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Originally Posted by nate
I think the offset front plate is even uglier than the traditional center mounted front plate.
FWIW, Texas requires a front plate, but I don't think that most cops care. I have only been pulled over for it once, by a state trooper, and all he gave was a warning. I've been given multiple speeding tickets and can't recall even one of the cops saying a thing about not having a front plate.
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Same here. Over the years without a plate, I have been pulled over many times without a word ever being said about the lack of a front plate.
But I get out of tickets when I get pulled over. My wife rarely does. So her mindset is different than mine not that she's been pulled over for this.
So the thing is, she was pulled over by a Rockville City police officer on the way to take our son to the birthday party for the son of another Rockville City police officer who happens to be a neighbor of ours. My wife told him about the front plate pullover while hanging out at the party (kids still too young for a drop-off party). Of course, he didn't think much about it, commenting that the officer must have been bored, but noted that the other officer would probably notice if he saw her driving again without the plate.
Which is how we get to where we are.
It's a small police force and I can tell from our neighbor that the officers are a pretty tight group. They hang out when not on duty. And this neighbor of ours is always warm toward my wife (less so to me). So I actually suspect she will NOT have any future problems on this front.
But she's not convinced.
I guess I'm thinking I'll get the least offensive of the tow hook mounts and let her decide to mount the plate when she's feeling paranoid.