Got pulled over...front license plate thing!

[2001 Sapphire Blue]

So I'm cruisin along Sat. morning around town and I see a cop coming ahead of me. I check my speedo and I'm only going 38 in a 35. He passes me and I look in my rear-view mirror and see him pull a U-turn and come up behind me. I guess he was bored. Pulls me over and comes up..asks for drivers license and insurance..which I gladly hand over. He said the reason he pulled me over was because I don't have a front license plate. (I've had the car for over 2 years..so I guess it's about time I get pulled over for that.) I explain that Dodge doesn't make a license plate frame for the front cause it interferes with the air flow to the oil cooler. I told him I did have a suction cup frame, but it fell off and I lost it. I told him to check with the computer and he'll see that I reported it a year ago. He goes back and checks...comes back and says that my story is true and that I should get a new plate when my plates come due again cause technically I could still get a ticket. And get this...he appologizes for the inconvenience!!! Moral to the story..if you "lose" your plate...report it to the police. Nuf said!!

 

[99BLKRT/10]

"Report it to the Police"

What does this mean? Do I call 911 emergency and say, "Help! My front plate fell off!"

No, but seriously. How did you report it to the police? I live in TX and I know that the state troopers are notorious for pulling vehicles over for no front plate.

 

[2001 Sapphire Blue]

"Report it to the Police"

What does this mean? Do I call 911 emergency and say, "Help! My front plate fell off!"

No, but seriously. How did you report it to the police? I live in TX and I know that the state troopers are notorious for pulling vehicles over for no front plate.

Just call the main police line...not 911. Tell them you need to report a lost front plate..they'll connect you to the right department...ask you a few questions..and then enter it in their computer! Then about a month before the plates are due to re-new..call them and tell them a neighbor found it so you don't have to buy new ones. Then,after it's re-newed...you lose it again!!

 

[jrkermode]

Won't you get in more trouble for a false police report than you would for a missing front plate?

 

[99GTSACR]

I just carry mine under the passanger seat. When I get pulled over I just show them the plate and state it keeps falling off.

 

[DR VIPER]

I just carry mine under the passanger seat. When I get pulled over I just show them the plate and state it keeps falling off.

The only time I ever got pulled over was this New Year's Day on my way home from a friend's house...
Told the cop about the plate-still got the ticket.It just depends who you run into and for the most part they don't have much tolerance for Vipers.

 

[thebigsnake]

Front license plate? What's that all about?

 

[Gerald Levin]

Front license plate? What's that all about?

It's an American thing that a lot of states do here when they need more income from their residents. Why sell you one plate when they can make you buy two of them. Stupid huh?

 

[Peter-RedGTS'98]

Let's save energy and aluminum by using only one plate on all cars !!!

 

[GraphiteGTS]

So glad my state requires only one tag. Our state's plate would ruin the looks of my car, what w/it's smiley face and all.

 

[Tim 02 FE Viper GTS]

Was this on the Missouri or Kansas Side?

 

[Don]

Been there, done this several times in CO. Same story... "I tried the suction cup thing, but it falls off. Dodge doesn't make a front plate for this specialized vehicle." No tickets yet *knock on wood*.

 

[slaughterj]

It's sooo much easier to just live in or have your car registered in a state that doesn't require a front plate

 

[2001 Sapphire Blue]

Was this on the Missouri or Kansas Side?

Missouri...Kansas doesn't require front license plates.

 

[thebigsnake]

You guys should have those sticker license plates at the front of the hood like the E-Types had in England.

 

[DodgeViper01]

99BLKRT/10:

Funny sense of humor.


This has happened to me before. They are just bored cops with nothing better to do.

 

[thebigsnake]

I got pulled over one morning because the young policeman thought I had deliberately covered the headlights on my '68 Camaro RS convertible. I guess they felt stupid when I turned on the headlights.

 

[Johann]

Here in The Peoples Republik of Kalifornia front plates are keyed to the red light camera program. A camera snaps a pic of your license plate if you enter an intersection after the light turns red. Arguably, detering red light running is a good thing and our state needs the revenue.
I put the front plate on and noticed no difference in cooling. I'm not crazy about the looks but I can live with it.

 

[Yellow Fever]

Were can I buy one of those suction cup plate holders?? Might be handy to keep in the trunk .

 

[BruceW]

The Parts Rack carries them. I just ordered mine.