Just moved to the area: cops strict about front plates in window?
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From: Glen Allen
Re: Just moved to the area: cops strict about front plates in window?
depends relle i had mine in my window and i was fine til i went out to powhatan and 2 female officers of the law stoped me and tried to give me a ticket for speeding which i wasnt but they needed n excuse to write me up for my plate so they droped the speeding and gave me a ticket for my plate so it jus depends
OP - depends on who sees you. some don't care, others write it. it's an equipment violation, so no points.
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From: Mechanicsville
Re: Just moved to the area: cops strict about front plates in window?
I got pulled twice. I got let go for the first time because I made up an excuse about how the body shop didn't order the bracket for the bumper. He looked at my bumper and saw there was no mount for it or even holes(I told the body shop to fill in the holes on the new bumper)....... The second time I was out in Caroline Co and he did a u-turn on a 2 lane road to come after me. I paid the $90 ticket because I wasn't going to spend money in gas to drive out there with it mounted on the car and still have to pay court fees like someone I knew had to do. Plus, I felt lucky because about 2 minutes earlier I was doing 80+ in a 45 on the wrong side of the road over the solid lines passing someone.
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From: Short Pump
Re: Just moved to the area: cops strict about front plates in window?
I thought it was funny being of all the times i pass a Henrico/State/Chesterfield cop on a 2 way road, this guy gets me on a 4 lane divided highway and he had to drive 1/2 mile plus just to turn around to get me..lol. I bet it was the fact I mentioned something in here that jinx'd me
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Re: Just moved to the area: cops strict about front plates in window?
I got pulled over once for no front plate on Broad street one random Friday night two years ago. Even though I told them that when I bought the car it didnt come with a front plate bracket (which it didnt) I still got a ticket. Just put your front plate on and dont get a ticket.
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Re: Just moved to the area: cops strict about front plates in window?
A friend of mine doesn't have one mounted in the front. Keeps it in his windshield. Got a ticket, went to court with photos of it mounted properly, charges dropped.
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From: Reston
Re: Just moved to the area: cops strict about front plates in window?
i got pulled right after I got my mr2 (florida car, no brackets or holes). Showed him I just got the car and still got a ticket... lol
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Re: Just moved to the area: cops strict about front plates in window?
my car doesn't have a front plate, or a braket for the front plate. i live in the fan and work in the west end and have had no issues. i hear on the soutside (chesterfield, powtan etc. ) it's worse and cops will snag you for it.
i've only be stopped once and that was in VB and the cop just let me off with a warning. so i've been rather fortunate the year and a half i've owned the car.
i've only be stopped once and that was in VB and the cop just let me off with a warning. so i've been rather fortunate the year and a half i've owned the car.