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Rex B wrote:I don't intend to put a front plate on my Shelby.

So what happens if I get a ticket for that?

You have to give me the Shelby.

RoadRunnerTR21 wrote:Given where I live, that would be just one more reason for our local LEO to pull you over and snoop. The last time I got pulled over was because my license plate light "was just not quite bright enough". Yeah right.

I go through a few small towns and cops there look for a reason to pull you over, I don't want to give them one. First and only time Ive ever been pulled over was in a small town.

I found that by slowing down and observing the speed-limit in small towns I can avoid tickets.

Beiruty wrote:The front license should be gone. The cop can read the one in the back of a car.

Acutally, if the driver is pulled over, there is no need for the license plate number

. He would get the DL and insurance paper, pronto.

What do you do when the driver doesn't pull over?

I did not want to drill holes in my bumper either, so I was going to risk not having one mounted. However, to avoid issues I had a magnetic mount put on and the plate comes on and off easily, but stays in place (at least up to 138mph - forgot to take off during practice at Big Bend Open Road race in April)

It wasn't cheap, the magnets are super strong and the guy that installed it did a great job. Pm me if you want a name (i do not sell and I am not affiliated with this person except as a customer)

This was introduced to fix the "error"

H.B. 625 (Harper-Brown/Carona) – License Plates: reenacts the provision making it a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200 to operate a vehicle without the required
license plates. (Note: Legislation in a past session inadvertently removed a section of law that
set a fine for operating a vehicle without license plates. That removal made it unclear whether a
peace officer could cite a person or operating a vehicle without a front (or even rear) license
plate. This bill simply goes back to the law before the inadvertent repeal.) (Effective September
1, 2013.)

Perry has until the 14th to sign it - or if he ignores it it becomes law
Havent checked to see if he took action

Guess I need to get a mounting kit.

Purplehood wrote:I found that by slowing down and observing the speed-limit in small towns I can avoid tickets.

It wasn't for speeding, it was for my LEGAL window tint. The meter this cop used was not calibrated properly, I fought the ticket and won in court. I brought the paperwork showing the tint was legal and brought a buddy who does state inspections. We walked out into the parking lot and he used his meter and it was legal. Judge dismissed the ticket.

Not everyone who gets pulled over in a small town is speeding, nice try though.

RoadRunnerTR21 wrote:

nightmare69 wrote:

Purplehood wrote:I found that by slowing down and observing the speed-limit in small towns I can avoid tickets.

It wasn't for speeding, it was for my LEGAL window tint. The meter this cop used was not calibrated properly, I fought the ticket and won in court. I brought the paperwork showing the tint was legal and brought a buddy who does state inspections. We walked out into the parking lot and he used his meter and it was legal. Judge dismissed the ticket.

Not everyone who gets pulled over in a small town is speeding, nice try though.

I'll second that. When the LEO pulled me over I was on cruise control doing 55 in a 55. He had to use the lame license plate light excuse as his justification. My SIL was behind me that night and the LEO pulled up on him first. Then passed him and pulled me over. When we got back to the house we put the trucks side by side with the lights on. They were both identical.

Third that. I was doing exactly the speed limit when I was stopped. He warned me on the plate and also a missing rear brake light. Speed was not an issue.

LP light must be bright enough for the plate to be clearly illuminated at 50ft.

Most late model Chevy pickups are nowhere close to that.

The dealer did not install the front license plate mount on my (then new) 2006 Mazda MX-5, and I thought it looked a lot better without it, so I left it that way. Six years later on a DPS stop for a (very trivial) white line violation, the trooper not only looked into my eyes to see if I was wearing contacts, he walked to the front of the car, and said "Do you know where your front license plate is?" I said "Yes, it's in the trunk." Then he had to lecture me on my responsibilities, blah, blah, blah.

I got a warning for the white line. The guy was a real prig. I didn't have a CHL then.