hey, that waiting for a bracket trick might just work!!! I am so tempted to rip off my front plate now!!!
05-17-2005, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by daniel1113
The ignorance card... good call!
05-17-2005, 02:17 PM
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I live in CA. Took my front plate off before I left the dealership. No problem yet. I guess its because our car is a luxury car and looks good so they dont think anything is wrong. I see cops shooting radar at me all the time and they never bother to pull me over.
I guess its because our car is a luxury car and looks good so they dont think anything is wrong. I see cops shooting radar at me all the time and they never bother to pull me over.
05-18-2005, 08:02 AM
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In OR the law is that the license plate must be visibly displayed. so it is... on the bottom of my passenger windshield. =) it's visible from the front of the car.
05-18-2005, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by drkangel348
illegal here in california but I took it off... the fine for "no front plate" is a 10$ fix it ticket, and you will only get one if you park out on the street where meter maids can ticket you.
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