VintageMac

So, just how much IS the fine for not having your front license plate on?

$97.00

Don't ask....

Larry

BB_S2K

It's a fix-it ticket though, right?

VintageMac

Yep. I'll be out of town on my court date, so it appears that I can send in a written statement, along with a photo of the car with the plate on (I think I have one around here somewhere) AND the $97. I can plead no-contest and see if the court reduces the fine and returns part of the payment.

Of course I'll actually have to put the plate on - at least until that motorcycle cop gets transfered to another precinct!

spapdx

It used to be that if you show up with the plate on, they would send someone out to look at it and they would drop the ticket with no fine


They got rid of that a few years ago though....

Bz2005s2k

Ahh man that sucks

I just always try and play dumb like I didn't know it had to be there and I usually just get a warning. I have been pulled over twice for this with no ticket so far...

Larry- Didn't you have the front plate holes shaved? Next time just say that you are having a really hard time finding a bracket that will fit on the front

Brandon

VintageMac

He didn't ask why it wasn't on the car until after he had handed me the ticket. No chance to play dumb or "explain".

I WAS insulted, though. My license says I have brown hair and the ticket shows I have gray hair. (maybe I could get the ticket dropped on that technicality?)

BB_S2K

[QUOTE=VintageMac,Jan 11 2007, 10:56 AM]
I WAS insulted, though.

VintageMac

Yeah, I know... It isn't the $97 fine, but the fact that Doug is going to really be a hard sell now!

I was on Sandy in the Hollywood district. Since it is my neighborhood, i don't have any choice but to put the plate on since I'll probably see the officer again.

C_Unit

one time i got "pulled over" by a bicycle cop. and i don't mean a motorcycle cop... we have these cops on the university of oregon campus that ride around on bicycles. and i'm sitting at a stoplight with my music blasting, all my windows down, sunroof open (this was in my integra.) out of nowhere this cop rides up next to me on his bicycle (i'm still not sure how long he sat there waiting for me to notice him and turn my music down...haha) he starts asking me if i know it's illegal to have my music that loud and to not have a front license plate. i just batted my eyelashes and played dumb..."no, officer, i had no idea!" then the light turned green and i was like: "soooo... can i go now?" and he waved me off. LOL... weirdest encounter with a cop ever.

most of my friends that have gotten them just end up having to pay for them... same with things like mud flaps on lifted trucks.

PDX S2000

Man that sucks to hear, I have a few scratches on my bumper and no plugs in the holes so I could easily say it came off in an accident the same day, one of the few perks of having a very less than perfect s2000.

ps- Bz.... did you notice the LM's with tires for $3k shipped in the FS forum