MadScience

Sometimes I wonder how long it would take to get stopped for not having a rear plate in CA. It might take a while.

In San Francisco you'll eventually get a ticket while parked, so I do have a front (and back) plate on there at the moment. I used the Skene Design bracket, since it was cheaper than an OEM bracket and seemed like a reasonable compromise by putting the holes underneath and out of sight.

The offset look of the tow hook mounts doesn't really work for me.

DJ23

I driven for 5 years without an incident. Can't bring myself to drilling holes in my front bumper.

Jay

tcsracing1

i put one of these on and very happy. (tow hook mount)

http://rhoplate.com

Dennis C

I never ran a front plate on my 996 and I never had an issue. Unfortunately, my Porsche dealer had already drilled into the front bumper and installed the standard Porsche plate holder on the 997 TT before I bought it. The clear bra is also installed around it, so removing it will leave a hole in the clear bra as well as two big holes in the bumper cover. I guess I'll keep it until it's time to redo the bra.

CincyScott

I am moving to Tennessee, doo dah, doo dah, I don't have this problem no mo', oh dee doo dah day!!

I've paid probably $300 in fines in my 18 years in Ohio, but still wouldn't put one on. My wife got a ticket for one on one of her SUV's and she made me put one on hers.

cjcam930

I have not had front plates on any of my cars (except my truck) in SoCal for as long as I can recall. 2 fix-it tickets in 20+ years. This is not something most jurisdictions police heavily at all.

goin2drt

Uh oh. You are gonna get flamed. I mentioned the same thing and everyone started a bonfire and told me I was wrong and must never drive.

Lived in CA my whole life. Drive about 25k a year all over from The Mexican border up to Mammoth and in my 30 yrs of driving have never had on a front plate and have never received a ticket.

All these honked up front plates suck. The Porsche just doesn't look good and doesn't have a nose for front plates.

Like someone else said, it's like putting a clown nose on a super model.

Gadsby

In Illinois especially Chicago you will get a ticket when you park anywhere, I even got tickets multiple times a week parked at O'hare even when pulling up close to a wall! 2 tickets a week became the norm!

On a side note everytime I got pulled over for speeding for 5 years they just gave me a no front plate ticket!!

Put a toe hook front plate bracket on my 5 series 4 years ago. Perfect solution!

TT Surgeon

Same one I have, works great. If you drive into manhattan via the tunnel, you will be pulled over.

550bryan

Park anywhere in Santa Monica without a front plate? Meter maids are out to get you. I've gotten a ticket in short term parking at LAX for no front plate, and the car was parked against a wall! If you're just driving through you're OK, but park anywhere in West LA and you're at risk.

Mechanicalrepair

In the UK you have to have a front plate by law, the dealers also fit a kind of plastic mounting for the plate to be screwed to, I imported my own car so avoided the drilling of the front bumper and just used a stick on plate albeit it's half the size it should be, just have to see what happens.



Think the fine is £100 to start with then if you persist you can loose the plate.

Carl

elite1

Just got a ticket today by a meter maid. They didn't even get out of their car to do it, they stuck the ticket in the mirror housing.

-$75

jhbrennan

No flames...we all have the right to choose to run a front plate or not. I chose not to for many years then had 3 pull-overs in 6 months - just a warning in Texas but I don't like the probable cause invitation that comes with no front plate.

hillsdonsmith

Vinyl sticker printed by fellow who applies Clearbra. My compromise - ok to date

Igooz

I love Chicago and O'Hare...I am at O'Hare once/multiple times every single week for many years but always Limo it. Only parked there 4 times this year and been ticketed 50% of the time. This AM: $60 for no front plate...