[omg516]

Not worth driving without a plate in Chicago. In the burbs you can get away with it but I've parked with the front plate on the dash and shazam. ticket.

[kpcoupe]

i have the holder and i have both of my plates, but only put the one in the back. I left the motorwerks plate in the front, what are my chances?

[amjustice]

Originally Posted by kevkaz

Chicago cops will also troll the lots at ORD and ticket you there as well. I've had no front plate for about 5 years across my two bimmers and only once got a ticket at ORD. So now I make sure to take my other car when I park there since it does have a front plate.

Dealer convinced me to leave the front plate off but I do park at Ohare pretty often, has anybody gotten a ticket for no front plate in the garage at Ohare? This is where I usually park. I dont go into the city very often but if I start getting tickets at Ohare that will be a dealbreaker for leaving the front plate off.

[tintivilus]

Originally Posted by kpcoupe

i have the holder and i have both of my plates, but only put the one in the back. I left the motorwerks plate in the front, what are my chances?

Why the hell would you do that? If you have the holder you might as well put a real plate on it. Is the MW plate particularly pretty or something?

[BigDog]

no front plate for a long time here..... but i'm running NJ plates... any issues i might have? or am i ok?

[ntpcrew13]

Originally Posted by BigDog

no front plate for a long time here..... but i'm running NJ plates... any issues i might have? or am i ok?

if new jersey doesnt require a front plate; then you are fine. i know some people form out of state have front window tints and out of state plates and get away without getting tickets for it.

[David1]

They now ticket for no front plate in downtown Columbus, OH if you are at a meeter even if it is not expired. It's $40.

[BigDog]

Originally Posted by ntpcrew13

if new jersey doesnt require a front plate; then you are fine. i know some people form out of state have front window tints and out of state plates and get away without getting tickets for it.

NJ does require front plates...

when i drive into NJ, i zip tie a front plate on.... otherwise i don't want to ruin my mtech bumper

[kpcoupe]

Originally Posted by tintivilus

Why the hell would you do that? If you have the holder you might as well put a real plate on it. Is the MW plate particularly pretty or something?

meh....it looks nice.

[Ryan@IND]

2 tickets in 3 years... all downtown and all on street metered parking....

[Corinthian]

So if I can summarize the worst that can happen without the front plate is a ticket for 50$, do I get this right??, how about if you get a few of them over a short time period, any escalation or you are okay if you keep paying them ?

Mine is in the trunk right now

Cheers

[Spazdoc]

Yep. It is no biggie. I was caught once when i lived downtown. Idiot. I parked at Circus, out front, with the E55, and no front plate. When I returned, ticket. I have not had a front plate for ages.

In massachusetts, you have a yearly inspection, and the front plate is a deal-breaker. I just zip-tie it to the front. Last time, the guy was so nice to remove it for me after the inspection, too.

[midwesterner]

sorry to bring up a thread from the past, but got my first "no front plate" ticket today in Rolling Meadows.

According to the cop, I have to come to Court with a pic of the car showing that the front plate is mounted. If this is done, the ticket is dropped. Sounds pretty easy (almost too easy).

Anyone else deal with something like this?

[BTM]

Got mine a week after taking it off on the kennedy, I was stopped for other reasons but he tacked the plate violation on. Put the plate back on for now since I'll be on supervision for a while...

[blackdroptop]

Why give law enforcement an excuse to mess with you. Just put the damn plate on. And why would you put your car and life on the line by going into the city anyway? Even the cops are not safe there. I worked in the city for 41 years and haven't gone back there since I retired 7 years ago.

[Spazdoc]

It has been a year and a half since I last posted, the car is parked outside 50% of the time in Evanston on the street in front of my house (across from the hospital, parking nannies troll the area regualrly). have not received a ticket for the plate.

I went to the Starbucks tonight, and there was an e90 M3 with the holder that holds the plate below the passenger side. Looks pretty idiotic, makes the plate stick out significantly further out from the car. Might as put the Buick vents on the fender.

I am picking up a new Volvo XC90 next week, and I told them not to install front plate.

[BTM]

What you're referring to is the platemount that utilizes the towhook...better than drilling holes in a new bumper IMO

[Spazdoc]

Originally Posted by BTM

What you're referring to is the platemount that utilizes the towhook...better than drilling holes in a new bumper IMO

That is what it was.

Still looks ridiculous. Perhaps it was just the fact that it sits so far off of the bumper. Along those lines of things that miss when put into practice: brake dust shields on my car to keep the rims clean:



And keep my couch from getting damaged:

[UdubBadger]

i have the tow hook plate holder... its not perfect but at least its out of the way of my IC

[shawshank772]

You can get the tow hook plate front plate bracket. Then just put it on when you park.

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by shawshank772

You can get the tow hook plate front plate bracket. Then just put it on when you park.

the installation is a little bit more complex than that but maybe

[FoilUp]

Still have Wisco plates so they can't mess with me...just have to be careful going up to WI, but they are far less likely to ticket.

Funny how Chicago cops troll airport parking lots looking for low hanging fruit, but let all the other BS go. I can just picture them waddling around the parking ramp. Mmmm Hmmm, we gots another one.