License Plate issues
How many here have had issues with the police regarding obscured license plates due to their truck campers? Has anyone been stopped for such things? Or stopped for other issues but had the cops me...
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Executive wrote:
Sometimes I just shake my head...other times I just slap it...:S
Why would you want your plate to be obscured?..:h These same people that ask these questions are the ones that bit$h the most when their trucks get stolen and the cops can't find them.
In answer to your question, yes, I would and have stopped and depending on attitude you might get a ticket or a warning. Second stop for same violation becomes a misdemeanor. Same answer for those having the "Look at me, I run red lights" covering on their plates thinking the cameras can't pick them up....Dennis
You do realize you're posting in the TC forum where just loading our campers can obscure the license plate on the truck, right? The question isn't so much about wanting our plates to be obscured, but is it appropriate to move the plate from the vehicle for which it's registered, to the rear of the camper, which is actually cargo and NOT the vehicle to which the plate is assigned. Hauling a load of lumber can obscure the plate just as much as loading our campers. Does that mean we should move the license plate from the truck to the lumber when this occurs?
To the OP, I've gone both ways. Last trip I moved the plate to the camper and, so far, that's the only time I've been pulled over with the camper, though nothing related to the plate. I guess driving 63 in a 70 at 11:30 pm in Kansas was suspicious activity. Anyway... I asked that officer if moving the plate was the right thing to do and his answer was a firm, probably. Since the plate would be partially obscured and he wasn't sure if PA had front plates. I'll continue to move mine if I remember before loading. If I forget, I'm not going to sweat it.
