Colorado has to have a license plate on the front of the car?? (Denver: neighborhood, buy)

[jazzlover]

Originally Posted by springfieldcollegealum

You seem to be a little obsessed with that Mazda 3. Wait until you get a scratch or dent...

Or gets the front end pelted with sand and gravel from Colorado's winter "sanded" roads. Or, better yet, a cracked windshield from same. Or, gets in an accident due to lack of winter driving skills. Then the front license plate will become the stupid, trivial issue that it really is.

[tcbelvis]

Remember we now live in a police state and cops are looking for any reason to pull you over. Don't give them this. They will try to search your car without a warrant, plant something illegal in your car, or more likely shoot you for no reason.

Best to stay under the radar. You don't want to get pulled over. They are under pressure to generate revenue and shoot people.

[parfleche]

Originally Posted by jazzlover

Or gets the front end pelted with sand and gravel from Colorado's winter "sanded" roads. Or, better yet, a cracked windshield from same. Or, gets in an accident due to lack of winter driving skills. Then the front license plate will become the stupid, trivial issue that it really is.

SHhhhhh that was gonna be a surprise.

[DurangoJoe]

Originally Posted by CravingMountains

I have at least one friend from Florida as well who has been here for over two years and still hasn't registered. I myself have a pristine driving record and I don't foresee that changing anytime soon as I have only become a safer driver with age.

I just wish they would have made this detail more known. If I would have known this is what was required then I would have kept my registration in Florida. I don't plan on being here in Colorado for but a few years but I do plan on keeping my car for many many years. I don't want holes in it when I take it back to Florida and no longer need the front license plate.

I'm looking at no drilling options now. I just need to find a good cord to wrap the plate around the bumper. Not sure what to use or how sturdy it will be but I actually trust that more than me using a drill on anything.

So Mr safe driver, what happens if somebody runs into YOU while you're in Colorado with your Florida plates? Do you seriously believe you have full control of that? Most US states require front plates, therefore every auto manufacturer has to accommodate installation of a front plate on the car. Just spend the $15 for the plate holder, have your dealer install it, and be done with it.

You're just making it a lot more trouble than it's worth for yourself...... good luck. BTW, if you do get caught using Florida plates while you're officially a Colorado resident, your auto insurance company will take a very dim view & you may end up paying an economic penalty when all is said & done.

I wonder what would happen if you were ever faced with a serious issue instead of something as trivial as this.......

[Mire]

Originally Posted by CravingMountains

Nope, not doing it. I will take the ticket to court before I have to drill holes into my car.

Oh, that can bite you in the backside HARD. Colorado has a nice little racket going... you talk to the DA, the DA takes whatever amount off the fine, but then you get slammed in fees. I got ticketed because Barney decided the oversize load I was hauling was divisible (because of a 2'x3' box I had put between the pontoons). DA took $250 off the fine... but then I got slammed with over $500 in fees. "Victim's compensation fee", where there was no ****ing victim, etc.
My advice? Get over it. Bite the bullet, and, if you're so incompetent with tools that you can't drill a couple holes in your bumper, let a pro do it. To that end, I'll offer my services.
By the way, how do you plan to register a car in your name when you hold a license in a different state?

[parfleche]

you don't even need a drill bit to screw into Tupperware you do not have a front bumper

[headingtoDenver]

Originally Posted by CravingMountains

Nope, not doing it. I will take the ticket to court before I have to drill holes into my car.

And you will lose. Suck it up buttercup and drill the bracket into your bumper.

[parfleche]

Originally Posted by CravingMountains

This is a depressing story. It is just a silly requirement.

I bought some zip ties tonight and I will try to use those to display the license plate. Like all the other new Mazda3 vehicle's my car has the cutest smile on it though and now it will look like it has a huge chipped tooth!!

But while I am taking a great job here and I think my career will blossom for a few years I do not plan on making CO my permanent home. So I am not drilling holes into my bumper. I'll just stick to the zip ties for now.

Kissing your cute cars smiley face will be just as fun with a proper bracket as zip ties or rope or handcuffs woops did I go off topic?

[Mire]

I don't know. Certainly got my attention when you brought handcuffs into the equation.

[parfleche]

It's a Mazda3 thing you wouldn't understand.or is that JEEP?