Sure it has mounting points for front plates. I’ll grant you that front plates
on a Miata look spectacularly ugly, which is why I took mine off two years ago
(so far with nothing more than a couple of parking tickets). But the mounting
points are there all right.

>>And if I do get pulled over, I’ll grab the plate out of the glove compartment
>>and put it on the dash before the officer walks up.
>At which point you will say "My that is a nice gun you have pointed
>at my face.  Mind if I get out and change into clean underwear?"
>It is not advisable to make a sudden grab into the glove box when
>a cop is approaching your car, even if it is to get the registration
>out.  A significant fraction of cars on the road keep guns there.

        I’ve done it, I just make sure I don’t move my body. They don’t see it.
        By the time they walk up my hands are on the steering wheel.

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I received such a ticket a year ago, but with a twist.  If I showed up
at the state police with the ticket, and a mounted front plate within
3 days the ticket would be void.  I did – it was.

I just bought a new car (Miata) which has no front plate mounting point.
I’m waiting for the next bored officer to notice!

Mike

godzi…@seanet.com (Kai Kaltenbach) writes:

>And if I do get pulled over, I’ll grab the plate out of the glove compartment
>and put it on the dash before the officer walks up.

At which point you will say "My that is a nice gun you have pointed
at my face.  Mind if I get out and change into clean underwear?"

It is not advisable to make a sudden grab into the glove box when
a cop is approaching your car, even if it is to get the registration
out.  A significant fraction of cars on the road keep guns there.

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: I live in Washington, where you have to have a front plate.  I drive without
: one, but keep it in the glove compartment.  I’ve never been pulled over for
: this, though a lot of police have seen it.  I don’t think they really care.
: And if I do get pulled over, I’ll grab the plate out of the glove compartment
: and put it on the dash before the officer walks up.

I can easily believe the police haven’t bothered to harass you for not
following the letter of the law and having two plates. But if you think
the officer won’t notice you pulling something out of your glove box and
placing it on the dash… then I’ve got a rust free 1966 Jaguar to sell
you cheap!

You can bet the officer will be watching you like a hawk. People
who have contriband to hide or a weapon to retrieve will do so as they
are being pulled over. My advice is… if you are pulled over ask
permission to open the glove box and then show the plate to the
officer. Chances are you will just get a warning. If you try to trick
him (or her) you can be certain you will be cited.

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>Kai Kaltenbach (godzi…@seanet.com) wrote:

>: I live in Washington, where you have to have a front plate.  I drive without
>: one, but keep it in the glove compartment.  I’ve never been pulled over for
>: this, though a lot of police have seen it.  I don’t think they really care.
>: And if I do get pulled over, I’ll grab the plate out of the glove compartment
>: and put it on the dash before the officer walks up.

>I can easily believe the police haven’t bothered to harass you for not
>following the letter of the law and having two plates. But if you think
>the officer won’t notice you pulling something out of your glove box and
>placing it on the dash… then I’ve got a rust free 1966 Jaguar to sell
>you cheap!

>You can bet the officer will be watching you like a hawk. People
>who have contriband to hide or a weapon to retrieve will do so as they
>are being pulled over. My advice is… if you are pulled over ask
>permission to open the glove box and then show the plate to the
>officer. Chances are you will just get a warning. If you try to trick
>him (or her) you can be certain you will be cited.

Yeah I agree, you definatally do not want to be reaching into your glove-box
when a cop pulls you over, you should keep your hands on the steering wheel.

The cops in NY seem hellbent on enforcing the front plate law. I have only put
two thousand miles on my car and I have been pulled over twice for no front
licence plate. In both cases I got off with a warning (I finally put the front
plate on, but it really looks goofy on my car).
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This stuff is a little confusing to me… I’m getting ready to sell my
current car, and when I was at a local dealer’s looking at a new (’95
Maxima) car, the dealer mentioned that the "new rules" in MA are that
you gotta have two plates… and that it’s against the law to not have
both plates.

However, I also, just recently (like last week) had to renew my
registration, and I got a new plate.  NOTE, singular… PLATE.. not
PLATES.  So I don’t get what the algorithm is.  Probably our best bet
is to call the Registry and ask them.
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>I live in Massachusetts which recently began issuing 2 plates
>(front/rear). My old car has 1 green on white plate, but my new car has 2
>read on white plites (the new plates are red on white). Is it illegal to
>remove the front plate? I remember a while ago there was a similar
>discussion, but the state was different.

I live in Washington, where you have to have a front plate.  I drive without
one, but keep it in the glove compartment.  I’ve never been pulled over for
this, though a lot of police have seen it.  I don’t think they really care.
And if I do get pulled over, I’ll grab the plate out of the glove compartment
and put it on the dash before the officer walks up.

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