CHP Sgt. Brian Pennings joined FOX 5 Wednesday to discuss California license plate rules. Follow FOX 5 San Diego: www.fox5sandiego.com / fox5sd / fox5sandiego / fox5sandiego / fox5sandiego
I told my dealer to not drill the front license plate on my car and he was chill about it. He Just said not to snitch him out if I got pulled over. Still driving with no front plate today. I rather pay the ticket.
Priorities are wacked....most folks start big and work down....... 🤔 They could start with street takeovers, but that would require a plan or cat 🐈 converter theft..... fact that he states " we own the license plate" next time they can put on my tags at $70 dollars an hour
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For safety reasons? That's a good one!! If that were true, then a reflective strip of some kind would be required around the entire perimeter of the vehicle. 😂😂😂
My car has been registered in CA for 5 yrs, and I never put the front plate on my vehicle. They never stop me or inquire about the missing plate. Cops don't seem to be too pressed about it. I'm sure they have more important issues to be concerned about.
@@JoseContreras-mv5yz What's the difference exactly? Are you insinuating that the cops wld be more pressed about the plate if it were a foreign or Tesla? I'm just curious, because my coworker has been been rolling around in a M5 for 3 yrs w/o a front plate, and she hasn't been stopped either. Lol
also corvettes with no front plate should be ticketed too. They need to make it fair for everybody and not ( Exempt ) corvettes and teslas from this front plate law B.S.
I know people in CA who yell at government vehicles calling them 'law breakers' when they don't have front license plates. There have been videos on YT where auditors were standing at a law enforcement exit or entrance point saying it to the personnel vehicles coming and exiting the facility.
Government vehicles also run red lights don’t follow the same rules although it should be common law go past the speed limit all the time, regardless of safety issues and yet we’re supposed to give them a pass when they should be the example!! yeah no
This clown could not be more wrong. I will address his genius points 1: Theft - what thieves would drive around in a stolen vehicle with stolen plates? It’s 30 seconds with a screw driver and then they become invisible by taking the plates off. 2: Safety - as the news anchor mentioned, the retro and temporary plates are not reflective. In fact the entire car should be reflective to a degree, but it’s not illegal to get a matte paint job. 3: Other states have front plate laws - this is not an argument. Almost half of the states don’t require it. Of those that do, many do not even consider it a primary offense, so you cannot get pulled over for it. The real reason, is MONEY. Traffic cameras and laser speed guns need the front plate to issue tickets when you are going 5 mph over the 55mph speedzone. They also can issue fix it tickets that are $100-$200 each. It is not required to actually install the plate. You can IGNORE the ticket and just pay the fine. Or, you can attach it temporarily, get the fine reduced to $20, and take it off immediately. It is literally a tax for rich people that just want to avoid drilling holes in their $80k car.
I was literally going to say every single point you made, so "DITTO", right on bro! I'm so sick of listening to mouthpieces of the Police who talk this crap! It's all about the Police being able to quickly identify you in any situation for tickets, whether that be an actual policeman or a red light camera. I remember living in BC years ago when they have speed cameras on the side of the road and for a number of years I sprayed my plates with a "REFLECTIVE" coating to cause the cameras flash to over-expose the picture so it wouldn't read the plate, this cop even got that wrong by saying the spray is a "non-reflective" coating...LOL! What a schmuck! Another cop who doesn't even know what's up! Geeezzzz
Track and trace your life history from every license plate camera on intersections is really communism. The records are kept indefinitely along with cell tower ping lists. You life is completely known for whatever year they want to search.
@@Tony-FXLOL I see it regardless of what people are driving, old beaters, pickup trucks, suvs, sedans, motorcycles... It literally doesn't matter what it is.
And yet somehow close to 20% of all the cars I see on the road are missing their front plates... It seems like ever since COVID, the cops don't care about small infractions anymore.
I did a count of how many cars have a front license plate vs no front license plate. Out of 100 total cars, 85 had them, and 15 did not. That's almost one car out of every six without front license plates. Police gonna write tickets for all those people now?
Fuuuuck no it ain’t for no safety feature or them to help you retrieve your car. It’s for them to scan and identify the vehicle and read your plates when they can’t see from the back
What a bunch of propaganda. If front license plates aren't necessary in some states, they aren't necessary in any state. I love how he tries to sell the benefits to YOU. It can help recover your car! It can help us find your vehicle that has gone off the road into a ditch or lake! But that's not all! It's just like car window tinting. If it's legal in one state, it should be legal in ALL states. They want you not to have window tinting so they can look into your car and see what you're doing. They might as well tell you that you can't have curtains on your home's windows. That would allow them to stop more crime, too. They want the front tag on your car because it helps with traffic cameras and speed detection. They also have scanners on the many cop cars (and stationary, too, I imagine) that scan and run thousands of plates as they drive around. How do I know that? I bought a used car from a guy from Florida. When he moved to California, he got two plates, but there was not a place to mount the front plate on the car's bumper (it was a Florida car). So he threw the other plate away. Over a year later I got pulled over and got a "fix-it" ticket (that still cost money, by the way) for not having it. The cop who pulled me over told me about the scanners. NONE of this is for your benefit. It's must another apparatus of control and identification. Years ago, where you went in your car really only got tracked at toll booths. Soon it will be that way everywhere. Front plates are necessary for that to function optimally.
@@stevesmith756 I'm not commenting on states' rights. I'm not questioning whether states have the right to do this. I'm stating that the logic doesn't apply. If tint and no front plates are safe in one state, they are safe in all.
@@jaimeb.7537 They are making arguments based on safety and necessity. If states get by without front plates, then they obviously aren't necessary. The point is that they're trying to sell this as something that's being done to benefit you, but that's bull. There are all sorts of things you CAN do to make yourself safer. There's always a more visible color for your car, or a version or model with better braking, or better visibility, etc. The arguments made here are lame. If visibility is an issue, then just give people the option to put a nondescript reflective plate on the front of their cars. If locating the car is the issue, I'm covered. I've got GPS and AirTags for that. This is so that they can track you.
I worked on wind tunnel testing for 2 years. Front license plates can cause, for some cars, as much as 5% more gasoline useage at freeway speeds. This leads to more gasoline used or more electricity used for the car and is bad for the environment. Why does a state like California that cares so much about the environment still put a front license plate on all cars causing millions of gallons of extra gasoline to be burned every year? It would be a lot better for the environment if California follow the lead of most states and no longer require a front license plate.
It took DMV more than a month to issue me my new vehicle licenses. The paperwork issued as temporary and expired three months after my purchase. If it’s a legal issue, the dealership should be obligated under law to make sure the vehicle is legal to drive on the road before it leaves the lot.
I'm so glad I left the state of California....moved to a state that only issues one plate, no worries about tint, and straight piped my whip with no hassles.....😊
Top priority......not homless on the freeway, pot holes 🕳 on ramp, off ramps..... 🤷.... California issues 2 plates California Corrections needs to keep folks busy 😮💨
The real reason why They want you to have both Back in front license plates It's for the sole purpose if they need to mail you a ticket for an infraction they have a way to identify you. Remember finish cameras on the light poset and sometimes the
Are the laws of the People's Republic of Socialist Kalifornia meant for everyone? Or, as usual, certain races are exempt from compliance with the laws?
For the price we pay for tags and plates we should be getting custom plates for free each year plates are done in jails for pennies on the dollar how much it’s their real cost for plastic tags It’s should be better not worst every timr
The last one he's wrong California allows the black and yellow (legacy) license plate at an extra fee every year you choose to have it and you can personalize it as well. Now the new white and black I'm not sure if they r allowed or the vertical plates on motorcycles.
It's more like the United Kingdom or Saudi Arabia, but people aren't generally aware of the level of surveillance in those countries. The problem with the North Korea comparison is they don't bother to even pretend you're not surveilled, and virtually nobody there can afford a car! They still have people at intersections directing traffic. There are videos on YT about it. They are always young North Korean women.
I always had my cars registered in California and I have been Driving in California without a front License Plate over 40 years I've been pulled over 3 times for speeding from the California Highway Patrol and not once have they said anything about me not having a front license plate or limo tinted windows front and back.My front license plate is a plate that says Ranger that I bought when I was in the Army .The only authority that said something to me about not having a front plate was a Border Patrol Agent at the San Diego/Tijuana border crossing as I'm driving back to the US from Mexico.They stand in a booth then type in your license plate as you drive up to the booth ,He was probably mad because he had to walk out of the booth and walk to the back of my car to check my license plate.All he said to me was you know you are required to have a front plate on your car,I said ok and then he just waved me on through.
I had a 2013 Ford Raptor for 10 yrs with no front plate. Only time I got a ticket was when it was parked on the street in front my house. It was considered a fix it ticket so my neighbors son is a CHP, so I asked to sign off the ticket so I could mail it in to prove it had been taken care of. The CHP said don't put it back on, Corvettes, Cameros and high end sports cars never have them. So I did what he said and never got another ticket.
The fact that he says SHALL is a problem!! and if our license plate our property of the state, how come we have to pay for them ??? it should be free! If we pay for them if he comes ours!!! make it make sense?
Like tinted windows, this isn’t usually something you’d get pulled over for. If you get pulled over for speeding or something else, then they may issue you a fix it ticket for a missing front license plate. I’ve never had one on any of my cars, then I got a new car many years ago and just left it one. Then someone backed into my car while parked and broke the bracket and I just left it off. Never had an issue with police and have pulled up behind many.
I've seen countless highway patrol vehicles fly past me at 80-90+ in a 65 with no emergency(lights and sirens off). But I'm the one breaking the "law" by not having a front license plate... yea ok
I have a Tesla, they're shipped with a plate mount and an extra plate, but the sales centers just say it's up to you if you want to mount it or not. Flagrantly breaking the law.
@@supraphonic88nteresting. Back in 2004, we went back to the Mercedes dealer to get it screwed in. Could have just done it myself, but they didn’t provide screws. Years later we got a note that MB USA lost a class action lawsuit, and that we were entitled to get the plate mounted for free. 😂 Somebody was likely ticketed and then looking for a paycheck. So, some lawyer can go ahead make some $$ off Tesla in CA. They will settle that quickly, given the precedent.
You can stay in CA. Just register somewhere else. Most states will not honor any outside request to hold up your renewal. They will hold up your drivers license if suspended elsewhere though.
In massachusetts they issue you two plates the one in the back gets the sticker showing the year and that it’s registered the one in front has no sticker,I don’t think you’re required to have one in front because I see lots of cars with plates from their team etc and if they cannot read your plate from a certain distance ( faded) the RMV will gave you new plates free
California is more concerned with extracting as much money as they can from its residents. Fuqn place has become borderline inhabitable, and they're focused on what they can fine you for.
Front license plates for identification? Poor excuse. Many states issue a single rear license plate. Money? Oh yes! Oddly, nobody is lobbying government for 2 license plates in ALL states as hard as 3M. Gee, I wonder why.... how much does it cost the state to manufacture a license plate and how much do you have to pay for it? Think about that one.
How about tinted windows? I mean darkest tint and they are allowed. New 2024 Cross Sport and dealer mentioned they didn’t install front licenses plate unless I requested. Cool factor
Is it illegal to install your plate upside down? Request letters like, “I11I1II?” Drive with a muddy plate from off-roading? Cars have a horn, but is it legal to use sirens too, in case my brakes fail and I have to drive through a red light?
Similar situation developed in PA…..they were ticketing drivers for license plate frames….covered the perimeter but not the month/year/state name. The law was so detailed that you could literally get stopped and ticketed for…….. This isn’t word for word but a quick summary….. “Owners may not obscure ANY part of the license plate…. By the law that would include ….wait for it……The retaining screw that secures the plate to the vehicle……law was either changed recently or Law Enforcement agencies said…F/U Harrisburg, were not enforcing. Soon after that they went to NO stickers….plate is blank but can still be read by agencies if required…..major example is the PA Turnpike Commission for reading EZ pass transponders.
The way to bypass it. Is dont get plates when titling it. Then next year get a tag. Then you dont have to have a front plate bc you didn't title the vehicle AND get plates SAME date NOR SAME year. And the code wouldn't apply bc you got that stuff at 2 different times instead of same time
My 1974 El Camino got pulled over for having a USA-1 red, white, and blue plate up front. Got a fix-it ticket; no cost if you fix it. For reference, speeding tickets were 25 to 30 back then.
Some states do NOT issue front plates for non-commercial vehicles and light trucks. I DARE Commiefornia to try to cite me and seize my car! I DARE them to. Federal Lawsuit!! I WILL OWN COMMIEFORNIA!!!
In CA a new law bans trivial tows and “pretextual vehicle stops,” or stops that are used as an investigative tool for something completely unrelated to the actual reason for a driver was pulled over. So an expired plate or tail light out or missing front plate cannot be used. This law was passed because people were losing their cars to the tow companies resulting in armed confrontations with police abd towers.
"It's a safety feature"...gtfoh!! Cars have reflectors on all four corners, give me a break man. I never run front plates for decades and never been pulled over. it's one of those laws that they know certain people break and when they want to pull certain people over, they can use it as an excuse to pull those people over.
It feels like they’re announcing this as a new law people are confused about when this is literally been the rule in CA for at least 64 years, possibly 88 (depending on which vehicle code you look at). There has to be better stuff to fill the time with than this!
Dude i have been noticing so many cars without front license plates. In a simple 10 minute drive i spot nearly 10 on average. It kinda bugs me...only cuz i want to do it
The heck is he talking about getting plates fast, I bought a new 4Runner about 4 months ago no license plates yet. And also the black and yellow can also go into any car not just classics.
(2) The installation of a license plate security cover is not a violation of this subdivision if the device does not obstruct or impair the recognition of the license plate information, including, but not limited to, the issuing state, license plate number, and registration tabs, and the cover is limited to the area directly over the top of the registration tabs. No portion of a license plate security cover shall rest over the license plate number.
There is zero way to report missing ie no plate vehicles to DMV. You can report out of state plates ie 30 day s+ violation ie living and driving in CA with out of state plates. But there is zero way to report missing plates!!! We had a house 50ft from our primary crosswalk to our kids school with a dealer paper plate for 5 years!!! The colorful paper plate was even replaced when it became faded🤦♂️. Parents complained to the PD but the owner would hide it in the garage as soon as he got home driving it. They finally moved but never had legal plates on their cars driving sll over town. Parents even had vin numbers after seeing the cars parked in shopping center parking lots. Zero way to report this with dmv. Zero….
Classic car??? Have seen those retro black / gold letters plates on newer cars. Also police love to drive their personal vehicles with out front plates and limo dark tinted windows all around, " rules for thee but not for me " much ?
