My state requires front and rear plates and my tabs cost the same. I can also now keep the plates issued to me when I buy a car and transfer them to my new car. It saves the state money so they don't have to keep making new plates every time a vehicle is sold. When I grew up I lived on the border of ND MN one of the two states issued you your license plates for life.
also corvettes with no front plate should be ticketed too. They need to make it fair for everybody and not ( Exempt ) corvettes and teslas from this front plate law B.S.
Cops have been defunded and there are less. They wont respond to certain calls anymore. You still expect them to enforce no front plates? LOL! They are working on laws to not even issue traffic tickets for moving violations because they say certain minorities get stopped more. Hmmmm.
@@themercedestraveler9566 I wouldn't count on that. Several years ago I was pulled over by CHP and cited for lack of front plate and window tint. Also, if you park your car on the street (even in front of your house) you may find a ticket waiting for you. This happened to me for an expired sticker. If it's on private property (driveway, lot) it's safe.
Priorities are wacked....most folks start big and work down....... 🤔 They could start with street takeovers, but that would require a plan or cat 🐈 converter theft..... fact that he states " we own the license plate" next time they can put on my tags at $70 dollars an hour
I got a little secret for you. The homeless problem is here to stay. Too many people and "advocacy groups" are making too much money from it. Billions and billions! Nope, the cat is out of the bag, someone left the barn door open. Theres money to be made!!
For safety reasons? That's a good one!! If that were true, then a reflective strip of some kind would be required around the entire perimeter of the vehicle. 😂😂😂
I told my dealer to not drill the front license plate on my car and he was chill about it. He Just said not to snitch him out if I got pulled over. Still driving with no front plate today. I rather pay the ticket.
Same here. My Porsche dealer just has clients sign a form stating the buyer does not want a plate, and that’s it. I will never put a front plate on my GT3. If I get a fix-it ticket for a front plate I have a temporary solution with a Rennline mount that attaches to the front tow hook spot so I can get the ticket signed off at the police station and then take it off with no trace later that day.
My car has been registered in CA for 5 yrs, and I never put the front plate on my vehicle. They never stop me or inquire about the missing plate. Cops don't seem to be too pressed about it. I'm sure they have more important issues to be concerned about.
@@JoseContreras-mv5yz What's the difference exactly? Are you insinuating that the cops wld be more pressed about the plate if it were a foreign or Tesla? I'm just curious, because my coworker has been been rolling around in a M5 for 3 yrs w/o a front plate, and she hasn't been stopped either. Lol
It’s state law in California to have front and rear license plates, if the citizens don’t like having front plates, petition the state legislature to change the law, it’s not the cops fault, they don’t make the laws.
That's true, but the cops ARE responsible for telling the truth to the public, which this one did not do!!!!! How he managed to stay with the CHP for 25+ years like that, I don't know!!!! ("How do you know he's been with the CHP for 25 years?", you say. I notice things. Look at the hash bars on the lower portion of his uniform shirt sleeve. Each one represents 5 years of service with the agency. He has 5 of those hash bars. Simple preschool math tells us that 5x5=25, thus at least 25 years with the CHP.)
The fact that he says SHALL is a problem!! and if our license plate our property of the state, how come we have to pay for them ??? it should be free! If we pay for them if he comes ours!!! make it make sense?
I've seen countless highway patrol vehicles fly past me at 80-90+ in a 65 with no emergency(lights and sirens off). But I'm the one breaking the "law" by not having a front license plate... yea ok
I know people in CA who yell at government vehicles calling them 'law breakers' when they don't have front license plates. There have been videos on YT where auditors were standing at a law enforcement exit or entrance point saying it to the personnel vehicles coming and exiting the facility.
Government vehicles also run red lights don’t follow the same rules although it should be common law go past the speed limit all the time, regardless of safety issues and yet we’re supposed to give them a pass when they should be the example!! yeah no
@@richardjeun Of course not. They're legally exempt under the California Vehicle Code. They don't have to pay registration fees either. Take a closer look at one the next time you see it on the road. Notice the "E" inside the circle on the license plate? That means it's a legally exempt government vehicle under state law. No emissions inspection and no registration fees are required of such vehicles. You'll see it on transit buses and transit agency vehicles too, since they're considered public service agencies. I used to drive buses for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in, of course, as the name implies, Los Angeles. We could park at red curbs, in front of fire hydrants, at parking meters (without paying), just about wherever we wanted, and it was all legal. I think the only place we could'nt park was in a handicapped parking area. Other than that, we pretty much parked wherever, and the cops and parking enforcement people never messed with us.
This clown could not be more wrong. I will address his genius points 1: Theft - what thieves would drive around in a stolen vehicle with stolen plates? It’s 30 seconds with a screw driver and then they become invisible by taking the plates off. 2: Safety - as the news anchor mentioned, the retro and temporary plates are not reflective. In fact the entire car should be reflective to a degree, but it’s not illegal to get a matte paint job. 3: Other states have front plate laws - this is not an argument. Almost half of the states don’t require it. Of those that do, many do not even consider it a primary offense, so you cannot get pulled over for it. The real reason, is MONEY. Traffic cameras and laser speed guns need the front plate to issue tickets when you are going 5 mph over the 55mph speedzone. They also can issue fix it tickets that are $100-$200 each. It is not required to actually install the plate. You can IGNORE the ticket and just pay the fine. Or, you can attach it temporarily, get the fine reduced to $20, and take it off immediately. It is literally a tax for rich people that just want to avoid drilling holes in their $80k car.
I was literally going to say every single point you made, so "DITTO", right on bro! I'm so sick of listening to mouthpieces of the Police who talk this crap! It's all about the Police being able to quickly identify you in any situation for tickets, whether that be an actual policeman or a red light camera. I remember living in BC years ago when they have speed cameras on the side of the road and for a number of years I sprayed my plates with a "REFLECTIVE" coating to cause the cameras flash to over-expose the picture so it wouldn't read the plate, this cop even got that wrong by saying the spray is a "non-reflective" coating...LOL! What a schmuck! Another cop who doesn't even know what's up! Geeezzzz
Track and trace your life history from every license plate camera on intersections is really communism. The records are kept indefinitely along with cell tower ping lists. You life is completely known for whatever year they want to search.
@@Tony-FXLOL I see it regardless of what people are driving, old beaters, pickup trucks, suvs, sedans, motorcycles... It literally doesn't matter what it is.
And yet somehow close to 20% of all the cars I see on the road are missing their front plates... It seems like ever since COVID, the cops don't care about small infractions anymore.
Fuuuuck no it ain’t for no safety feature or them to help you retrieve your car. It’s for them to scan and identify the vehicle and read your plates when they can’t see from the back
I remember some years ago. The license plates were fading or peeling very quickly. When the state checked into it. It turned out that the guy in charge with painting the license plates had finally finished his prison time. The prisoner that took over was doing something different so the paint wasn’t lasting very long. But modern paint is crap compared to old paint. For your house and car.
The last one he's wrong California allows the black and yellow (legacy) license plate at an extra fee every year you choose to have it and you can personalize it as well. Now the new white and black I'm not sure if they r allowed or the vertical plates on motorcycles.
same with the blue/yellow plates. you have to get vanity or 7-character plates. the old 6-character plates cannot be reassigned to a different vehicle.
The real reason why They want you to have both Back in front license plates It's for the sole purpose if they need to mail you a ticket for an infraction they have a way to identify you. Remember finish cameras on the light poset and sometimes the
There are also lots of people in California who have used sandpaper and removed most of the reflective surface on their plates, making them difficult to see.
I have a Tesla, they're shipped with a plate mount and an extra plate, but the sales centers just say it's up to you if you want to mount it or not. Flagrantly breaking the law.
@@supraphonic88nteresting. Back in 2004, we went back to the Mercedes dealer to get it screwed in. Could have just done it myself, but they didn’t provide screws. Years later we got a note that MB USA lost a class action lawsuit, and that we were entitled to get the plate mounted for free. 😂 Somebody was likely ticketed and then looking for a paycheck. So, some lawyer can go ahead make some $$ off Tesla in CA. They will settle that quickly, given the precedent.
Police officer is incorrect @4:20, because in 2020 Ohio dropped the front license plate requirement. So now 29 states require both license plates, while 21 states only require a rear license plate.
My wife’s ‘98 Camaro Z-28 has never had a front license plate since she drove it off the dealership new. There were two occasions where I was ticketed for not having a front plate. One on the 2010 HHR SS and the other my 1971 Datsun 240Z. In both instances many years ago, the cars were ticketed while parked at a Park-n-Ride. The cars were backed into their spaces. My SS was parked next to a Vette. But the Vette was pulled in. So the meter maid didn’t notice it too had no front plate. No other instance on the road was I pulled over or stopped for not having a plate. Which tells me the CHP and cops are LAZY and won’t pull you over. But a meter maid with a quota and nothing better to do will ticket you. Park-n-Rides are notorious for these types of tickets. Pull in, don’t back in!
Personalized plates, specialty plates and disabled plates belong to whom they are issued. Also, YOM (year of manufacture) plates which are popular amongst classic car and truck enthusiasts are the sole property of the owner and no longer the state's. CA DMV has a whole separate office and program that supports the YOM plate titling and registration process. I helped my Dad get a set for and get registered to his 1930 Ford Model A.
I worked on wind tunnel testing for 2 years. Front license plates can cause, for some cars, as much as 5% more gasoline useage at freeway speeds. This leads to more gasoline used or more electricity used for the car and is bad for the environment. Why does a state like California that cares so much about the environment still put a front license plate on all cars causing millions of gallons of extra gasoline to be burned every year? It would be a lot better for the environment if California follow the lead of most states and no longer require a front license plate.
I'm so glad I left the state of California....moved to a state that only issues one plate, no worries about tint, and straight piped my whip with no hassles.....😊
i don't mind going up against loud cars- they are nearly always the ones that get lighted up for drag racing. love straight pipes and rotary engines for just that very reason.
You don’t see the license plate from the front, you see the license plates from the rear. Most parking stalls are accessed with the front aiming into a stall, so,to locate a vehicle, you locate the vehicle by the rear plate.
Top priority......not homless on the freeway, pot holes 🕳 on ramp, off ramps..... 🤷.... California issues 2 plates California Corrections needs to keep folks busy 😮💨
That's California for you nothing but rules and taxes fees and surcharges oh yeah and courtesy fees oh yeah and homelessness, signs signs everywhere signs blocking out the scenery break in my mind do this don't do that can't you read the sign that's California
What a bunch of propaganda. If front license plates aren't necessary in some states, they aren't necessary in any state. I love how he tries to sell the benefits to YOU. It can help recover your car! It can help us find your vehicle that has gone off the road into a ditch or lake! But that's not all! It's just like car window tinting. If it's legal in one state, it should be legal in ALL states. They want you not to have window tinting so they can look into your car and see what you're doing. They might as well tell you that you can't have curtains on your home's windows. That would allow them to stop more crime, too. They want the front tag on your car because it helps with traffic cameras and speed detection. They also have scanners on the many cop cars (and stationary, too, I imagine) that scan and run thousands of plates as they drive around. How do I know that? I bought a used car from a guy from Florida. When he moved to California, he got two plates, but there was not a place to mount the front plate on the car's bumper (it was a Florida car). So he threw the other plate away. Over a year later I got pulled over and got a "fix-it" ticket (that still cost money, by the way) for not having it. The cop who pulled me over told me about the scanners. NONE of this is for your benefit. It's must another apparatus of control and identification. Years ago, where you went in your car really only got tracked at toll booths. Soon it will be that way everywhere. Front plates are necessary for that to function optimally.
@@stevesmith756 I'm not commenting on states' rights. I'm not questioning whether states have the right to do this. I'm stating that the logic doesn't apply. If tint and no front plates are safe in one state, they are safe in all.
@@jaimeb.7537 They are making arguments based on safety and necessity. If states get by without front plates, then they obviously aren't necessary. The point is that they're trying to sell this as something that's being done to benefit you, but that's bull. There are all sorts of things you CAN do to make yourself safer. There's always a more visible color for your car, or a version or model with better braking, or better visibility, etc. The arguments made here are lame. If visibility is an issue, then just give people the option to put a nondescript reflective plate on the front of their cars. If locating the car is the issue, I'm covered. I've got GPS and AirTags for that. This is so that they can track you.
I had a 2013 Ford Raptor for 10 yrs with no front plate. Only time I got a ticket was when it was parked on the street in front my house. It was considered a fix it ticket so my neighbors son is a CHP, so I asked to sign off the ticket so I could mail it in to prove it had been taken care of. The CHP said don't put it back on, Corvettes, Cameros and high end sports cars never have them. So I did what he said and never got another ticket.
It's more like the United Kingdom or Saudi Arabia, but people aren't generally aware of the level of surveillance in those countries. The problem with the North Korea comparison is they don't bother to even pretend you're not surveilled, and virtually nobody there can afford a car! They still have people at intersections directing traffic. There are videos on YT about it. They are always young North Korean women.
Look at Tesla's, 95% don't have 2 license plate in front. Yet they would still drive in all roads including Diamond Lane in freeway. The BAR code license plate has been canceled.
no- when your car is pointed toward a light detection /radar camera it can read the plate number. the units you see at traffic signals are sensors for interactive traffic signals.
thats nonsense- my datsun is registered here in california and it is smog exempt due to it being 56 years old. i've shown my V6 engine to cops many times just because they wanted to see my install. it has a holley 2-barrel carb and motorcraft air cleaner right in plain view and nothing ever comes of it. if they don't find fault with that- there's no way they would care about an out-of-state car, either.
Like tinted windows, this isn’t usually something you’d get pulled over for. If you get pulled over for speeding or something else, then they may issue you a fix it ticket for a missing front license plate. I’ve never had one on any of my cars, then I got a new car many years ago and just left it one. Then someone backed into my car while parked and broke the bracket and I just left it off. Never had an issue with police and have pulled up behind many.
It took DMV more than a month to issue me my new vehicle licenses. The paperwork issued as temporary and expired three months after my purchase. If it’s a legal issue, the dealership should be obligated under law to make sure the vehicle is legal to drive on the road before it leaves the lot.
So why can’t they stop all these car thieves? Do the STATs, number of cars stolen and how many thieves captured with front license plates by state cops? How many cars rescued because of front license plates????? Remember what he said they are just to ID you.
they do- theyve been picking up car thieves/recovering stolen vehicles like crazy around san diego and el cajon with the new light-detection/radar cameras.
I always had my cars registered in California and I have been Driving in California without a front License Plate over 40 years I've been pulled over 3 times for speeding from the California Highway Patrol and not once have they said anything about me not having a front license plate or limo tinted windows front and back.My front license plate is a plate that says Ranger that I bought when I was in the Army .The only authority that said something to me about not having a front plate was a Border Patrol Agent at the San Diego/Tijuana border crossing as I'm driving back to the US from Mexico.They stand in a booth then type in your license plate as you drive up to the booth ,He was probably mad because he had to walk out of the booth and walk to the back of my car to check my license plate.All he said to me was you know you are required to have a front plate on your car,I said ok and then he just waved me on through.
You know, I love how all of these people are sitting up there on their high horses all smug and arrogant with that big chip on their shoulders going, "Oh, I've been driving in California for XXX years without a front license plate, and I've never been stopped!!!" What's your point? Do you think that the fact that you've been getting away with it for whatever period of time you have means that somehow you are not in violation of the law? WRONG!!!! You ARE in violation of the law; I don't give a s**t if you've been doing it for 100 years, and Section 5200 of the California Vehicle Code does'nt care either!!! The law is the law!!!! The fact that you have'nt been cited for it as yet DOES NOT exempt you from full compliance with the law!!! And I get that some of you may not like that law; fine. Lobby your state representatives to have it changed. But until such time as they do, and those changes are signed into law by the Governor, you must comply if you want to drive in California!!! Use your heads!!!!
they most certainly do- there are a lot of teslas in san diego county and i see front plates on them quite often- even model S cars. how do all these rumors start?
I live in Fremont and I am frustrated at the amount of passenger vehicles that do not have a front plate displayed. Why aren't these drivers pulled over and cited? It could be an easy fix with the amount of street cameras placed at plenty of intersections. Vehicles get recorded coming and going from those intersections. It's obvious technology can flag the information and contact drivers who do not comply with this law.
i think you are confusing vehicle detectors with cameras- those are detectors for smart signals. they don't use redlight cameras or embedded sensors in california.
You guys should ask the Blue line gang members if they have front license plates on their own privately owned vehicles. If not, do they think they're above the law and that law doesn't apply to them.
Next question: How much is the fine if you get caught with your Tesla without front license plate? (Answer: $20, so no cop is going to pull you over and waste their time)
if you do not physically possess the second plate it will cost $50- what a new set of plates would cost. if you HAVE the plate to correct it, then its cheaper.
This is a year old What about the plates whose paint is peeling? Also, the black-and-yellow plates arfe being issued with a new sequence that I assume aregoing to become standarsd once the #LLL### ones run out.
It is not about safety, it is about money.
Criminals don't want front plates!
Yeah its a money thing. 😂😂😂
My state requires front and rear plates and my tabs cost the same. I can also now keep the plates issued to me when I buy a car and transfer them to my new car. It saves the state money so they don't have to keep making new plates every time a vehicle is sold. When I grew up I lived on the border of ND MN one of the two states issued you your license plates for life.
How so ?
Taxation
That BS, most tesla owners don't have them in front. I have neighbors who have been driving without them for years....
they don't get the chance to cite a tesla owner for this- too busy responding to teslas ramming emergency vehicles on the roadside.
It’s probably not a primary violation but if they stop you for some other violation they could issue a citation for missing front plates.
@@tommurphy4307not funny enough. Keep practicing though.
the same with corvette owners, no front plate.
TESLA OWNERS NEVER USE TWO LICENSE PLATE…THEY THINK THIER EXEMPT.
they're special. according to themselves.
Sometimes they don't even have rear plates
It's because of the shape of the bumper it's elon musks fault
They should have designed a bracket on all of them
99% Tesla cars don't have front licenses plates. Why not start with them? Plenty of tickets to give.
also corvettes with no front plate should be ticketed too. They need to make it fair for everybody and not ( Exempt ) corvettes and teslas from this front plate law B.S.
Honestly they don't really ticket for this at all really.
and easy to catch a battery car as in a short number of miles it will shut down. ( the truck only gets 200 miles to a Full charge).
Cops have been defunded and there are less. They wont respond to certain calls anymore. You still expect them to enforce no front plates? LOL! They are working on laws to not even issue traffic tickets for moving violations because they say certain minorities get stopped more. Hmmmm.
@@themercedestraveler9566 I wouldn't count on that. Several years ago I was pulled over by CHP and cited for lack of front plate and window tint. Also, if you park your car on the street (even in front of your house) you may find a ticket waiting for you. This happened to me for an expired sticker. If it's on private property (driveway, lot) it's safe.
Funny you cannot get arrested for stealing from stores in CA. BUT if you do not have a front license plate your going to get f’d over, fools!
You beat me to it.
it’s a $25 fix it ticket that is rarely enforced lol
@@slickest123452that stays in your record if you don't pay.
@@johnwhodat8135for not paying a $25 ticket😂😂😂😂😂 u that broke 😂😂😂😂 u that EBT type foo living in your moms basement 😂😂😂😂
California law makers are stupid.
HEY FIX THE HOMELESS PROBLEM BEFORE WORRYING ABOUT OUR FRONT PLATES
Priorities are wacked....most folks start big and work down....... 🤔 They could start with street takeovers, but that would require a plan or cat 🐈 converter theft..... fact that he states " we own the license plate" next time they can put on my tags at $70 dollars an hour
I got a little secret for you. The homeless problem is here to stay. Too many people and "advocacy groups" are making too much money from it. Billions and billions! Nope, the cat is out of the bag, someone left the barn door open. Theres money to be made!!
"fixing" the homeless problem doesn't pay them any penalties or fees . therefore , it will never be fixed .
Thats never gonna happend
Its all about government control !!!
The system is completely broken
For safety reasons? That's a good one!! If that were true, then a reflective strip of some kind would be required around the entire perimeter of the vehicle. 😂😂😂
Camera enforcement. They need the plate and face in picture
There are reflectors on the car (side markers, tail lamps etc)
stop giving them new ideas.
I told my dealer to not drill the front license plate on my car and he was chill about it. He Just said not to snitch him out if I got pulled over.
Still driving with no front plate today. I rather pay the ticket.
Same here. My Porsche dealer just has clients sign a form stating the buyer does not want a plate, and that’s it. I will never put a front plate on my GT3. If I get a fix-it ticket for a front plate I have a temporary solution with a Rennline mount that attaches to the front tow hook spot so I can get the ticket signed off at the police station and then take it off with no trace later that day.
I did the same thing! Not on my GT 3 unfortunately 😛
@@993mike okay we just heard it from the porcupine's mouth.
He is incorrect about the black and yellow plates only being issued to classic cars. I just got them for my car, and it is not a classic.
he was just making some BS because the black plate contradict everything he said about safety and reflectiveness
anybody can get a poser plate by paying a added tax to the dmv.
I have one on my 2017 RX 😂
My car has been registered in CA for 5 yrs, and I never put the front plate on my vehicle. They never stop me or inquire about the missing plate. Cops don't seem to be too pressed about it. I'm sure they have more important issues to be concerned about.
What kind of car do you drive though?
@@JoseContreras-mv5yz Durango
@@dii-N-sd there you go. That's the diffrence.
@@JoseContreras-mv5yz What's the difference exactly? Are you insinuating that the cops wld be more pressed about the plate if it were a foreign or Tesla? I'm just curious, because my coworker has been been rolling around in a M5 for 3 yrs w/o a front plate, and she hasn't been stopped either. Lol
@@dii-N-sd let's just say they would press more if a person were in a 87cutlass then a 2020 tesla.
It’s state law in California to have front and rear license plates, if the citizens don’t like having front plates, petition the state legislature to change the law, it’s not the cops fault, they don’t make the laws.
That's true, but the cops ARE responsible for telling the truth to the public, which this one did not do!!!!! How he managed to stay with the CHP for 25+ years like that, I don't know!!!! ("How do you know he's been with the CHP for 25 years?", you say. I notice things. Look at the hash bars on the lower portion of his uniform shirt sleeve. Each one represents 5 years of service with the agency. He has 5 of those hash bars. Simple preschool math tells us that 5x5=25, thus at least 25 years with the CHP.)
@@joeblowe5813 it doesn't matter as pennings is retired now.
This guy's reflective argument is baseless.
Reflective this, reflective that. News anchor: “Are the black and yellow plates reflective?” Cop: “no”. Gtfo of here bro
The fact that he says SHALL is a problem!! and if our license plate our property of the state, how come we have to pay for them ??? it should be free! If we pay for them if he comes ours!!! make it make sense?
Front license plates should be optional like most other states. Can’t wait to leave this awful state.
Make sure when you leave to vote republican. Too many Commiefornians bringing their idealism to red states.
I HEAR YOU CHEVY! I HATE CALIFORNIA!
There's actually about 7 states that do not require front plates, including Arizona here where I live now.
Then why are you still here ? Let the door hit you on your rear as you leave.
It is for Id of Criminals,just like very Dark Tint.
I had a big truck stolen and the cops never found it! l found it in an alley! they didn't even bother to finger print it!
I've seen countless highway patrol vehicles fly past me at 80-90+ in a 65 with no emergency(lights and sirens off). But I'm the one breaking the "law" by not having a front license plate... yea ok
I know people in CA who yell at government vehicles calling them 'law breakers' when they don't have front license plates. There have been videos on YT where auditors were standing at a law enforcement exit or entrance point saying it to the personnel vehicles coming and exiting the facility.
Government vehicles also don’t follow emission rules.
Government vehicles also run red lights don’t follow the same rules although it should be common law go past the speed limit all the time, regardless of safety issues and yet we’re supposed to give them a pass when they should be the example!! yeah no
@@richardjeun Of course not. They're legally exempt under the California Vehicle Code. They don't have to pay registration fees either. Take a closer look at one the next time you see it on the road. Notice the "E" inside the circle on the license plate? That means it's a legally exempt government vehicle under state law. No emissions inspection and no registration fees are required of such vehicles. You'll see it on transit buses and transit agency vehicles too, since they're considered public service agencies. I used to drive buses for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in, of course, as the name implies, Los Angeles. We could park at red curbs, in front of fire hydrants, at parking meters (without paying), just about wherever we wanted, and it was all legal. I think the only place we could'nt park was in a handicapped parking area. Other than that, we pretty much parked wherever, and the cops and parking enforcement people never messed with us.
@@joeblowe5813 same with school buses.
5:54 property of the state? Then why am I paying for it?
You are renting the plate. That's what it means when you pay California for registration or any state for that matter.
@@Kugelbliz- You are right and also you are paying for the privilege to drive. The privilege requires registration.
This clown could not be more wrong. I will address his genius points
1: Theft - what thieves would drive around in a stolen vehicle with stolen plates? It’s 30 seconds with a screw driver and then they become invisible by taking the plates off.
2: Safety - as the news anchor mentioned, the retro and temporary plates are not reflective. In fact the entire car should be reflective to a degree, but it’s not illegal to get a matte paint job.
3: Other states have front plate laws - this is not an argument. Almost half of the states don’t require it. Of those that do, many do not even consider it a primary offense, so you cannot get pulled over for it.
The real reason, is MONEY. Traffic cameras and laser speed guns need the front plate to issue tickets when you are going 5 mph over the 55mph speedzone.
They also can issue fix it tickets that are $100-$200 each. It is not required to actually install the plate. You can IGNORE the ticket and just pay the fine. Or, you can attach it temporarily, get the fine reduced to $20, and take it off immediately. It is literally a tax for rich people that just want to avoid drilling holes in their $80k car.
Awsome.....
Idk. Haven't had a front plate since 2003. Only pulled over once for it, never ticketed. I don't think california cops make it a big deal
@@themercedestraveler9566cops stop you for something else and they'll get throw that in with it.
I do security and see people with stolen plates, or one plate from another state and a paper plate from the state we’re in. It happens all the time
I was literally going to say every single point you made, so "DITTO", right on bro! I'm so sick of listening to mouthpieces of the Police who talk this crap! It's all about the Police being able to quickly identify you in any situation for tickets, whether that be an actual policeman or a red light camera. I remember living in BC years ago when they have speed cameras on the side of the road and for a number of years I sprayed my plates with a "REFLECTIVE" coating to cause the cameras flash to over-expose the picture so it wouldn't read the plate, this cop even got that wrong by saying the spray is a "non-reflective" coating...LOL! What a schmuck! Another cop who doesn't even know what's up! Geeezzzz
In Arizona...You are not required to have a front license plate, the state only issues one license plate (rear) when you buy a new car.
Same here in Pennsylvania.
That is correct.
i'm going to move there ASAP- getting tired of living so close to the beach.
I HAVE DRIVEN IN CA. SINCE 1965 W/O FRONT PLATE ON CARS I'VE OWNED!
I HAVE BEEN TKTD ONCE & PAID FINE BUT I NEVER CORRECTED!
I can remember when they enforced the tint laws...
If you wanna worry about getting pulled over for no good reason, don't put a front plate on.
I've had a German plate on the front of my Mercedes for years, one cop walked past it and said It looks good like that
It's all about law enforcement being able to easily track you, and to identify you.
No shit duder
which they can easily do with the rear plates...
Track and trace your life history from every license plate camera on intersections is really communism. The records are kept indefinitely along with cell tower ping lists. You life is completely known for whatever year they want to search.
@@static7985 you haven't seen the movie 'hooper'?
@@tommurphy4307 no
DMV is not quick in sending new car plates, took 2 months to get mine
That’s because special request go through the prison system.
@arnoldberk2809 it wasn't a special request, I bought a used car with paper plates, took 2 months for DMV to send to me
What about teslas????
What about the wreckless driving, speeding 30 over the speed limit,tailgating unsafe lane changes etc that occur all day long on our highways?
People who drive like that typically are in shitty cars and are broke ever see a Lamborghini driver tailgating and causing traffic?
@@Tony-FXLOL eh I don't see very many lambos on the road so.....
@@Tony-FXLOL I see it regardless of what people are driving, old beaters, pickup trucks, suvs, sedans, motorcycles... It literally doesn't matter what it is.
What's that got to do with anything?
@@joeblowe5813 thats what i was wondering- YT mandatory non-pertinence 24-hour gag order.
So how come Tesla owners do not have front plates.
"You shall not"
Is that legal?
"NO."
And yet somehow close to 20% of all the cars I see on the road are missing their front plates...
It seems like ever since COVID, the cops don't care about small infractions anymore.
I haven't had a front plate since 2003. Only stopped once for it, never ticketed
@@themercedestraveler9566literally got stopped 2 days ago for that and i’ve been driving for a good 4 years an never been stopped till 2 days ago
@@themercedestraveler9566 not supposed to light you up just for that- did you have a 'horn broken-watch for finger' bumper sticker??
Another reason to get your car registered in another state if you can.
never- i love the blue plates on my '72 510. and its only 6 characters long for my feeble memory....
Fuuuuck no it ain’t for no safety feature or them to help you retrieve your car. It’s for them to scan and identify the vehicle and read your plates when they can’t see from the back
They should have mentioned about people putting the license plate on the passenger dashboard, usually people with sports cars do that
Doesn’t do anything but draw attention and create a hazard. Keep the plate in the trunk or don’t use it
License plate on the windshield looks tacky
I wouldn't , real easy to break passenger window and have that plate wind up on a stolen car.
He said that it needs to be on the most front part of the vehicle. So that was covered.
Right.. I put my license plate in my dash and got a ticket smh
Notice how he stutters when he talks about safety? Not even he believes the lies he is saying.
somebody at fox5 should've given him a quick field-sobriety test.
California has a large problem with the reflective coating coming off. 2011 to 2015 issue.
I remember some years ago. The license plates were fading or peeling very quickly. When the state checked into it. It turned out that the guy in charge with painting the license plates had finally finished his prison time. The prisoner that took over was doing something different so the paint wasn’t lasting very long. But modern paint is crap compared to old paint. For your house and car.
@@Rhaspun thats true- the only way around that is to use mil-spec finishes which you can get from an automotive or aircraft supply paint store.
Bro I have lived in Cali almsot my whole life . We ALWAYS HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT AND BACK LICENSE PLATE . Bro we knew that from 90210 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
The city of Beverly Hills must only supply one license plate at the time of registration
The Judges, District attorneys, etc all get away with only having a rear plate!
More important is the Lack of enforcement of cars with either No plates or a fake paper one. I see cars like this daily.
I’m looking at a California highway patrol vehicle right now and it doesn’t have a front license plate. Rules for me, but not for them
I see cars with (front) plates from other states with no tags and not hassled
the law does not apply to out of state
“The DMV is actually very quick “ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂!
“Some people might not like the look”. Perhaps you would like the look of a ticket or the inside of a courtroom instead?”
The last one he's wrong California allows the black and yellow (legacy) license plate at an extra fee every year you choose to have it and you can personalize it as well. Now the new white and black I'm not sure if they r allowed or the vertical plates on motorcycles.
same with the blue/yellow plates. you have to get vanity or 7-character plates. the old 6-character plates cannot be reassigned to a different vehicle.
I’m so glad I’m active duty military 🤣🤣
How does a license plate belong to the state if you paid for it?
The real reason why They want you to have both Back in front license plates It's for the sole purpose if they need to mail you a ticket for an infraction they have a way to identify you. Remember finish cameras on the light poset and sometimes the
There are also lots of people in California who have used sandpaper and removed most of the reflective surface on their plates, making them difficult to see.
I’ve seen a few new-looking Tesla with NO license plates on the freeways
Mines only came with a back.. all teslas only have back ones
I've seen many corvettes with no front plate. I guess corvettes are ( Exempted ) from this front plate law B.S.
They come with an adhesive mount for the front. I’ve owned feo
Tesla cars don’t have front plates
I have a Tesla, they're shipped with a plate mount and an extra plate, but the sales centers just say it's up to you if you want to mount it or not. Flagrantly breaking the law.
@@supraphonic88 good. Based
They don't want to run the proposed Tesla facility, back out of California 🤑
@@supraphonic88 🤫.......what laws are being enforced
@@supraphonic88nteresting. Back in 2004, we went back to the Mercedes dealer to get it screwed in. Could have just done it myself, but they didn’t provide screws.
Years later we got a note that MB USA lost a class action lawsuit, and that we were entitled to get the plate mounted for free. 😂
Somebody was likely ticketed and then looking for a paycheck. So, some lawyer can go ahead make some $$ off Tesla in CA. They will settle that quickly, given the precedent.
I gave 5 Ferraris a no front license plate in a week.
but then you woke up and discovered that wasn't a pen in your hand.
Police officer is incorrect @4:20, because in 2020 Ohio dropped the front license plate requirement. So now 29 states require both license plates, while 21 states only require a rear license plate.
well if he pulls you over- you can make him look bad. just kidding- he's retired.
My wife’s ‘98 Camaro Z-28 has never had a front license plate since she drove it off the dealership new.
There were two occasions where I was ticketed for not having a front plate. One on the 2010 HHR SS and the other my 1971 Datsun 240Z. In both instances many years ago, the cars were ticketed while parked at a Park-n-Ride. The cars were backed into their spaces. My SS was parked next to a Vette. But the Vette was pulled in. So the meter maid didn’t notice it too had no front plate. No other instance on the road was I pulled over or stopped for not having a plate. Which tells me the CHP and cops are LAZY and won’t pull you over. But a meter maid with a quota and nothing better to do will ticket you.
Park-n-Rides are notorious for these types of tickets. Pull in, don’t back in!
Personalized plates, specialty plates and disabled plates belong to whom they are issued. Also, YOM (year of manufacture) plates which are popular amongst classic car and truck enthusiasts are the sole property of the owner and no longer the state's. CA DMV has a whole separate office and program that supports the YOM plate titling and registration process. I helped my Dad get a set for and get registered to his 1930 Ford Model A.
It's also away to make money by giving tickets
No thanks I’ll save money on keeping my car aerodynamic
Why do we keep having stupid laws
I worked on wind tunnel testing for 2 years. Front license plates can cause, for some cars, as much as 5% more gasoline useage at freeway speeds. This leads to more gasoline used or more electricity used for the car and is bad for the environment. Why does a state like California that cares so much about the environment still put a front license plate on all cars causing millions of gallons of extra gasoline to be burned every year? It would be a lot better for the environment if California follow the lead of most states and no longer require a front license plate.
They get more money when the lidar hits on the front plate.
I don't disagree with you, but good luck getting a liberal-a** state like California to change the laws.
we've never had 'waste of resources' citations here- i've only seen it in nevada and montana.
I'm so glad I left the state of California....moved to a state that only issues one plate, no worries about tint, and straight piped my whip with no hassles.....😊
Does your car exhaust sound like a jet but pulls like a turtle🐢
@@MSR.00youa re exactly the main reason theres beef in the car community rather than helping out to put awareness againts shit quota cops
What state?
I hope the door didn't hit your ass on the way out. 😀😀😀🫵
i don't mind going up against loud cars- they are nearly always the ones that get lighted up for drag racing. love straight pipes and rotary engines for just that very reason.
Oh like all the Ferraris and Lamborghinis , right
You don’t see the license plate from the front, you see the license plates from the rear. Most parking stalls are accessed with the front aiming into a stall, so,to locate a vehicle, you locate the vehicle by the rear plate.
the front plate doesn't have the expiration info/validation sticker.
with your head light on it prevents any on coming traffic from seeing any part of the front of your car
All vehicles licensed are commercial vehicles used for the transportation of persons or property for hire.
Forget about the front plates, get the uninsured, and those that paint their plates. All cars look hideous with a front plate.
He is full of it. Safety or money. I say money. California is all about money.
Well said
Top priority......not homless on the freeway, pot holes 🕳 on ramp, off ramps..... 🤷.... California issues 2 plates California Corrections needs to keep folks busy 😮💨
State needs money
@@HaloDude557 yep....
@@HaloDude557the state needs New Management but the state is to far gone for that sadly because people keep voting for the same people in office
@@Acehitman369 cowards are scared of change and would rather live in squalor.
@@Acehitman369 Now, on that one, I will not argue with you.
Front license plate useless
Sgt you've inspired me to go out of my way to remove my front license plate, i applaud your lack of humanity
That's California for you nothing but rules and taxes fees and surcharges oh yeah and courtesy fees oh yeah and homelessness, signs signs everywhere signs blocking out the scenery break in my mind do this don't do that can't you read the sign that's California
What a bunch of propaganda. If front license plates aren't necessary in some states, they aren't necessary in any state. I love how he tries to sell the benefits to YOU. It can help recover your car! It can help us find your vehicle that has gone off the road into a ditch or lake! But that's not all! It's just like car window tinting. If it's legal in one state, it should be legal in ALL states. They want you not to have window tinting so they can look into your car and see what you're doing. They might as well tell you that you can't have curtains on your home's windows. That would allow them to stop more crime, too. They want the front tag on your car because it helps with traffic cameras and speed detection. They also have scanners on the many cop cars (and stationary, too, I imagine) that scan and run thousands of plates as they drive around. How do I know that? I bought a used car from a guy from Florida. When he moved to California, he got two plates, but there was not a place to mount the front plate on the car's bumper (it was a Florida car). So he threw the other plate away. Over a year later I got pulled over and got a "fix-it" ticket (that still cost money, by the way) for not having it. The cop who pulled me over told me about the scanners. NONE of this is for your benefit. It's must another apparatus of control and identification. Years ago, where you went in your car really only got tracked at toll booths. Soon it will be that way everywhere. Front plates are necessary for that to function optimally.
Um heard of individual states rights?
@@stevesmith756 I'm not commenting on states' rights. I'm not questioning whether states have the right to do this. I'm stating that the logic doesn't apply. If tint and no front plates are safe in one state, they are safe in all.
What about if it's required in some states, should it be required in all states too?
@@jaimeb.7537 They are making arguments based on safety and necessity. If states get by without front plates, then they obviously aren't necessary. The point is that they're trying to sell this as something that's being done to benefit you, but that's bull. There are all sorts of things you CAN do to make yourself safer. There's always a more visible color for your car, or a version or model with better braking, or better visibility, etc. The arguments made here are lame. If visibility is an issue, then just give people the option to put a nondescript reflective plate on the front of their cars. If locating the car is the issue, I'm covered. I've got GPS and AirTags for that. This is so that they can track you.
Yes it’s BS but states can dictate what is in there vehicle code. It’s not federal law it’s a state law
I had a 2013 Ford Raptor for 10 yrs with no front plate. Only time I got a ticket was when it was parked on the street in front my house. It was considered a fix it ticket so my neighbors son is a CHP, so I asked to sign off the ticket so I could mail it in to prove it had been taken care of. The CHP said don't put it back on, Corvettes, Cameros and high end sports cars never have them. So I did what he said and never got another ticket.
So you can smoke crack and drink alcohol on the street but if you take off the plate in the front you get a ticket ?
Big government. Welcome to North Korea California.
Wow, next you're going to say I'm not allowed to murder people!
Kalifornistan
It's more like the United Kingdom or Saudi Arabia, but people aren't generally aware of the level of surveillance in those countries. The problem with the North Korea comparison is they don't bother to even pretend you're not surveilled, and virtually nobody there can afford a car! They still have people at intersections directing traffic. There are videos on YT about it. They are always young North Korean women.
Two licenses plates has ALWAYS been the law in California. What are you going on about?
@@1bntcr001 What's your point? Who said anything about how long the requirement for a front plate has been around?
It's all about money
More reasons to leave California.
Fancy cars owners do not like to put front license plates. Do they get punished for that?
It’s a $100 fine. IT IS ABOUT MONEY NOT SAFETY
Don't tell , don't ask policy......plus they would have to see what funner 20 states that don't require it......
I haven’t had a front plate on my cars in 20yrs never got cited.
@@DarkstarDarth 👍
@@DarkstarDarth me neither . love being white and living in Orange County .
Look at Tesla's, 95% don't have 2 license plate in front. Yet they would still drive in all roads including Diamond Lane in freeway. The BAR code license plate has been canceled.
It is California so to save the environment we should only have one plate. LOL
I know of someone, in Calif, she drives an '89 Pontiac Solstice. No front plates mounted on these cars. Never had one, never will
Every tesla owner disagrees with front liscense plate rule.
So what is the penalty for not having one? A warning, a citation?
how to identify a corrupt cop when off duty: no front plate, illegal window tint. lousy thugs on welfare.
What cop slept with your wife lol
doubt if there would be any type of public assistance involved- they make close to 75K a year or more with seniority.
I see alot of Teslas with no front plates ‼️‼️CHP do you damn job and give them all tickets ‼️‼️
Or is it so that when you pass a red light they can take a picture of the front license plate??
no- when your car is pointed toward a light detection /radar camera it can read the plate number. the units you see at traffic signals are sensors for interactive traffic signals.
Out of staters beware, you will be state REF for out of compliance emissions , mods , etc… no matter what state you come from.
thats nonsense- my datsun is registered here in california and it is smog exempt due to it being 56 years old. i've shown my V6 engine to cops many times just because they wanted to see my install. it has a holley 2-barrel carb and motorcraft air cleaner right in plain view and nothing ever comes of it. if they don't find fault with that- there's no way they would care about an out-of-state car, either.
Like tinted windows, this isn’t usually something you’d get pulled over for. If you get pulled over for speeding or something else, then they may issue you a fix it ticket for a missing front license plate. I’ve never had one on any of my cars, then I got a new car many years ago and just left it one. Then someone backed into my car while parked and broke the bracket and I just left it off. Never had an issue with police and have pulled up behind many.
It took DMV more than a month to issue me my new vehicle licenses. The paperwork issued as temporary and expired three months after my purchase. If it’s a legal issue, the dealership should be obligated under law to make sure the vehicle is legal to drive on the road before it leaves the lot.
They ARE.
So why can’t they stop all these car thieves? Do the STATs, number of cars stolen and how many thieves captured with front license plates by state cops? How many cars rescued because of front license plates????? Remember what he said they are just to ID you.
they do- theyve been picking up car thieves/recovering stolen vehicles like crazy around san diego and el cajon with the new light-detection/radar cameras.
I found the other honda element. Identical to mine.
they have a sister?- like a black forest cuckoo clock?
It's also for the red camera's
I always had my cars registered in California and I have been Driving in California without a front License Plate over 40 years I've been pulled over 3 times for speeding from the California Highway Patrol and not once have they said anything about me not having a front license plate or limo tinted windows front and back.My front license plate is a plate that says Ranger that I bought when I was in the Army .The only authority that said something to me about not having a front plate was a Border Patrol Agent at the San Diego/Tijuana border crossing as I'm driving back to the US from Mexico.They stand in a booth then type in your license plate as you drive up to the booth ,He was probably mad because he had to walk out of the booth and walk to the back of my car to check my license plate.All he said to me was you know you are required to have a front plate on your car,I said ok and then he just waved me on through.
You know, I love how all of these people are sitting up there on their high horses all smug and arrogant with that big chip on their shoulders going, "Oh, I've been driving in California for XXX years without a front license plate, and I've never been stopped!!!" What's your point? Do you think that the fact that you've been getting away with it for whatever period of time you have means that somehow you are not in violation of the law? WRONG!!!! You ARE in violation of the law; I don't give a s**t if you've been doing it for 100 years, and Section 5200 of the California Vehicle Code does'nt care either!!! The law is the law!!!! The fact that you have'nt been cited for it as yet DOES NOT exempt you from full compliance with the law!!! And I get that some of you may not like that law; fine. Lobby your state representatives to have it changed. But until such time as they do, and those changes are signed into law by the Governor, you must comply if you want to drive in California!!! Use your heads!!!!
Tesla does not provide the attachment for the front license plate.
they most certainly do- there are a lot of teslas in san diego county and i see front plates on them quite often- even model S cars. how do all these rumors start?
I live in Fremont and I am frustrated at the amount of passenger vehicles that do not have a front plate displayed. Why aren't these drivers pulled over and cited? It could be an easy fix with the amount of street cameras placed at plenty of intersections. Vehicles get recorded coming and going from those intersections. It's obvious technology can flag the information and contact drivers who do not comply with this law.
i think you are confusing vehicle detectors with cameras- those are detectors for smart signals. they don't use redlight cameras or embedded sensors in california.
You guys should ask the Blue line gang members if they have front license plates on their own privately owned vehicles. If not, do they think they're above the law and that law doesn't apply to them.
10s of thousands criminals let out prison, millions of illegal immigrants, corrupt politicians but make sure you have a front license plate… ok cop.
Next question: How much is the fine if you get caught with your Tesla without front license plate? (Answer: $20, so no cop is going to pull you over and waste their time)
if you do not physically possess the second plate it will cost $50- what a new set of plates would cost. if you HAVE the plate to correct it, then its cheaper.
Boo your law that's for camera on the street so easily can give you a ticket without police officers thanks me later or plan B get out of Cali asap
This is a year old What about the plates whose paint is peeling? Also, the black-and-yellow plates arfe being issued with a new sequence that I assume aregoing to become standarsd once the #LLL### ones run out.