[Bernica]

Your Brothers are right about SoCal Can't speack for the Bay Area, but down here they use it alot. If you park your car in any of our regional airports (LAX, Ontario etc) and don't have a front plate, you're pretty much guaranteed to have a fix-it ticket on your windshield when you return from your trip. I have accumulated quite a few on my Lexus and need to go by the dealership to get a front bracket. Now, if their records show more than a few, they just throw a boot on your car. Nice thing to come back home to, especially if you're coming home on a red-eye flight! As me how I know!!