I've been seeing a few Model Y's around Portsmouth with no front license plate, but with a regular NH plate in the back. How are these people getting away with it? Is there a waiver you can get from the state?
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Driving in New Hampshire with no front plate
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you can get away with anything until you're caught. I suspect these individuals have decided the penalty for missing a front plate is worth it (to them).
(one could say the same thing about speeding. I see many people exceeding the posted speed limit every day. How are those people getting away with it?)
(one could say the same thing about speeding. I see many people exceeding the posted speed limit every day. How are those people getting away with it?)
I had a co-worker that would double-face tape his plate on before the inspection and remove it after the inspection.
HankLloydRight
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I've been driving my cars for 30 years without a front plate.
I've been yelled at for it.. once.
And if I get a ticket, it's a non-moving violation that is usually a "fix-it" ticket, so you go to the station and show you put it on and they void the ticket. Or if that's not available, just pay the fine.
I also use a SnapPlate to quickly mount it if the need arises (never has). SnapPlate Removable Front License Plate Mounts by EveryAmp
I've been yelled at for it.. once.
And if I get a ticket, it's a non-moving violation that is usually a "fix-it" ticket, so you go to the station and show you put it on and they void the ticket. Or if that's not available, just pay the fine.
I also use a SnapPlate to quickly mount it if the need arises (never has). SnapPlate Removable Front License Plate Mounts by EveryAmp
HankLloydRight
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Also, I've heard anecdotally that most LEOs don't pull cars over just for a missing front plate, but if you are ticketed for something else, they are likely to add it on.
ElectricIAC
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zoomer0056
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Ah, OP, your innocence is refreshing. Ditto what others have said. Those comments also apply here in SoCal. No front plates on my cars and no problems either. Drive safe and watch out for jerks.
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I don't see other cars with no front plate so I thought maybe there was some special exemption for Teslas. Do model Y's not come with a front plate holder for the bumper?
Some <insert car brand here> owners like the 'look' of a plate-less front bumper more than they like following a regulation. I know my Y didn't come with the front plate holder installed. I did that myself when I got my plates. (I personally don't value a plate-less front bumper more than following the regulations..)
zoomer0056
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Live free or obsess over the aesthetics of something that you hardly ever see.
You can't get an inspection sticker without a front plate (I do inspections in NH) but we can't control what you do after you leave our parking lot. Every Tesla that comes to us for inspection has one on, or has us put it on for them if they just got the car.
You can definitely get fined if you don't have one so you have decide if its worth the risk of getting a fine and the inconvenience of getting stopped for something you can't even see while your driving.
You can definitely get fined if you don't have one so you have decide if its worth the risk of getting a fine and the inconvenience of getting stopped for something you can't even see while your driving.
HankLloydRight
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In all the discussions I’ve had about this the last 20 years, with a lot of people, including LEOs, LEOs won’t pull you over ONLY for a missing front plate, but will/can add it to another more serious infraction.
A friend of mine used a plate holder that threaded into the tow-eye hole on the front of his Golf R - install before NH inspection, remove after.
Do you know if NH still issues fix-it tickets? I got one 35 years ago driving a roommates VW Scirocco with a broken exhaust pipe (sheared off entering the muffler). I did a quick check on-line; it looks like the fix-it concept is gone - everything is a fine now.
I've been driving for a year with an expired inspection sticker, including many times through a well-known speed trap in my neighborhood, and haven't been stopped once.
It started with running late on the inspection, then became a game of "how long can I push it"? I probably need to do front brakes to pass - some minor rust pitting on the rotors.
ElectricIAC
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zoomer0056
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