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O.G.
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License Plates required?
I recently purchased a new, luxury vehicle and did not mount a front license plate as it would have required drilling and would look dorky. Will this
cause issues driving through San Ysidro? I notice lots of cameras taking pictures of your vehicle from the front approaching the booths.
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TecateRay
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It might irritate the customs guy because he will have to walk around to see the back plate. I see it all the time when I am in line and cars in
front of me don't have a front plate. Doesn't seem to delay their crossing much.
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TMW
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If it is a CA licensed vehicle it is illegal to not have the front plate attached.
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sancho
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This is not your situation, but the US Marine being held in Mex
for mistakenly crossing into TJ with a couple guns, Mex
Customs claims the reason they stopped him going in was
that he didn't have a front plate, happen to find the weapons. As posted, crossing back, US Custom guy will walk to back
write down your plate and enter it. I'm sure they encounter
it many times
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woody with a view
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don't worry about it.
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O.G.
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I know it is illegal in CA to not have a front plate. Maybe I can just put it on the dash... .
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ehall
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az vehicles only have 1 plate and they cross without issue everyday
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Sure is a pity to wreck the image of a luxury vehicle by attaching a license plate....
Don't believe everything you think....
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If you bought that luxury vehicle in California, and they did not provide a way to mount the front plate, the dealership is violating the law and so
are you.
To answer your question, they will walk to the back of the car, see it has a California rear plate, and ask you where the front plate is. If they're
in a particularly foul mood, you can be sent to secondary.
You want to make things as easy as possible for the border agent so they don't find reasons to delay you, whether it makes your car look "dorky" or
not.
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CA law requires it to be securely attached. Front and rear. I bet if you put it on, you will not notice it after a few weeks. I would object more to
a plate on my dash than on the bumper. I didn't have a front mount so I just used 2 large screws into the plastic and it's been there 8 years now.
And you could get a ticket for it or added on to another violation. I gives a cop a reason to stop you.
Every little law adds up to a life of less freedom for me and robocops, cameras out to punish us. What's the next thing? Drones??? Yes I am sure
of that.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by O.G.
I recently purchased a new, luxury vehicle and did not mount a front license plate as it would have required drilling and would look dorky.
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i thought all new cars came with license plate holes/brackets front and rear. never heard of car where the buyer had to drill holes to mount license
plates.
never heard somebody say that license plates ruined look of car. odd thing to worry about, eh?
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
....odd thing to worry about, eh? |
Kinda dorky
Don't believe everything you think....
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O.G.
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Putting the front plate on the dash would only happen as I approached the customs booth. The vehicle is from England and does not have a recess for
the front plate. The dealer supplied me with a bracket for the plate and left it up to me as to whether to drill and install it. They recommended not
to. However, I am still undecided. Now I find myself looking at every approaching car to see if they have a front plate.
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Not sure about crossing at the border, but thought it was understood that cops will pull you over in Baja without a front plate claiming you need to
have one. Then ticket or ruse the driver into a mordida. I wouldn't drive without a front plate.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
....odd thing to worry about, eh? |
Kinda dorky |
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I live in AZ,, last time I crossed San Ysidro
he asked me where is your front plate,, I replied I am from AZ
and we don't have front plates,,, sent me to secondary
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bajabuddha
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It all boils down to State Law of which State you're registered in. If they gave you two plates, you are required to be dorky.
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Just made an appointment to replace lost front plate. Kind of forgot about it. Pretty sure it fell off on the road to San Ignacio lagoon March 2013. I
guess I have been lucky since I have been across the border 30+ times since then. No need to tempt the fates on either side any longer. 
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I got stopped crossing at San Ysidro recently and I think it was likely because my car doesn't have a front plate (PA tags). They just asked for
registration and matched it to the VIN and i was off, no big deal.
US Customs guys probably won't care, and they definitely have a camera pointed at your back plate so the idea of them needing to leave the booth to
see your plates is foolishness
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dtbushpilot
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New Mexico doesn't have front plates either, has only been mentioned once or twice and has never been an issue.
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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