2 things. 1. Are we allowed to drive without front plates here in houston? I was driving around all day and saw a bunch of cars driving without front plates
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09-16-2012, 12:09 AM | #646 (permalink) |
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2 things.
1. Are we allowed to drive without front plates here in houston? I was driving around all day and saw a bunch of cars driving without front plates on and the cops never even paid attention to any of them. Just wondering. 2. Advertisement maybe for the wife? or for the Mr.? or even for that SO? |
09-16-2012, 11:07 AM | #648 (permalink) |
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Texas law u are supposed to have a front plate.....But no one obeys it much. I will never put a front plate onto my front bumper. Refuse to ruin it. I hardly ever see cops writing tickets for no front plate unless u got a lot of other stuff going on lol.
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09-16-2012, 11:58 AM | #649 (permalink) |
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i got pulled over last yr at night, cop thought i didnt have a front license plate on bumper but when he came up he saw it on my dash and said it was fine. Another time i was around Katy and a state trooper gave me a warning to put my license on my front bumper, same thing happened in SA with a state trooper. Seems like city cops dont really care as much compared to state troopers.
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09-16-2012, 12:12 PM | #650 (permalink) |
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IMO, its a BS law to give Law Enforcement officers (LEO) probable cause to stop vehicles to search/investigate for more serious offenses/crimes. In my experience most LEO will let you go with a verbal and/or written warning if you cooperate with them politely.
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09-16-2012, 02:24 PM | #651 (permalink) |
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I ran without a front plate for 10 years on my Trans-Am, all over Houston and lots of TX roadtrips. I think I had one actual front plate ticket in that time, and it wasn't a big deal. Once or twice on other occasions the officer brought it up, but either didn't write it up or gave an official warning. I don't run a front plate on the Z either, no front-plate tickets for it yet in 3.5 years.
But they will use it as an excuse sometimes. If you're in a shady legal situation (e.g. outstanding warrants or some such ********), by all means put the front plate on |
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Nothing shady.. Been a law abiding citizen ever since I stepped foot in this country. Guess I'll just put a plate on the hook buy it online so I don't have to drill any holes. Thanks for the heads up!!
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No plate is required if you are cool.
Honestly, HPD and the Sheriffs do not care, it is the small local towns around here that will mess with you. Jersey Village, Spring Valley, Hedwig Village, etc. are all notorious for going after people for the littlest things. I have run without one for years, had the Stillen bracket for awhile but it just never 'looked' right on the Z. I was pulled over once for "speeding" and they wrote me up for no front plate, this was just south of Dallas in a small town. The no front plate was thrown out of court.
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