well that exemption obviously wont work for the rx8 since a bracket is available.

I have to write a check and send it in the mail before the 20th for this.

It was super lame. I didnt have a front plate for two and a half years on this car and 4 days before i move across the country to a state that doesn't have a front plate law i get busted. I've tried fighting it but they wont remove the charge...

unless you have a mazdaspeed rx8 :smoker:

I've gotten tagged for it once. It's a secondary offense in RI, so they have to pull you over for something else. In this case, the officer claimed I didn't use my blinker...which he was lying, since I saw him whip the u-turn (I was doing 18 in a 25 school zone), and knew it was for me, and made sure I didn't give him a reason to pull me over. The only lane change I did I left my blinker on for like 15 seconds. When he said he pulled me over for "no plate and not using my blinker", I responded that I sure did use my blinker, I saw him pull the u-turn and wasn't going to give him another reason, he shrugged ignored it, and wrote me up for the plate. $85 ticket I could pay, or bring the 8 to court in 30 days to show I have the plate on it for no charge.

Well, I stop by the court on the appropriate day with my plate on, the officer at the door stops me and asks why I was there, I told him it was for a no plate ticket, and he says "well, I'm sure you wouldn't be dumb enough to show up without it on. Charge dismissed, go pay the cashier $39 court costs."

I hadn't even gotten in the door.

And the cashier only accepted cash, which I didn't have, and there isn't an atm within walking distance. Only other option is to go online and pay online, which tacks on another $15 sur charge.



I was more than a bit irritated at the blatant grab for money.

I still run without a plate.

that sucks man. he still got you after you complied..

i got a warning from a local cop who pulled me over across the street from my work. i told him i wasn't going to put one on and that i'd rather pay the $15 or whatever is in WA. i drive that road every day and he hasn't hassled me again about it.

Been plateless since I bought the car last May. Haven't been pulled over since having the car registered in this state, although typing this guarantees my luck is up. I do, however, have the OEM bracket in my garage. Found out that the fasteners it came with only has one screw to attach it to the bumper (isn't there supposed to be two?). I just don't like the idea of punching holes in the car. Also, a front plate ruins the looks.

only got busted for plates once on my 8 but was cause i was fucking around, went to pick up my bro from high school, talked to school deputy signed off my ticket without even looking at my car

i've been driving around without a front plate for like year and a half now and haven't been pulled over since.

Haven't verified this, but we heard from one of the other guys at the practice this weekend that they're turning no front plate into a moving violation here in WA.

Suck for you all...

"I'm out there and lovin' every minute of it." Not been a problem, even when getting an annual inspection (I just show them the front plate stored in the trunk).

MA may soon be reverting to a single plate as a cost cutting measure anyway.

I got hit after the practice day. Picked out of the middle of the pack. We locked eyes and it was all over.

When I think of locked eyes I think of the song "I jizzed in my pants".

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^ yea, you about got f'd

My winter beater has no front plates due to a concave front end and just would be a PITA to create someway to get a frame on there.

2+ months, so far so good.

I plan on using a motorized license plate holder from Swift Motorsports that conceals it under the front end and if I get pulled over I'll just activate it to come out and ask the officer to check again :D:

lol i was walking out to my car on the street a few months back and saw parking enforcement.. i was like huh whats going on here. so i walk up and ask the officer what she is doing and she says you dont have a front plate she hads me the ticket. i say wait yes i do. i show here my plate inthe window and she says ooh i didnt see that. i was like yeah my car didnt come with a plate bracket and there is no way to put my plate to my bumper with out obstucting the airflow for my intake thus creating overheating and car troubles. she was like very well takes the ticket back and writes void smiles and drives off :)

Never have any problem with out the place for more than 3 years...

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That 2nd one is exactly the one I mentioned previously and have myself. Just waiting on deciding what aftermarket front end I want to get to put on for spring and then install it.

The first one is a modified version.

I have for 12 years. Oh wait. I live in Arizona. We don't have front plates. Never mind.

Easy you trying to piss us off :lol2:

I have been plateless for years. I have gotten 5-6 written warnings and one ticket. the ticket was from a meter maid.
I still do not run front plates. they are just there for revenue generation via traffic cameras.

you must not live in chicago huh? park anywhere in the loop during business hours and expect a ticket. park anywhere around the clubs on the weekend and expect a ticket. park on the street in front of your house and expect a ticket. $50 bucks a pop. i have two tickets that have a hearing scheduled for tints on my front windows, which are now legal since october of last year. those are $250 each.

i was also somehow found guilty for parking in a handicapped spot -- they actually put signs AROUND my car, and then gave me a ticket. $250 for that bad boy too.

i am house hunting in the burbs :whipping:

Nope, I avoid the city, with their taxes, fees and exorbitant parking rates, as much as possible. If I'm going to Chicago, I take METRA. Welcome to the "Burbs". Get out of Cook County.

I need one of those David.