Texas License Plate Law

ronaldr911

I've heard a few things:

(1) Front plates are no longer required in Texas and

(2) No plates required (this is just crazy)

Texas License Plates Become Optional

Any thoughts on this? I am thinking about removing my front plates from the Nismo.

Thanks,

takjak2

The new law still says you need both plates. It just forgot to include the punishment part. They will be trying to fix it in short order; if not, it will end up decided when someone has to go to court over it.

I would suggest not removing it.

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gurneyeagle

Yea, I just put my GoMiniGo "no drill" bracket on yesterday with my front plate after installing a Nismo front bumper.

For me, it's just not worth the hassle. I'll let someone else be the test case.

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ronaldr911

Well the car still has paper plates, but the previous owner drilled 4 holes in the bumper... so I guess I'll just put them on there for now... the dealer offered (for a fee) to fill the holes but i didnt want to as yet.

Zaggeron

Not just the punishment but also the part that says what sort of crime it is. So, it's neither a felony nor a misdemeanor ... in essence, not a crime at all any more. But likely only until Jan 8th when they will certainly add the deleted classification and penalty provision back in.

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roplusbee

Boooo. They messed up, so they should have to wait till the next term to fix it. I am tired of running the Moweraxle tow hook plate holder...............

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gurneyeagle

I'd get them filled if offered. Take a look at this:

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ronaldr911

I'm sure they will charge me for it so I'm just going to wait.. the holes are already there, so might as well use them if the law is enacted. IMO, the tow hook plate thing makes the car look lop sided.

EDIT: Might get a smoke cover for the front plate: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...+cover&x=0&y=0

ronaldr911

Does anyone know if the smoke license plate covers are illegal in Texas?

MacCool

In some states, any license plate cover is illegal. Too easy for them to interfere with LIDAR or photo reflection, either accidentally or by design.

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sexZness

what he said ^

anything that obstructs the view of your license plate is illegal

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wstar

Ignoring the current awesome legal screwup that's bound to be fixed:

I've run with no front plate on this car and my last all over texas for a combined total of about 13 years now. So far I've been warned about it once when pulled over (but not ticketed, the cop said something to the effect of "You should put that plate on, I won't ticket you for it, but someone else might"), and one other time I was actually ticketed for it, so I just paid the fine.

The fine isn't huge, and overall the odds seem to be that getting the ticket is rare, at least for me. If you scan traffic, you'll notice missing front plates are a lot more common than you'd expect if enforcement was strict, and it's especially sportscars that tend to be missing them.

The only reason I would run a front plate was if you had other, more important reasons to try to never get pulled over in the first place (e.g. you're driving around with an expired license, or you've got contraband in the car, etc...).

Otherwise, why clutter up the look of the front, screw up the car's aerodynamics, block access to cooling/intake air, etc? Just not worth it :P

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gurneyeagle

Question - does displaying your license plate through your windshield (propped-up on your dash) meet the front plate requirement?

I just had two friends pulled over this month for no front plate (no other violation). Neither got a ticket, just a warning.

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fuct

no

about the plate.... i dont want a front plate, but im sure not going to give johnny law one more reason to pull me over.

ChipsWithDips

I don't run with a front plate, didn't on my last car. Been pulled over for speeding, etc. but never once has anyone mentioned the plate. I don't think it's something very widely enforced.