So yeah I got pulled over yesterday for my tinted license plate cover. He demanded I take the cover off or he'll write me up for everything he finds next time he sees me. Just seems stupid because its one of those cheap covers you can buy from autozone so how can it be illegal. I put it on because I thought it looked ok. I live in tennessee so anyone else have had this prob or know if it really is illegal or did he just not get his donuts in the morning and was having a pissy day?

 

If it was one of those tinted covers, then yes I believe they are illegal

 

i believe it is illegal but over here in cali everyone has it and cops dont pull you over for it. i dont have one though cause i have such bad luck with cops that i dont want to risk getting pulled over

 

Illegal.

 

but they do pull you over for everything else and give everyone a full cavity search.... as far as i hear... f-in commies.....

 

+1

 

Just cause you can buy it there doesnt mean its legal , they sell a lot of " For Show Use Only Products " and "Offroad Use Only Products "

 

Haven't gotten a ticket yet, "knock on wood."

 

too late you'll be getting one very soon

 

I don't think I'd hear a word here. On my bike I have the plate mounted on the swingarm right in front of the rear tire. You wouldn't even know I had one by looking from the back. I've had a lot of cops follow me, but never been pulled over for it. *knocks on wood*

 

Been about 4 years now, two on my Accord and two on LULU hehehehehe.

 

Anything you do that tampers with your license plate is illegal. It "blinds" the vision for others to read your plate.

 

Yep it's illegal, and so is a tilted plate/ the plate must be visiable and horizontal and atlest 8 inches off the ground. And for the bikes becareful HP loves the under the tail or the ones mounted sideway's on the swing arm. But every state and every officer is different. You just got a nit pickey cop sound's like.

Cheers

Kevin

 

I'm in CA and had a tinted one on a Mustang and got nailed for it along with exp. reg and no seat belt about 15 years ago

 

does those things actually work? those things are meant so that the cameras can't get a pic of your plate when your run a red right?

 

Please tell me you ride a Harley and didn't mount it to the swingarm of a sportbike.

 

here in MD, i think all covers are illegal. even clear ones. i might be wrong though.

 

tilted plate looks stupid to me anyway...don't know why some people like it

 

I totally agree with you.

 

long time ago I had a clear cover on my plate because I didnt want to scratch the plate up (I had gotten a cool black license plate they used to offer for the D.A.R.E. program) ....cop pulled me over and told me doesn't matter that its clear... still illegal.. made me take it off.