New California Boxster Owner * Are euro-style front plates legal? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

CJ_Boxster · 07-31-2007, 07:05 AM

I live in los angeles and i drove around in my 1965 Porsche 912 with a Euro-frontplate and never got any grief from the police about it. You'r fine but dont hold me to that if you get a ticket... cause you never know.

unklekraker · 07-31-2007, 12:20 PM

I agree with CJ...i got mine on my previous Benz' and never got pulled over coz
of the plate (knocking on the wood) and I already installed one in the replacement of the C230

Hopefully i won't get pulled over on the way home

TVC15 · 07-31-2007, 12:57 PM

Two years ago there was a big push by law enforcement here in LA (and it may have been state-wide) to get owners to install the front plates. Two friends were ticketed so i reluctantly put the front plate on my Box. Not sure if it is still being reinforced, tho.

vipola · 07-31-2007, 01:10 PM

Here in Quebec we don't have any front plate and we can put whatever we want there.

CJ_Boxster · 07-31-2007, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by vipola

Here in Quebec we don't have any front plate and we can put whatever we want there.

Whatever you want...

what about a nude picture of Whoopie Goldburg?... I'd pull you over for that!

r9i8c7k · 07-31-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

Whatever you want...

what about a nude picture of Whoopie Goldburg?... I'd pull you over for that!

No, please do not do that. I feel weird just having thought about the idea.

blueillusion97 · 07-31-2007, 11:48 PM

Yes you can get pulled over for it in CA. My friend had one for over 3 years and one day he god pulled over by a motorcycle cop just because of his plate, i was driving behind him when it happened. He got a fix it ticket so no big deal.

rick3000 · 07-31-2007, 01:23 PM

I have seen plenty of sports cars without the front plate. I wouldn't worry about it, and if you get pulled over they will probably just give you a warning.

TorpedoZone · 07-31-2007, 01:56 PM

For all you custom Euro plate needs...

http://www.europeanplates.com/

Joe

Back2DTM · 07-31-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rick3000

I have seen plenty of sports cars without the front plate. I wouldn't worry about it, and if you get pulled over they will probably just give you a warning.

None of my ride had/has a front plate

I did get a ticket for no front plate. I paid for the fine but I still didn't put the front plate back on.
I am not a fan of euro front plate, though.

eslai · 07-31-2007, 03:39 PM

I live in Southern California. I don't have a front plate on my Boxster. I have received a fix-it ticket for having the front plate off.

1. They won't pull you over for it.
2. They WILL cite you if they've already pulled you over for something else.
3. They WILL cite you at LAX for it--it's commonly-known that you don't want to head to the airport without a front plate.

Having said that, the fix-it ticket I got for the front plate was from the CHP in orange county. I never fixed it, and it isn't in their system anywhere. Something tells me that fix-it tickets from the CHP aren't tracked, but I can't say for sure.