+1. Palo Alto is very bad. But so is San Francisco.. apparently the meter maids will ticket you for it when parked on the street.

I have not heard of a case where they pull you over for a missing front plate. I've only heard cases where if you're pulled over for something else, they will add on another citation for the missing front plate. And they go after you when you're parked on any public/city-owned street. Non public parking lots are fine.

 

I see the main value of this tuck away plate as being able to drive how you like through areas fitted with fixed speed cameras. I quite like the idea. Do they do it for the rear plate as well?

 

I just finished installing on my Aston Martin....We'll see! Comes with a 30 day warranty-wow!
They sure have confidence in their product

 

I have been pulled over in SF for no front plate on my M3. No other reason for the traffic stop. I zip tied the front plate to the lower egg crate grill, had a LEO at a nearby station sign off on the ticket and sent in my $10. The front plate is still zip tied on the M3 and I have a tow hook mount on the 997TT.

 

I was pulled over in Maryland for no front plate only given a $70 ticket. That was an expensive gallon of milk.

 

Also received a ticket when my SL55 was parked in SF with no front plate. Not a big deal and it did get me out of a ticket once in my TT as the officer clocked me at 34 in a 25 zone (!) and felt bad - he noticed the missing front plate and said he'd give me a break and only wrote the fix it ticket. Maybe there is an advantage to not having one....

 

I keep mine zip tied always. I hate the bracket.

 

Wow really.. lame.

 

i'm certain that in CA, ( no matter where ) it is only a matter of time before one will be ticketed for no front plate. ( i have many times, even with a temp reg clearly visible) i now have the tow hook plate holder, though i curiously lost one of those at speed also..advice is to keep it "center" mounted, not mounted far left which LOOKS best ).

i also believe, as a previous poster stated, that for minor infractions that can go either way, having no front plate gives LEO a chance to cite for a less punitive infraction. either way, you're gonna get a ticket for something,.. sooner or later.. or it just isn't a porsche. that retractable thing looks gimmicky as ****. i'd give it a week. tops.

 

I guess I've just been lucky. 10 years on 4 cars all with no front plates. Been ticketed only once ever for a $20 fixit and that was while parked on the street in Sunnyvale. (knock on wood).