What do you all think? Are front tags necessary for safety, or does it take away from a vehicle’s aesthetics?
Columbus — Ohio is expected to drop its requirement that vehicles display license plates on the front bumpers — a mandate that has been in place for more than a century.
Eliminating the front plate rule, beginning July 1, 2020, was included in a compromise deal reached by lawmakers on Tuesday in the two-year state transportation budget bill.
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Ohio has required a front plate since 1908, except 1944-46 when Ohio wanted to conserve steel for the war effort.
Owners of specialty and sports cars have lobbied for dropping the front plate for several years. Aside from taking away from the aesthetics, opponents argue that drilling into a front bumper to add a plate holder devalues a vehicle. Also, bumpers on new cars increasingly have embedded technology for assisted parking and driving.
Until now, law enforcement groups have successfully pushed to keep the front plate mandate. License plate reader technology used by police agencies for more than a decade allows cruisers to automatically capture photos, time, date and GPS coordinates on thousands of cars in public view. The systems issue instantaneous alerts to stolen cars, outstanding warrants, Amber alerts or issues and investigators look back at photos to help solve crimes later.
Civil liberties groups oppose the widespread use of LPR technology.
Eliminating the requirement that motorists have a front vehicle plate could save Ohio roughly $1.4 million a year, according to analysis from the Legislative Service Commission. Local governments could lose between $120,000 and $240,000 a year in foregone revenue from tickets issued for failure to have a front plate, the LSC analysis said.
Ohio plates have been manufactured by inmates at Lebanon Correctional Institution since 1964.
Christina Marie, you would love this
No way they make to much in tickets
try taking your front plate off see how often you get pulled over
Matthew Horner according to the chick above Courtney Valentine, 10 years no plate and never pulled over
I never run a front plate. Never will ??♂️
Would have helped find the murderer faster in NC this past week if they had them
No reason fir a front plate
Don’t we pay for the plates?
If it costs us less each year to renew our registrations, then I’m all for it.
Tracy McCabe it won’t be a cost savings passed down to the driver. Remember this is NJ we are talking about.
Keith Belavich I’m sure you are probably right in this state!
Our registration fees are double anyways. So we pay for two. Lol
New Jersey isn’t know for being thrifty.
Sad thing is we actually pay people to decide this Like your getting a fucking paycheck to decide if we need a front plate
I always run my front plate on the back
they look silly. Unless you are driving a minivan ????
New Jersey should eliminate from license plates .
Don’t give Nj any ideas. They will find a way for it to be taxed
I haven’t had my front plate on in over 10 years. Never got a ticket or harassed over it.
Courtney Valentine they will get you in Toms River for it.
Cesare Passarelli Jr. I’m in Toms River a lot, never a problem. ?
Courtney Valentine lucky haha glad they didnt get you, they got my sister few weeks ago…i never got caught either.
Cesare Passarelli Jr. I drive right past them and my inspection is a year overdue… don’t get pulled over for that either although it may catch up with me soon..
Lol i actually just remembered, it was island heights police that pulled her over, sorry bout that
Cesare Passarelli Jr. Lol no Prob! I don’t go through there often!
My son got a ticket for no front plate.
Guess bewbies help.
Danny Scarpati I’ve never been pulled over for no front plate.
does it matter?
Get rid of the rear plate and move the fronts to the back to save a little more $$$
Hate when cars dont have front plates. Anyone who takes an uber in florida knows how annoying this is
The illegals won t have any plates lol ever drive through Tijuana??
Lots of LEO’S don’t have them on their expensive cars, spoils the front end appearance.