Texas Residents - Law Change...
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Texas Residents - Law Change...
This was posted on my site tonight and felt it was important to pass along (moderator - feel free to move if needed)
Texas Residents - Support a Bill to eliminate front license plates
If you are interested in seeing the law that requires front license plates amended, please read on. I am posting this on the following UBB's:
Lone Star Corvette Club Forum
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If you are affiliated with any other boards, please quote or reference this information, then post here to let us know where. We need to reach out to all car clubs in Texas for support (this is not just about Corvettes). I'm sure our friends in the F-Body, Mustang, Viper, BMW, Porsche, Supra, RX-7, Miata, & other clubs would be just as interested.
There isn't much time, since the deadline to introduce the bill would be March 1st. That could get moved up due to redistricting planned this session.
Click here to read the rest of the story because he has posted a bunch of helpful links: http://www.nsxsc.com/ubb/Forum24/HTML/000001.html
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Texas Residents - Support a Bill to eliminate front license plates
If you are interested in seeing the law that requires front license plates amended, please read on. I am posting this on the following UBB's:
Lone Star Corvette Club Forum
C5 Registry Forum
Corvette Forum
C5 Forum
ModernMusclecar.net Forum
Viper Club Forum
Mustang Corral Forums
LS1.com Forum
SCCA Forum
Miata.net Forum
NSX Sports Car Forum
If you are affiliated with any other boards, please quote or reference this information, then post here to let us know where. We need to reach out to all car clubs in Texas for support (this is not just about Corvettes). I'm sure our friends in the F-Body, Mustang, Viper, BMW, Porsche, Supra, RX-7, Miata, & other clubs would be just as interested.
There isn't much time, since the deadline to introduce the bill would be March 1st. That could get moved up due to redistricting planned this session.
Click here to read the rest of the story because he has posted a bunch of helpful links: http://www.nsxsc.com/ubb/Forum24/HTML/000001.html
NSXSC
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I would think that the best way to tackle this would be to point out the cost savings to the State. Other than that, I can't possibly think of a reason why a state that formerly required a front plate would reverse.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kensteele:
I would think that the best way to tackle this would be to point out the cost savings to the State
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I would think that the best way to tackle this would be to point out the cost savings to the State
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by mdaniel:
I think requiring a front plate is probably a net positive for the state. Sure, they have to spend money making the plates. But they get revenue from citations for not displaying it. Plus, it gives them an excuse for pulling you over.
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I think requiring a front plate is probably a net positive for the state. Sure, they have to spend money making the plates. But they get revenue from citations for not displaying it. Plus, it gives them an excuse for pulling you over.
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Look at his list: Corvettes and Vipers and other muscles/sports cars. When I lived in TX, these cars were less than 1% of the road. No revenue there.
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Ok, somebody help me with the front license plate deal. You don't want a front license plate required because of what?
Certainly there's gotta be something besides "It makes my car look ugly."
Second, tell me why you think the state requires you to display a front license plate.
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Certainly there's gotta be something besides "It makes my car look ugly."
Second, tell me why you think the state requires you to display a front license plate.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kensteele:
Certainly there's gotta be something besides "It makes my car look ugly."
Second, tell me why you think the state requires you to display a front license plate.
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Certainly there's gotta be something besides "It makes my car look ugly."
Second, tell me why you think the state requires you to display a front license plate.
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In CA, they require front plates largely for the cameras. They have cameras at intersections that take a photo of your face and front plate if you run a red light. They do the same thing if you run through the automated toll road lanes without an electronic transponder. In both cases, they use the front plate to look up your address and mail you a ticket.
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I don't care about the law, and like you said ken, the cops have better things to do than look at my luxury coupe and see if I have my front plate on or not.
In TX, I have lived here over 10 years of my life, I have always taken the front plate off and never had a problem. I have a lot of other friends, who have also never had a problem.
I don't think TX will amend the law and reverse it's ruling on this matter.
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In TX, I have lived here over 10 years of my life, I have always taken the front plate off and never had a problem. I have a lot of other friends, who have also never had a problem.
I don't think TX will amend the law and reverse it's ruling on this matter.
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I haven't had a front LP on any of my cars for the last five years and only been pulled over three times-all in the same day(labor Day weekend) If they want an excuse to pull you over like New Years of the 4th to see if your fit to drive they'll use it, but otherwise I don't think they bother.
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I haven't had a front plate on since 1989. When I bought my '89 Camaro, the bra would not fit with the front plate on, so I took it off and never looked back. My next car was a '98 Sebring, and it never saw the front plate. Neither has my CL-S.
Not only are they tacky, the CL's front plate will mess up the paint.
Ken: You don't live in Texas so don't sweat it. Let us Texans worry about the reasons to keep it ot lose it. Thanks.
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Not only are they tacky, the CL's front plate will mess up the paint.
Ken: You don't live in Texas so don't sweat it. Let us Texans worry about the reasons to keep it ot lose it. Thanks.
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I moved to Dallas from AZ. I took it off the day I got my car, and unless a judge orders me to put it on, it will stay in my closet.
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Please have a crane drop on my car so I have to buy a new CL-S. But wait till I'm not in the car. Thanks
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Please have a crane drop on my car so I have to buy a new CL-S. But wait till I'm not in the car. Thanks
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MikeN:
I haven't had a front plate on since 1989. When I bought my '89 Camaro, the bra would not fit with the front plate on, so I took it off and never looked back. My next car was a '98 Sebring, and it never saw the front plate. Neither has my CL-S.
Not only are they tacky, the CL's front plate will mess up the paint.
Ken: You don't live in Texas so don't sweat it. Let us Texans worry about the reasons to keep it ot lose it. Thanks.
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I haven't had a front plate on since 1989. When I bought my '89 Camaro, the bra would not fit with the front plate on, so I took it off and never looked back. My next car was a '98 Sebring, and it never saw the front plate. Neither has my CL-S.
Not only are they tacky, the CL's front plate will mess up the paint.
Ken: You don't live in Texas so don't sweat it. Let us Texans worry about the reasons to keep it ot lose it. Thanks.
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Now I ask you... would you want to put a front plate on this car...
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by twonsxs:
Now I ask you... would you want to put a front plate on this car...
(fresh picture from Texas World Speedway)
More pictures: www.nsxsc.om/bios
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Now I ask you... would you want to put a front plate on this car...
(fresh picture from Texas World Speedway)
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More pictures: www.nsxsc.om/bios
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Hell no, ain't no way a front plate is going on there!
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im glad we dont put font liceanse plates here in florida
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2001 cl type s,custom voltage blue paint job, comptech headers, 18 inch ssr agle strusse rims, greddy evo exhaust, cross drilled rotors, pioneer avx 7000 tv, playstation2, iceman cold air intake(custom)nos fuel pressure regulator, slammed on nex suspension
my old car www.hondatech.org/99acv6ic.html
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im glad we dont put font liceanse plates here in florida
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2001 cl type s,custom voltage blue paint job, comptech headers, 18 inch ssr agle strusse rims, greddy evo exhaust, cross drilled rotors, pioneer avx 7000 tv, playstation2, iceman cold air intake(custom)nos fuel pressure regulator, slammed on nex suspension
my old car www.hondatech.org/99acv6ic.html
my cl-s
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2001 cl type s,custom voltage blue paint job, comptech headers, 18 inch ssr agle strusse rims, greddy evo exhaust, cross drilled rotors, pioneer avx 7000 tv, playstation2, iceman cold air intake(custom)nos fuel pressure regulator, slammed on nex suspension
my old car www.hondatech.org/99acv6ic.html
my cl-s
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