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Front license plates. Do we need them?
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:27 am
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:27 am
Front license plates. If my front license plate is damaged or I just wanna take it off and add an LSU plate for example will I get a ticket or anything?
I see quite a few vehicles around Texas without a front plate just curious if this is risky or not
I see quite a few vehicles around Texas without a front plate just curious if this is risky or not
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Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:28 am to turnpiketiger
quote:Around Texas, like Mexico, NM, OK, AR & LA?
I see quite a few vehicles around Texas without a front plate just curious if this is risky or not
This post was edited on 7/10/25 at 7:29 am
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:29 am to turnpiketiger
I lived in texas for 3 years and never put my front plate on. Never had an issue.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:30 am to soccerfüt
Front plates are just an excuse for the dmv to get twice the fees
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:35 am to soccerfüt
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Around Texas, like Mexico, NM, OK, AR & LA?
No, as in within Texas, Texas registered vehicles, but choosing to not have a front license plate
Clear enough?
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:36 am to TygerLyfe
I see so many Texas plates driving around BR....I wonder what percentage of them are counterfeit?
Doesn't (or didn't) Texas allow people to print their own plates at kiosks in certain supermarket chains, etc? Seems like those could be cloned.....
Doesn't (or didn't) Texas allow people to print their own plates at kiosks in certain supermarket chains, etc? Seems like those could be cloned.....
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:43 am to turnpiketiger
By law in Texas one is required but I don't think they can pull you over and ticket you for it.
Some of the high end cars don't even have a place to put on.
One of my neighbors drives a high end Mercedes and has his on the front dash
Texas Transportation Code, Section 504.943. If a vehicle is registered in Texas, it must have both a front and rear license plate, even if the vehicle did not originally come with a front license plate bracket.
Some of the high end cars don't even have a place to put on.
One of my neighbors drives a high end Mercedes and has his on the front dash
Texas Transportation Code, Section 504.943. If a vehicle is registered in Texas, it must have both a front and rear license plate, even if the vehicle did not originally come with a front license plate bracket.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:43 am to turnpiketiger
You can be ticketed for not having a front plate in Texas. Will you be? I don't know. But I think the fine is roughly $200 if you are ticketed.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:47 am to mdomingue
I once got three warnings in one day for driving without the front plates on my way from Houston to Dallas and back.
Two of the warnings were within 5 minutes of each other and the officer just laughed.
Two of the warnings were within 5 minutes of each other and the officer just laughed.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 7:48 am to turnpiketiger
Both me and my wife haven’t had front plates on either car for 20+ years.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:01 am to Lake08
If I gotta have a front plate, where am I gonna put my "salt life" plate? 
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:08 am to turnpiketiger
Have not had a front license plate on last 4 cars in Texas, that spans 25 years.
Been pulled over a few times for other things and never got a warning or ticket for the missing plate.
Been pulled over a few times for other things and never got a warning or ticket for the missing plate.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:15 am to turnpiketiger
Ohio removed the requirement several years ago
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:16 am to turnpiketiger
Yes.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:16 am to turnpiketiger
We don’t need any license plates
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:17 am to oleheat
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I see so many Texas plates driving around BR....I wonder what percentage of them are counterfeit?
There is a stolen one on a early 2000's red Dodge Ram around the Denham Springs area with a Mexican behind the wheel. He sideswiped my daughter 3 weeks ago and hauled arse.
She did manage to get a pic and called the cops. They said there was nothing they could do since the plate came back stolen off a white Camry.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:20 am to turnpiketiger
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I see quite a few vehicles around Texas without a front plate just curious if this is risky or not
A few years back I didn't put on the front license plate of a new car. In the city of Houston, never had an issue. During trips to South Texas, got pulled over and ticketed twice while driving through small towns (George West and Freer). Small town cops in South Texas are just looking for a reason to pull vehicles over and look inside.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:22 am to The Torch
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By law in Texas one is required but I don't think they can pull you over and ticket you for it.
They absolutely can pull you over for not having a "properly displayed" front license plate.
Until maybe 5 or so years ago there wasn't actually a fine associated with the offense though. You could literally receive a ticket with no penalty attached. But the state changed that.
As for "properly displayed." It doesn't have be attached to the front bumper, but it does have to be visible through the front windshield. You may still get pulled over for that if a cop is just wanting to be a dick. But we all know that never happens.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:25 am to turnpiketiger
In a short an answer as I can give you: no
Posted on 7/10/25 at 8:28 am to turnpiketiger
Front license plates is like driving a vehicle with Down syndrome
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