Pulled over no front license plate
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2016
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From: SF Bay Area
Just pay the fine and move on. You could buy a tow hook mounted plate holder, put it on, find a cop to sign off on the ticket, go get it dismissed, remove the tow hook mounted plate holder....or just pay the fine and forget it. Consider it the tax for driving without a plate.
Drifting
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I went with them as well. Drive to CHP office, get it signed off, drive home and take it off. May cost as much as just paying the ticket, but you have it for next time and will only have to pay $15 admin charge or whatever so you can drive around all you want not caring if you get a fix it ticket.
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Got pulled over for speeding and got away with a warning on that one 
but got a citation for not having a front license plate.......
Is there any solution for a removal front license plate holder that I can go and show to the police and take out after that ?
Sorry if this has been covered before.
but got a citation for not having a front license plate.......Is there any solution for a removal front license plate holder that I can go and show to the police and take out after that ?
Sorry if this has been covered before.
Race Car
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Austin, TX
In Texas the ticket for this was changed from a fix-it to a $200 fine since so many were just using the fix-it route. But most cops won't enforce it and you still see a lot of people ignoring it. In my 19 years in Texas I've only received one ticket about 15 years ago and that was in a city with a known love for writing tickets (Lakeway).
At a restaurant recently several motorcycle cops parked next to me and one of them told me about the tow-hook mount available for my car; but still said he personally wouldn't ticket me for it unless he was already ticketing me for something else. I kindly thanked him for letting me know.
As to the statement of "Not sure what you mean, since Porsche has always provided a front plate mount.". I think the answer is obvious: Yeah, if you don't mind ugly twisted holes screwed into your bumper front and center... something that seems incompatible with our pride in our cars.
At a restaurant recently several motorcycle cops parked next to me and one of them told me about the tow-hook mount available for my car; but still said he personally wouldn't ticket me for it unless he was already ticketing me for something else. I kindly thanked him for letting me know.
As to the statement of "Not sure what you mean, since Porsche has always provided a front plate mount.". I think the answer is obvious: Yeah, if you don't mind ugly twisted holes screwed into your bumper front and center... something that seems incompatible with our pride in our cars.
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Three Wheelin'
Joined: Dec 2016
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From: Toronto
But if everyone has to have one............
Those tow hook mounts are brutal IMO...THEY spoil the lines of the car.
They are mandatory up here so i just get a nice Carbon fibre frame and mount it. I know a couple of guys that just pay the $175 fine every month or so.
Not really sure why we need front plates...............
Those tow hook mounts are brutal IMO...THEY spoil the lines of the car.
They are mandatory up here so i just get a nice Carbon fibre frame and mount it. I know a couple of guys that just pay the $175 fine every month or so.
Not really sure why we need front plates...............
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: El Dorado Hills, CA
I ended up using the standard Porsche mount. Yes it screws into the front bumper, but in the end I like the centered look. I tried a tow hook mount but did not like the off center look. I also discovered that having a front plate did not bother me at all. Just a personal preference.
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Feb 2013
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From: San Diego
Got pulled over for speeding and got away with a warning on that one but got a citation for not having a front license plate.......
Is there any solution for a removal front license plate holder that I can go and show to the police and take out after that ?
Sorry if this has been covered before.
but got a citation for not having a front license plate.......Is there any solution for a removal front license plate holder that I can go and show to the police and take out after that ?
Sorry if this has been covered before.
I did this and passed CHP inspection with flying colors. Went home and peeled the plate off.
Burning Brakes
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From: Toronto
I ended up using the standard Porsche mount. Yes it screws into the front bumper, but in the end I like the centered look. I tried a tow hook mount but did not like the off center look. I also discovered that having a front plate did not bother me at all. Just a personal preference.
Race Car
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From: Austin, TX
