ibdavid

No plate for me. However, I know I'll get pulled over one of these days.

ljugete

Got Them and saved me from getting a second ticket when stopped by IL State Trooper for Speeding.

johnwelch

No plate, as my avatar shows. I've gotten two tickets for other infractions with no mention of the missing plate from Officer Friendly. I have been told by some law enforcement types that lack of a front plate is a good reason to pull you over if there is _any_ suspicion of DUI. Also, with the rise in red light cameras a number of jurisdictions are paying more attention to this as these systems require a shot of the front plate.

TYNUSKT

No front plate on mine or the BMW. Never been hassled but I do put it in the front window when I park because I have heard that this is when you would most likely get a ticket from an officer.

gordo993

I keep my front plate on the rear flooeboard with a broken mount - "I've got one on order, Officer but those German parts take so muck longer to get here..."

No tickets yet!

Scott 1996 993c2

Now that's creative. I like it!

Scott

Martin S.

I re-installed mine....that give the police just one less reason to stop me. Its ugly, but I can see it when I am driving the car.

Don C

No front plate for me. I like the idea of stowing it in the car with a "broken" mount. Will do that tonight.

David in LA

currently no plate but thinking of getting the mounting bracket that relocates plate below bumper (sold by a Rennlister) or perhaps put behind the grill.

orcfromthesouth

I had to re-install mine as Santiago has gone to an electronic toll system that needs to get a pic of your front plate to verify the car's identity. What I did was bend the plate to the same width as German plates (Chilean plates are the same as US in dimensions). It looks a lot better, and allows me to comply. I would prefer no plate at all, but I have no option.

orcfromthesouth

Sorry,
Re-reading the above I realize I am not being specific. I bent the lower third of the plate and left only the number visible. The bending was done with a vise and then hammered with a rubber mallet. Teh crease is parallel to the lower edge and the portion is folded out of sight.

Pzkw993

No front plate for me and so far it's cost me $140 to keep it that way. I had a really unpleasant conversation with a cop about it... one of my clients, a public utility, had called me on a fairly urgent matter at 1 AM and I was pulled over a quarter-mile from the front door. Wasn't speeding, wasn't swerving... just a pull for having a 911 with no front tag. When we were finished, I said to the cop,

"Call your family in an hour. If your lights are still on and your heat is still on (this was in December) you'll know I don't do MY job the chicken**** way you do YOURS."

Tim993

I just put the front plate on my car with the lowering bracket. I have read here that California is getting more agressive in enforcing the law and figure that I do not need to give anyone a reason to pull me over.

grmnxtc

Yep, got one, (see avatar - uses the lowering kit.)

Figure living in CA with a bright red covertible speed machine, I don't need any more "reasons" from Officer Bobby to ask to see my licence and registration.

Probably the same cost as a couple of tickets anyway... and yes, I've heard police are "cracking down"....

mbriggs993

I don't have the front plate on any of my cars and have never had any issues. Has never been a problem and is worth the risk. I can't believe the number of cars you see without front or rear plates.