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Scott en Aztlán - 21 Jan 2007 06:05 GMT

You know how some cars (e.g. C6 Corvettes) do not come from the
factory with a proper place to mount a front license plate? In some
cases, the bracket provided by the manufacturer attaches with
double-stick tape(!!!), looks like sh.t, and falls off easily. This is
why you see so many vehicles without a front license plate, even in
two-plate states.

The other day, I saw a car with no front license plate. However, in an
effort to comply with the law, the owner had taken a bunch of those
vinyl stick-on letters and numbers and used them to form his vehicle
license number directly on his front bumper. Yes, the letters and
numbers on the front matched the (real) license plate mounted on the
back.

My question is, What Would Jaybird Do if he saw this car? Would he
ticket the driver for not having a front plate (since he doesn't)? Or
would he let it slide, since he is in compliance with the spirit of
the law if not the exact letter?

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Brent P - 21 Jan 2007 06:41 GMT

> The other day, I saw a car with no front license plate. However, in an
> effort to comply with the law, the owner had taken a bunch of those
> vinyl stick-on letters and numbers and used them to form his vehicle
> license number directly on his front bumper. Yes, the letters and
> numbers on the front matched the (real) license plate mounted on the
> back.

There might be some detail in the state vehicle code that considers that
acceptable. After all, I've seen this sort of thing for years in
pictures of cars registered in the UK.

http://www.motorlit.com/speedway_motorbooks/images/jaguar_xke1.jpg
http://www.classics.com/eltjohn.html

I have never been sure if those number 'plates' are painted on, or are
decals or something else. They clearly aren't stamped steel plates
riveted to the bonnet.

> My question is, What Would Jaybird Do if he saw this car? Would he
> ticket the driver for not having a front plate (since he doesn't)? Or
> would he let it slide, since he is in compliance with the spirit of
> the law if not the exact letter?

My guess is even if was legal, a cop wouldn't know it and would ticket it
if he was bored enough to bother in the first place.

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