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      05-07-2018, 02:12 PM   #23
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interesting i think you can get away with that on a white car but dont really think it would go on other colours
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      05-18-2018, 11:40 AM   #25
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Okay might as well try... I will put my plate (and the mount) in the boot. Will tell cops mount is broken and waiting for the new one if they stop me i guess lol.
I've been down this road many times, eventually they will pull you over. I carried the plate with me and used the same excuse, end result was a ticket. They should just change the law!
Same here. Went on a good run with my old car and then the m2. Finally got stopped. Had my great excuse all ready and no dice. Gave me a ticket anyways lol. Got ticket thrown out in court however.
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Same here. Went on a good run with my old car and then the m2. Finally got stopped. Had my great excuse all ready and no dice. Gave me a ticket anyways lol. Got ticket thrown out in court however.
I thought it was not a moving violation? If so why did you go to court? How much was the fine?
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      06-06-2018, 06:20 PM   #27
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Same here. Went on a good run with my old car and then the m2. Finally got stopped. Had my great excuse all ready and no dice. Gave me a ticket anyways lol. Got ticket thrown out in court however.
I thought it was not a moving violation? If so why did you go to court? How much was the fine?
Think it was like $100. I forget.

Normally I don't waste the courts time unless it may affect my insurance ie speeding etc but with this one I was just pissed that she didn't buy my 'great' excuse lol. I just showed the judge a pic of my car with the plate back on and they tossed it.
Believe it's a 'highway traffic act' offense in Ontario.
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      06-06-2018, 10:53 PM   #28
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I thought it was not a moving violation? If so why did you go to court? How much was the fine?
Why wouldn't you go. It always gets thrown out. Save yourself some cash
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      06-07-2018, 06:42 AM   #29
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Why wouldn't you go. It always gets thrown out. Save yourself some cash
I used to. When you could get a court date by sending in the ticket and asking for a court date. Now you have to go to city hall, line up and book an appointment, then show up at court and waste 3 hours. With downtown parking being $4/hour I just don't see it as a valuable use of my time.
We are talking parking tickets here right? This is not a moving violation so no points or marks on your record.
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I used to. When you could get a court date by sending in the ticket and asking for a court date. Now you have to go to city hall, line up and book an appointment, then show up at court and waste 3 hours. With downtown parking being $4/hour I just don't see it as a valuable use of my time.
We are talking parking tickets here right? This is not a moving violation so no points or marks on your record.
I know you mentioned that moving violations are not the same, but I just booked a court date online for a speeding ticket. I believe parking tickets are no different.
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      06-08-2018, 12:01 PM   #31
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I know you mentioned that moving violations are not the same, but I just booked a court date online for a speeding ticket. I believe parking tickets are no different.
Well I haven't been you court over a parking ticket in some time. Maybe they changed the rules..
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Just got pulled over after running without a front plate for two years.... still debating whether to put on the plate, lol. Looks so much better without.
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Doesn't bother me at all having the plate on. I added a slightly smoked plate cover and it kinda makes it blend in with the MG.
I recognize that place! What did you get done at GTA in Detail, ppf, ceramic coating?
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I noticed something. I driven by tons of cops or sat across them at a red light. No one seems to care.

When I had my s2000 with no front plate, cops usually would turn around and follow me.

I think the BMW gives it less attention then a Honda s2000?

Anyways hope I didn't jinx it
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I recognize that place! What did you get done at GTA in Detail, ppf, ceramic coating?
Yup just the ceramic coating. Been using Kevin for 10+ years.
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I haven't run a front plate in Ontario for about 4-5 years - I pulled up to a ride check last week and they asked where the front plate was - I simply said I would rather pay the 110 dollars than drill the bumper - officer told me to have a nice day and left me alone
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I haven't run a front plate in Ontario for about 4-5 years - I pulled up to a ride check last week and they asked where the front plate was - I simply said I would rather pay the 110 dollars than drill the bumper - officer told me to have a nice day and left me alone
Very kind officer. Wow.
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I’ve been fine for two years, but all of a sudden in the past month I’ve gotten two tickets for not having a front license plate.

Finally gave up and ordered the bracket.
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I got caught after 3 years of driving my Suby around without a front plate. Early Sunday morning, Milton cop. $110 down the crapper.

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Apparently the police don't approve of this technique:

https://www.cp24.com/news/stubborn-b...late-1.4072998
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Apparently the police don't approve of this technique:

https://www.cp24.com/news/stubborn-bradford-motorist-had-sticker-made-to-resemble-front-license-plate-1.4072998
Yeah I got a ticket too
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Yeah I got a ticket too
On what grounds? I don't know if you have (or intend to) take it to court, but I would be curious to know what the crown's argument with it is exactly.

They would probably try to say something along the liines of either "it's not the issued plate" or "it makes it harder to identify." Both are really just arguing a technicality, when I suspect that the real reason the cops don't like them is that they don't have a good flat surface to bounce their laser/radar off of to give you a speeding ticket...
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      09-04-2018, 07:46 PM   #43
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Yeah I got a ticket too
On what grounds? I don't know if you have (or intend to) take it to court, but I would be curious to know what the crown's argument with it is exactly.

They would probably try to say something along the liines of either "it's not the issued plate" or "it makes it harder to identify." Both are really just arguing a technicality, when I suspect that the real reason the cops don't like them is that they don't have a good flat surface to bounce their laser/radar off of to give you a speeding ticket...
The cop said it's extremely illegal to make a replica of a government issued document lol but he gave me ticket for not having front plate only.
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Doesn't bother me at all having the plate on. I added a slightly smoked plate cover and it kinda makes it blend in with the MG.
That cover obstructs clear visibility to the license plate. It's a tickets just like not having a plate at all.

In the city they ticket you all the time for it. I've had 2 tickets and I know 4 others who got ticketed as well.

You can have the ticket dropped if you fight it and show a photo proving you removed it but who has time to keep doing that.
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