crw

Here on Ohio there is a front plate law.

Over the past 10 years I have been stopped @ 7 times - tailight, minor speeding, just because>

This usally happens becuase if often come home alte (after 2am). I think they want to see if I am drunk.

They see I am in scrubs, make some small talk, and have I have never given me a ticket - even if I deserved it.

The forthcoming radar detector should solve any speed trap issues.

Eventually, with the new car, the police will notice no front license plate.

Guys, do you generally write if off as a cosmetic expense?

I guess I could say "really, damn it must have fallen off, I had one of those stick on license plate holders."

However, that might only work one time - particularly it is the same officer - my town only has 4 police officers.

Have you gotten tagged multiple times?

Or did you just bite the bullet and mess up the front of the car with a plate?

Rambler358

Here in CA we have a front plate law as well, but normally wouldn't get cited for just not having a front plate. However, if you were pulled over for another thing (speeding, stop sign, red light, etc.) then it's quite probable they'd add the no front plate as a bonus. This happened in my previous car.

dD/dt

I'm at 2 weeks with no front plate in NY. From what I hear, they don't spend a lot of time hassling people with sports cars (like this) -- it's more of a 'tack-on' offense for people breaking other laws. But I lived most of my life in Ohio, and I'm not sure that's the case there. In fact I've been cited in OH, but that was in a beater Oldsmobile.

In a small municipality such as yours, I would make a point of making a generous donation to the local black and whites, to the point that they know your name and might turn a blind eye to a victimless crime like this. It never hurts to support the State Troopers' PBA, both on principle and because they give you the handsome wallet card or window sticker. Some would liken this to buying an indulgence from the Church, but hey -- everybody wins, right?

luisimo

There is a plate mount that attaches to the tow screw. You can 'fix' the ticket that way with out making any holes. In California they are consider 'fix' ticket.

luisimo

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f4 plt

axle mower company makes a machined alum one that uses the tow hook threaded hole. Larry is a nice guy to work with. Texas has gotten tough on front plates not being displayed. East to take off for car shows etc and no holes in the car

cab&coupe

Good input from Louis... I have the JCS. Small price to pay to avoid your having to drill the front bumper.

smackboy1

What you can do is leave the front plate off and just keep the plate on the passenger seat. If you ever get questioned about it, just tell them you have ordered the front plate bracket but it hasn't arrive yet, and you usually display it in the windshield but it fell down. Can't use this excuse multiple times.

I assume you are a physician? Get MD plates for your car. Police often give breaks to doctors, especially if you work in the ED or you handle trauma cases.

Edgy01

I see it as an excuse for them to pull you over, so I comply. I only wish they had put it down lower, and not on the painted surface--so I did it myself. It doesn't negatively affect airflow for the most part.

No HTwo O

One warning ticket. Keep front plates on the front seats or floor mats.

No HTwo O

O.T.- why do some medical professionals wear scrubs outside of the hospital? I thought the whole idea is to contain and control germs and contamination to the proper environment.

Rambler358

Seeing your before (avatar) and after pics, I think you did the better job. Though I've wondered about the front of these cars - where you have the plate now, does that center black area route the air anywhere or is it just acting as an air dam?

Edgy01

On the 997.1 cars without Tiptronic or X51, the center area is blank--a filler. On the 997.2 Porsche has redesigned the central region to aid in scooping more air to the side intakes. I suspect that what I did would detract little from the air intakes. The bonus is that it can flip up and break lock on laser-armed police.

Speed

I don't use the front plate on any of my cars and have never been cited for it when stopped for a moving violation. The only time I got a ticket for lack of the front plate was when I was double parked and the agent had to scan my registration sticker and saw the lack of a front plate.

richc

I've been stopped for not having a front plate - I tell them I have the bumper plug gizmo on order and it hasn't come in yet. It's better than the truth, which is - I ordered one, it got delivered and I lost it. So far no ticket.