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: Plate covers = FINE!!


hasty10805
08-10-2007, 06:18 AM
Here in Illinois, the law just passed this week that there will be no kind of license plate coves on your vehicle!! It will be a $75 fine and it will be a non moving violation! I swear that if Illinois keep coming up with these stupid laws that I am going to be moving out of state!! What do everyone think about this??

hunter44102
08-10-2007, 06:29 AM
That is bogus! So you can't even have a Frame around the plate?

As long as the plate is visible, I don't see why they would have a problem with it.

MEGULA
08-10-2007, 06:31 AM
I think if the cover doesn't block the important details of your plate, then what's the point of banning it?

(Besides to make easy money off issuing tickets.)

My vote? Fooey. :(

silvermike
08-10-2007, 06:44 AM
They are fining covers because of cameras. you can easily hide the numbers with a cover even if it appears clear to the eye.

Dawson
08-10-2007, 07:21 AM
Chaulk one more up for the bad guy. It's because of the law breaking citizens that you cannot put a cover over your plate. Of course, I never really understood the plate covers, but to each his own.

Wonder what the criminal's thinking is... "I'm gonna put a cover over my plate so I can blow stop lights and play frogger with oncoming traffic! YAY!" ****in retards. I think it should be more difficult to GET and KEEP a driving license in this country, but that's my two cents.

nearly.normal.jimmy
08-10-2007, 07:21 AM
They are fining covers because of cameras. you can easily hide the numbers with a cover even if it appears clear to the eye.

Correct. This has already taken place in quite a few states.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/03/352.asp

A simple plate frame that says 'Jeep' would be fine as long as it is not hiding or covering any letters.

pdxbubba
08-10-2007, 11:06 AM
It's all about the $$$$$

Tickets are big revenue for some citys.