new license plate

[NOLA2SGF]

The bluebird plate is pretty (in fact, they all are!) but I guess I just have to be different. My favorite is the "Reflections" plate.

[traker1001]

I haven't had a front plate on my truck in 8 years since my bumper fell off, I didnt even know it was required, Wow this is news to me, What are the penalties if you get pulled over without one?

[RancidBeans]

Originally Posted by traker1001

I haven't had a front plate on my truck in 8 years since my bumper fell off, I didnt even know it was required, Wow this is news to me, What are the penalties if you get pulled over without one?

My car came from Kansas and lacks the front plate mount. Being a car guy, I believe the aesthetics of the car are significantly better without the plate and mount, so I have made the personal decision not to install them and take the risk. I have gone without the front plate for 13yrs (and yes, the whole time I drove the same car). I have never been pulled over in Springfield for not having it. Most likely you won't get pulled over unless you're doing something else wrong and then they'll just give you a verbal warning, "by the way, you need a front plate". I have been pulled over in Clever for "looking suspicious" and while they were at it, I was issued a fix-it ticket for the front plate. I stuck the plate on the bumper with some 3M double-sided tape to get them to sign off on the ticket, then yanked it off as soon as I got home.

As far as the new plates go, I don't care for any of them. They are still bluish, greenish pastel colors on a white background and looks almost just like the current plates. The plates don't have personality any more. I drove from Springfield through IA, SD, ND, all the way to Winnipeg, MB Canada. It seems just about EVERY state in the nation has pastel-colors on a white background. It's really difficult to tell one state's plates from another's unless you're right up on it. What's worse is once we entered Manitoba, their plates are also bluish, greenish pastel colors on a white background, we completely blended in even in a different country. I miss the old days with the red plates and white text. Back when I was a kid, our red plates got attention, they really stood out. We were proud to be different back then. I say bring back the old red plates!

[Indy4570]

I like the old red plates. In some states the requirement for a front plate is voided for cars of certain makes and years for the very reasons you speak of, with some it's the mount with others it's the fact that they are old and classic

[JHM]

North Carolina has a new law proposed mandating front plates. Several valid uses of front plates have been mentioned. Of course, having a transponder in your car that communicates your name, address, SS# to the authorities would also be a useful to law enforcement. Is that OK?
I am feelcertain the proposed law in NC is driven by the company or companies that sell and manage red light camera systems and automatic speed cameras to issue tickets, as recently installed in Scottsdale AZ. I am not opposed to catching red light runners, or flagrant speeders, but the push behind recent laws has come from those that will benefit in their pocktbooks from the new laws, not from some desire to benefit society.

[Indy4570]

I have to agree. The push for more and more government watching is making it hard to call this the land of the free. I'm lookin fer a cave to hide out in! LOL what with your cell phone sending a ping back to any tower you are near and cars with onstar and micro chips embedded in everything from your kids to the dog and You if you work at certain prisons or are in some military units... Gettin a tad creepy out there. But hey I think we should start a petition for the old red plate!!!