Re: California front plates - yikes!

["Chris Chemidlin" <spredhaus@hotmail.com>]

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>From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
>
>I believe it. Worse for me is that I never got a front plate with my
>car. I get stopped every now and then in Palo Alto, (I'm 'swarthy' and
>PA is, well a bit old school about that kinda thing). Any way, they pull
>me over, ask if I know why and then presume to explain it's for my own
>good. See 'front plated get stolen, see?' And maybe I didn't _know_ my
>plate was gone. Hrmph. I don't think something missing from a Scirocco
>owner's car would wash if they had a clue who they were talking to.
>
>Been to DMV, they say "Turn in your old, classic blue & gold plate for a
>pair of cheesy white & blue modern (ugly) plates."
>
>
>TBerk

We have the same law in NJ. What you should do is go find a plate bracket 
(make sure it DOESN'T fit your car), put the front plate in it, and throw it 
under your passenger seat. If you get pulled over you can show it to the 
officer and explain how VW is on backorder of the correct plate frame, and 
this one just doesn't fit.

Worked for me in my Roc, my LiTE GTi, and the uGLi (untill I put the cabrio 
bumper on it- I had to put the plate bracket on or there were giant holes!)



CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
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58 Type1 Ragtop
84 Jetta uGLi




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