Is it illegal?, front liscence plate Options

[96bluevert]

For all you WA people, do any of you know if it is illegal to take off your front liscence plate? I know iv'e seen a lot of other cars and some other 6th gen owners who drive w/out on the front. So i'm not sure if it could get me a ticket or if it would just be ok to have the liscence plate in the car with me just in case..?

[CelicaST_CALI]

well even if u get a ticket its just a fix it ticket isnt it?ANd i really dont think if u see a lot of other cars driving around without a front lisense plate that its illegal.google it

[BloodyStupidDave...]

well even if u get a ticket its just a fix it ticket isnt it?ANd i really dont think if u see a lot of other cars driving around without a front lisense plate that its illegal.google it

Well I'm not a US citizen but my understanding is that it varies from state to state. IIRC, it is illegal in most states (MT being one exception I am aware of) and many states police (notably VT and CA) are strictly enforcing the requirement to display two number plates.

In the UK the law states that a license plate must be mounted on the front of the vehicle and on the back of the vehicle and there is some very technical wording for the distances and angles that the plates must be viewable from. In particular, the plate must be mounted as close to vertical as possible. I believe it is the latter that allows police to prosecute people with small plates attached to the bonnet or plates on the dashboard. AFAIK it isn't actually illegal in the UK to mount your plate in the windscreen as long as it meets the vertical, distance and angle tests as well as the wndscreen tests for nothing obstructing the view out of the windscreen.