JDeitz951

For those in states that require a front license plate:

Do you drive without a front plate (like me), even at the risk of a ticket, cuz the Turbo front end just looks so sweet without one?

lart951

I drive without license plate. I have never been stopped by a Peace Officer in my 951, I guess because of profiling. I am in my mid 40's and they aren't going to stop me over a front license plate.

TRP951

I drive without one in NY but I always have it with me in my glovebox

TRWright

In the porsches, I have been pulled over for "not having a front license plate BULB!" I am harrassed enough as it is, so it went back on.

Back when I was 16, I had a 924, and I always rolled with no front plate. I was issued at least 5 tickts for it, and eventually the plate went back on. In the small town I grew up in, where everyone drives $500 neons and buicks rusted to hell, the cops would follow me around town for 3 or 4 miles, just trying to get me slipping up. Theythought I was driving a $50k car or something.

JDeitz951

Same here...maybe the cops don't want to deal with us when there's so many kids out there to "educate".

TRWright

Tim, where in NY do you live?

JDeitz951

It fits in the glove box? Cool! I keep it behind the front seat in a ziplock bag with the screws and a screw driver...just in case!

lart951

Also, I frequently have to deal with the chief of police, his deputies, The Mayor, City Council, but I don't think that has nothing to do with it.

rocket951

A front plate is required in my locale but I choose not to display it. I do however have it under the front seat and have a pre-scripted story about ordering a bracket from Germany memorized.

TRP951

I live in buffalo

Porsche-O-Phile

It's required here but I was only issued one when I bought the car and it looks like crap anyway, so I'm not about to go to the DMV and ask for new plates; I'll just keep renewing the current one.

TRP951

you would actually be suprised that you can fit alot in there. I had 3 books in there and the license plate when i would come home from classes

MPD47

Hey another Western NY'r! I never run with the plate, had an officer comment on it once (when I had one headlight and was "aparently" speeding). Told him it was on order. He told me to have a good night. I keep the plate, insurance, etc all rubber banded together in the glove box.

RolexNJ

There is NO WAY I am going to put mine on. Screw the NJ State Troopers or local ones too. I'll do what I've always done with my other sports cars, and that's just carry it on the floor behind me. I'm not going to destroy the looks of my beautiful car because of a damn plate!

josephsc

For California Vehicle Code (CVC), I believe there is a loophole that basically says you only have to display the plates you were issued -- but doesn't specify how many plates to display. (someone can double check). So technically, if you were issued two plates, you have to display two plates. But if you were issued only one plate, then you have to display only one plate. I think the code was written with trailers and motorcycles in mind. That said, I'm not sure how you go about proving that you were only issued one to begin wit, and you may still get harrassed.

As for me, I've been putting my plate in the windshield have not been harrassed. The CVC only says that front plate must be visible and placed less than 60inches off the ground. It doesn't say it has to be on the bumper. So it seems to be legit.