License plates

Simple, follow your state law.

bigfootgrey wrote:
For the amount of time it takes to transfer the plate from truck to camper it’s worth it to avoid any situations. Just remember to move it before loading the camper so you don’t have to crawl underneath. Did that more than once.

Except where it's illegal to do so... That's what started this whole thread, or maybe I've got my threads crossed, but IIRC it was something to the effect of asking a law enforcement officer about it and:

1. Attaching the plate to anything but the vehicle is something that would get you pulled over.
2. Not having the plate visible is something that would get you pulled over.
3. Making a copy of the plate to display on the camper is something that would get you pulled over.

Reality Check wrote:

Never said anything about money. Has nothing to do with money. Seriously, if Barney Fife from podunk somewhere is trying to fill the coffers for the tiny muni he's working for, I guess you're screwed. License plate light, incorrectly aimed headlights, 2 mph over, straddled the white line and you don't have a litter bag. Should of stayed home.

Despite all the world wanting to believe the police are tax collectors/have quotas, etc etc, it just isn't true. Police find criminals more often than you'll ever know, via fishing expeditions. Starts with little stuff, like Traffic violations and Terry stops. And I've been reading these forums for a couple of weeks now, and it doesn't take two hands to count how many have actually been 'hassled' because of this plate issue. Fact, I don't remember any, but in fairness, I don't read everything.

Part of that 1/4% group, but then, what do I know.

As for police/tax collector issue, it has been proven that many small, and some not so small towns get a large percentage of their budget from fines. Right now, in the southern part of the KC metro area, law enforcement is having a big push because a bridge replacement has stopped all thru traffic for a few months.
Areas in many states the HP stop you for any reason might collect any cash you have with you, and never write a ticket for what they stopped you for.

While I have no idea about TC having issues but in Mo, if you want to be legal with GVW, or GCVW over 6 tons the state will only issue 1 plate, and by law it must be displayed on the front
And small towns in the West side of the metro will stop pickups only because they have no plate visible from rear

For the amount of time it takes to transfer the plate from truck to camper it’s worth it to avoid any situations. Just remember to move it before loading the camper so you don’t have to crawl underneath. Did that more than once.

mkirsch wrote:

Reality Check wrote:

JimK-NY wrote:
A little common sense goes a long way. What cop in their right mind or what Prosecutor is going to pursue legal action for a duplicate plate that matches the registration for the vehicle?

Actually, I'll role with that ^^^^

They won't. No different than they're not going to track down and waste time on family vacationing in TC with no plate/can't see the plate/etc, on the truck.

The things people fret about. Now, if you're rolling down the road in a 30yoa rot infested TC hanging off a beat up p/u, looking the part of a meth head, yea, I'd worry. It's as useful of a stop as a broken tail light. It's called a fishing expedition. They work, they're great tools, and you want the cops to work them.

Seriously, comical thread.

You can't cry "money grab" out one side of your mouth and then say that they're not going to pull you over for a fake license plate or an obscured license plate out the other.

If they are out to get you for "money grab" purposes, they are out to get you for ANY infraction.

We've had plenty of first-hand accounts of TCers being hassled about their license plates here on this forum.

Never said anything about money. Has nothing to do with money. Seriously, if Barney Fife from podunk somewhere is trying to fill the coffers for the tiny muni he's working for, I guess you're screwed. License plate light, incorrectly aimed headlights, 2 mph over, straddled the white line and you don't have a litter bag. Should of stayed home.

Despite all the world wanting to believe the police are tax collectors/have quotas, etc etc, it just isn't true. Police find criminals more often than you'll ever know, via fishing expeditions. Starts with little stuff, like Traffic violations and Terry stops. And I've been reading these forums for a couple of weeks now, and it doesn't take two hands to count how many have actually been 'hassled' because of this plate issue. Fact, I don't remember any, but in fairness, I don't read everything.

Part of that 1/4% group, but then, what do I know.

Once again, I have nothing to worry about. :B

Reality Check wrote:

JimK-NY wrote:
A little common sense goes a long way. What cop in their right mind or what Prosecutor is going to pursue legal action for a duplicate plate that matches the registration for the vehicle?

Actually, I'll role with that ^^^^

They won't. No different than they're not going to track down and waste time on family vacationing in TC with no plate/can't see the plate/etc, on the truck.

The things people fret about. Now, if you're rolling down the road in a 30yoa rot infested TC hanging off a beat up p/u, looking the part of a meth head, yea, I'd worry. It's as useful of a stop as a broken tail light. It's called a fishing expedition. They work, they're great tools, and you want the cops to work them.

Seriously, comical thread.

You can't cry "money grab" out one side of your mouth and then say that they're not going to pull you over for a fake license plate or an obscured license plate out the other.

If they are out to get you for "money grab" purposes, they are out to get you for ANY infraction.

We've had plenty of first-hand accounts of TCers being hassled about their license plates here on this forum.

My truck has a front plate. It matches the one on the back of the truck. :)

JimK-NY wrote:
A little common sense goes a long way. What cop in their right mind or what Prosecutor is going to pursue legal action for a duplicate plate that matches the registration for the vehicle?

You know I could almost agree with you if you had gone to your county tax office and asked for a duplicate plate. But getting one from Amazon, or wherever, just cut the state out of whatever fee they would charge.
May not matter in NY but a cop trying to keep the city budget balanced in Intercourse Pennsylvania, who knows.

no plate visible for a ticket, they just run the VIN in the corner of the windshield on the dash. dispatch gives them the plate number and you get the ticket. Takes less than a minute even if you are out of state.