Are you CA guys putting on a front license plate?
#32
Rennlist Member
I find it comical that so many who have responded are adamant about not having a front licence plate on their car. I live in a state that requires one, so I comply with the law. Is it really that big a deal?
#33
Thanks. I'm a "law abider" like you. I am new to Porsches, but it seems like the cosmetic look without one is of very high importance to many members. I actually get both sides. Still not sure which way I will go on this. RJ
#34
I look at it like this. You're out to dinner one night and have a glass of wine. You get pulled over because of no plate. Worth the hassle? Not to me. I run the plate on the tow hook mount from rennline. After getting two parking tickets in front of my office, I gave up.
Any attention from the police is unwanted attention. The law in CA is you need to run with a front plate. In L.A. at least, the city is broke and cops are just itching to enhance revenue by pulling people over and giving tickets out for any reason they can find. I got pulled over a few times when I had no front plate, and I was tired of it. I don't hate cops, but I hate being pulled over by them.
Would I rather run without a plate? For sure. But I'd rather run with a plate and fly under the radar, than run without one and be a cop magnet.
#35
Instructor
And thus the benefit of the tow hook mount...
I look at it like this. You're out to dinner one night and have a glass of wine. You get pulled over because of no plate. Worth the hassle? Not to me. I run the plate on the tow hook mount from rennline. After getting two parking tickets in front of my office, I gave up.
#36
This does make a lot of sense, depending on your drinking situation. Thanks RJ
Last edited by SoCal RJ; 11-18-2017 at 10:07 AM.
#37
Rennlist Member
No front plate here in OC. Never an issue. I hear LA is a different story - meter maids in Santa Monica, LAX, etc. all out to get ya. If I have to drive to LA I take my 4Runner, which I might add is also much more resistant to tire and wheel damage from all the nasty broken pavement and potholes up there.
#39
Rennlist Member
The only laws I break are the stupid ones.
#40
#41
Pro
Unfortunately, placing on the dash is not legal. They'll still ticket you. I keep the tow hook mounted plate in the frunk with same idea others have. Knock on wood, I have never been stopped or ticketed.
#42
Burning Brakes
OP: you asked about California, which is where I live as well
I don't run front plates on either of my 911s
Every few years I get a ticket for this, then I just install my tow hook mount with the plate and pay a minimal fine
IME meter maids in urban areas are more focused on this than elsewhere. CHP will always throw in a no front plate if they pull me over
I don't run front plates on either of my 911s
Every few years I get a ticket for this, then I just install my tow hook mount with the plate and pay a minimal fine
IME meter maids in urban areas are more focused on this than elsewhere. CHP will always throw in a no front plate if they pull me over
#44
Rennlist Member
I'm actually surprised California, especially being the most populous state, doesn't ditch the front plate for the cost savings alone (probably because the ticket revenue supersedes the manufacturing/material cost savings ). Many states do not require front plates. Motorcycles don't require them, so why should cars? It really is a dumb antiquated law.
#45