A bill in committee to eliminate the front license plate for cars in our state. Time to write in support!

http://www.semasan.com/page.asp?cont...13VA1&g=SEMAGA

 

While I'm not a fan of front plates at all, and they look most sports/exotic cars look like crap, I don't see any legitimate reason for them to do away with the requirement to have them. It makes it easier for police to check/see plate of oncoming traffic, easier for other motorists to identify reckless/aggressive drivers, and easier for authorities to check/scan plates in parking lots (among other things). Good luck with the bill though.

 

Well, at least 19 other states don't think the extra plate is needed....

My reasons to not have a front plate:
1: aesthetics
2: a front plate makes it easier for a cop to shoot radar(big flat reflective target on the front of your car)
3: With any luck, they'll drop the cost for registration a few bucks (but that's doubtful)

 

Your reason #1 won't hold water.....especially as long as they allow people to drive Pontiac Aztecs, Honda Elements, etc. around.
Reason #2. That's the WHOLE PURPOSE of having a front plate, to make it EASIER for law enforcement.
Reason #3. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

This bill has been resurfacing for the past couple of years. It keeps getting delayed until the next year and/or denied.

If it passes, great. Though I don't have high hopes.

 

Well, I didn't say they were "good" reasons... LOL

 

What are the chances of this happening?

I have paid one too many no front tag tickets and I still won't put a tag on my weekend car. I hope this passes.

 

I am writing to urge you to support S.B. 771, which would eliminate the necessity to display a front license plate on any motor vehicle.

The bill would:
- allow vehicle designs which focus on front aerodynamics for enhanced fuel efficiency
- allow vehicle designs to maximize airflow for cooling, resulting in smaller displacement and more fuel efficient engines, but which may require turbo chargers or other technology that necessitates heat removal from the engine bay. A large front-mounted license plate obscures a portion of the front fascia of a vehicle, and that otherwise obstructed airflow can be better used to enhance cooling and vehicle performance.
- protect the aesthetic contours of collector cars and relieve vehicle owners of the burden of having to create mounting holes or fabricate special bumpers, etc.
- apply to every registered motor vehicle, semitrailer or trailer, including hobby cars such as antique, reconstructed and replica vehicles
- NOT have any negative impact on legitimate law enforcement activities related to identifying motor vehicles. Presently, motorcycles display only one rear license plate, which is of smaller dimension than those used on cars, but these license plates still sufficiently allow identification of the vehicle by law enforcement
- reduce by half the number of license plates required to be distributed by the state

 

i just moved to Virginia and am keeping my cars registered in Georgia (still legal for me to do so). part of my decision to do so was, despite paying over $900 for registration this year, and even more last year, i don't have to deal with front license plates, emissions, or anything else like that. Georgia only issues one plate, to be mounted to the back of the vehicle. there aren't any problems with that, so why complicate it with two plates?

yes, the front plate ruins the aesthetics of most cars.

but even worse, the front plate decreases the aerodynamics, fuel efficiency, and cooling capabilities of many vehicles (some have enough surface area that it's irrelevant). two plates increases cost - not much spread out, but multiply a state's registered vehicles by $3, and you've got a hefty sum. it also adds cost to retrofitting vehicles not designed from the factory for a front-mounted license plate. so on top of the extra few dollars per person to double the number of license plates to be stamped, the overall fuel efficiency of the state's driving public is decreased due to the decreased aerodynamics of the vehicles and decreased efficiency of those vehicles' cooling systems. that's money wasted that could otherwise be kept in the local economy.

personally, i think a law requiring all vehicles to have a front-mounted license plate is just a waste of time and effort, and only exist because some bureaucrat/politician/equally-worthless-person tried to do something that (s)he could attach his/her name to and feel like (s)he accomplished something.