Custom License Plates

*13* · #1 (**permalink**) 10-22-2009, 07:45 AM

That's not a bad idea. I know the law varies in different places, as well as enforcement. I've lived in a few different places & never have I seen what I've seen here in Los Angeles. Just as an example Ive been heading to work in the wee hours of the morning clipping along at about 80mph on the highway & had cops pass me. First off, everyone drives like a bat out of hell, but this just scared the hell out of me.

& it has happened on more than one occasion. Being from the NW, if you are driving 6 mph over the speed limit can easily get you a ticket. But my point being that I doubt anyone here would ticket you for the plates, even "if" they notice unless you give them a reason to get pissy.

Maricopa · #2 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 12:02 PM

Absotively not legal. I wanted a vintage AZ copper/green plate and bought an old one ('73) on eBay. Others have bought vintage plates from the year of registration ('65, which were light blue and white) and been able to have their reg. switched to use that plate but you can only use one from the correct year, not a later one as I wanted to do. I talked this over with the DMV folks in person when I renewed my drivers lic.

Randy has been lucky and maybe the cops here aren't as hardcore about it as the ones in CA but a FFCobra poster got nailed there for the same thing. In his case they only took the plate and left it to him to get the car home.

*13* · #3 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 12:33 PM

I saw a beater ricer the other day at my lunch stop. The car was all black. As I strolled past on my way out I noticed something. The plates were white, all the lettering was black. Not something I would normally notice, Subtle but very cool! By the looks of the car I bet he's had those plates on for some time.