Pulled over for plate cover
 

I know this has been posted before..but I just want to vent. The ass cop made me take it off on the road, otherwise, i'd get a ticket. He took his flashlight and pointed it to my plate, and said 'see....you can't see the #'s when the light is shining on it'. The thing is though, I could see them perfectly clear. Anyhow, I just read the HTA, regarding plates, and it is vague. It doesn't say anywhere that plate covers specifically are illegal. So, i've put them back on. I figure the odds of running into the same guy again, are slim, considering i was stopped in a different city, from where I live.

Anyhow..I just wanted to vent. Hope everyone's enjoying their Labour Day

Cheers

were they coloured or clear?

lol the mto office cells them... that thats fcked
yeah even the clear ones they say are illegal

even clear are not accepted anything that hinders the plate.

to some extent.
aslong as the plate covering does not in any way hinder the plate its okay. the ones sold at the ministry are made of a plastic that doesnt modify the plate in anyway when looked upon in different angles thats why its okay to use those. i have seen some clear ones that when looking at from angles takes away the plate numbers view properly etc causing it to be illegal because it is modifying its original look of the plate.

naw i have the one thats clear plastic, perfectly flat, 2 cops have said its clear fine, but when light shines on it they say it reflects it and makes in unreadable... evebnn thought they are fine

put it back on, they can't do sihit about it, if soo take it too court you'll win :nods:

my buddy just got a ticket for that last week, im gonna keep mine on because i could care less, i like keeping my brand new plates looking nice :)

u think if u were to laminate your plates they would know and or care?

The ones I have, are from Performance Improvements, they are round on the edges and a fog/grey colour. I've seen lots of people with them, and when I purchased them from PI, they told me they were perfectly legal. I've looked at them from all different angles and I can read the plate just fine.

Younes Si... you have a nice ride!!!

employees at pi are retarded, persnally i would never bother with that place at all... overly priced, hate imports, and think they know everything

thats why they are illegal.
the ones from the ministry even if you were to shine a light on it it wouldnt make it glare and unreadable. the plastic on it is a bit shaded compared to a crystal clear one. it will appear clear but it has something done to it in order for it to not shine when light hits it. i believe its got a matte type finish.

lol i know that, but he din even test it, and i have the ones from the mto, i;m just saying why they ar re not legal...
the cop with me dintest it though, even though i said i got em from the mto lolm, but he let me go cause i was on private property... lol

that would be the cops fault in that situation and if you did recieve the ticket it wouldnt hold up in court. and if the cop showed up to court you can make him feel stupid and even possibly get the judge to yell at the cop for it.

allyou would have to provide is a reciept from the mto for the item. and take a picture of the poster that is displayed at the mto saying it is legal and that they are selling it. on the poster i believe it says that its 407 safe etc..

thats the big problem, rookie cops..
i mean yeah so i can fight it, but what a waste of time, gas, and loos of income for the time spent to go there...

yea i know thats why the legal system sucks.
because anybody can get blamed for something and they will have to prove otherwise but the person that got blamed for it doesnt get any type of compensation for it because on the ticket it says "I (name of officer) believe/feel that (name of person being charged) has committed......"

**** cops.

i say they should get all the people i see everyday with rusted to ****, so dirty you can't see the plate is there, or dark tinted covers, or people with the old ones that are all yellow tarnished and scrapped to ****...
but hey we get pulled over...
oh well comes with driving a modified import...

that's all it is...:nods:

very true, i can say this too because my one friend works there, and to be honest he hasnt talked 2 me since he got air ride in his grand am, thinks hes the **** now

but on another note, if u get pulled over for it, just tell them u bought it at the mto, how would they know?

I got pulled over once 5 years ago when I was stupid.. I had smoked covers along with a specialized plate that you couldn't read the numbers from an angle or above to prevent red light tickets and ETR charges :) Anyway I got pulled over, and of course the cop is going to notice something that obvious. He pulls me out of the car to show me. I played dumb since I just bought the car and told him I bought it like that. Anyway he knew something was fishy with the plate cover and tried to take it off.. The guy pulled and literally shattered the plate cover. Then he just left it and said.. "Get that fixed and if I see you with that again I am giving you a ticket"