New option for front license plate in California.

[Storm Cloud]

At nearly $100 bucks for a sticker, I'll pass and take my chances with a fix-it ticket.



Totally chickenshit, but CVC 5201 states:
“License plates, including temporary license plates, shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle for which they are issued so as to prevent the plates from swinging, shall be mounted in a position so as to be clearly visible, and so that the characters are upright and display from left to right, and shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible.”

Those types of mounts are designed to allow the plate to swing. Literally does exactly what the law says you can't do.

I don't think the swinging is the issue. There's an argument to be made that it doesn't necessarily apply here because these mounts don't allow it to swing freely and if anything, it's more of a flipping than a swinging. But there could be issue with the clearly visible and upright elements. I'm with @jaymz though, for $100, I'd just eat the ticket.

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[micahpop]

Did you get a fix-it ticket for the front plate?

No, just for the tint.

 

[Pig-Pen]

No, just for the tint.

do you have a good tint shop you can recommend? i need to have a few vehicles tinted and am new to this area.

 

[micahpop]

The place I got my Jeep tinted is near work (Downey) but that's pretty far from Eastvale...

 

[Chupacabra]

I'm about to just take my front plate off. Here in CO, Teslas seem to get away with no front plate, and I've noticed about 30-40% of the vehicles driving by do not have front plates anymore. They are legally required in CO but seems like nobody really GAF about it.

 

[AndrewHW]

do you have a good tint shop you can recommend? i need to have a few vehicles tinted and am new to this area.

Mr. Tint in Norco has done my last several vehicles and my motorhome. No complaints.

 

[Pig-Pen]

Mr. Tint in Norco has done my last several vehicles and my motorhome. No complaints.

thank you. I will check them out.

 

[XX4XEXX]

I personally have one and love it. I stopped by my local CHP and asked what are my options to display, "anywhere it is fully visible on the front of the vehicle. Regardless it must be mounted or take the 115$ risk, some go years without. This also stuck perfectly to snad texture powdercoat. I also run one on my Hellcat NO HOLES.

LOL. It's just another option guys, geez. That's why I put it in the CA section since, 1. we are required by law, and 2. ITS A NEW, LEGAL OPTION. Like the article said, it's probably more for sports cars and the like. But I'm sure there are some mall crawlers out there with lots of real estate on their after market bumper. Besides, I'm sure many here have multiple vehicles other than Jeeps that this might work on.

I don't care what you run but since you like to mention what you have, I'm running a Maximus-3 bracket on mine but I would totally use this wrap on my Volvo V90 if I didn't already have holes drilled in.

 

[demisx]

I've been driving without a front license plate for years in Los Angeles and no one seems to care anymore, especially after 2020. The only time you may get a ticket is while parked in one of these big commie cities. I put my front license plate up (on 2 magnets) whenever I need to do so. The sticker has no appeal to me.

 

[JO DYRT]

Someone got paid big bucks to the the only option.


Q11: I see similar products sold, are they street legal?

A: LPW has been working with the DMV and CHP of Sacramento since 2014 and is the only product of its kind that is in the Alternative Registration Products Pilot Program with the DMV of Sacramento.

 

[Maverick909]

Haven’t had a front plate on my trucks, cars or Jeep in 18 years. Never been pulled over… knock on wood. But I try and not give a reason to pull me over for anything else. Most Chp and pd won’t hit you for a plate unless your car or truck looks suspicious in which they pull you over to see wtf is going on with you and your vehicle and if things check out you get hit with a fix it ticket for no plate.

 

[ResqFE]

My flip up plate

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