Big Brother- Tag on your TC?

Photomike wrote:
That being said I carry a bike rack that goes into the hitch. Sold by every hardware, sporting goods store, etc. Last year a guy here got a ticket as it covered up his plate and it stood in court. He did not even have any bikes on the rack at the time, and you could see his plate but not 100%. I asked some police about it and they said they would never issue a ticket for it.

I think it is how bored or miserable the officer is that day. Or wait till some government official finds out all the money they are missing from truck campers and then there will be a crack down. I am sure that it adds up to a pile :B:B:B

Over 15 years ago I pulled over in a neighboring town for an obstructed license plate. I had a trailer ball mounted in the OEM step bumper of that truck that was approaching 15 years old and had been in place since I bought it new. The plate was mounted in the step like typical trucks of that era. It was the stock bumper and you could see by the hardware it had been years since that bumber and ball had been mounted. I feel it was a reason to pull me over to see if my insurance and license were up to date since I was not committing a traffic violation that he could cite (that was my first question when I was pulled over). I asked him how come my 1989 truck had never been pulled over before for having a ball in place all these years and yet I had traveled into Canada and Mexico and had seen both the east and west coasts with this configuration. I could see he wanted to write me up for something, but I must had given him pause with all the questions I was asking and all the detail I was providing on my truck. I can imaging that if I still had that truck, the tolling photos would have only captured a partial rear plate number and I'm not sure if the system is smart enough to interpolate the rest...