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Plate covers... #1285832 05/24/05 03:10 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,043 Waterloo or GTA, Ontario G GapBoyPCS_dup1 OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP GapBoyPCS_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er G Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,043 Waterloo or GTA, Ontario	I figured I'd throw this out to the fun and sane bunch here I found out a good friend got dinged with a ticket for having a tinted plate cover. My guess is he probably was going a bit fast and the officer couldn't get a reading...so they went for the plate cover. It's a $110 ticket with no points. I know that plates have to be visible, but on what criteria for the covers? I've often heard that all covers are technically illegal because they can block the view of the plate. Richard \| Focused 24-7 2002 Focus ZTS...+275,000km and beyond! Ontario Focus Owners Club \| SVTOA-Toronto \| SVTOA Redline Rendezvous

Re: Plate covers... #1285833 05/24/05 03:20 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,586 London Ontario, Canada S SnafuFlux_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
SnafuFlux_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er S Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,586 London Ontario, Canada	Originally posted by GapBoyPCS: I figured I'd throw this out to the fun and sane bunch here I found out a good friend got dinged with a ticket for having a tinted plate cover. My guess is he probably was going a bit fast and the officer couldn't get a reading...so they went for the plate cover. It's a $110 ticket with no points. I know that plates have to be visible, but on what criteria for the covers? I've often heard that all covers are technically illegal because they can block the view of the plate. I can't see the clear ones being illegal? mine are 100% visible 97 T-Red LX ATX pre98 CF SVT front,SVT rear/side skirts FSVT wheels Custom Front Ford Logo (body Colour) 35% tint all around with sun visor WP With Metal Impeller? Elky Grills CTA Intake CTA Custom Dual Exhaust

Re: Plate covers... #1285834 05/24/05 11:34 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,625 Brampton, Ontario, Canada C Chris@CTA Hard-core CEG\'er
Chris@CTA Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,625 Brampton, Ontario, Canada	It's up to the officer's discretion. I used to have the smoked plate covers on my old SE, and two times, with my wife (soon to be former) was driving my SE, she was pulled over. Officer said that she (and he on other occasion) could not see the plates from across the intersection. Both occasions were in Peel Region, once by Square One, other occasion by Peel Regional Police Headquarters. I then removed the smoked covers and replaced with clear ones. BTW, she was pulled over due to having a non factory exhaust system and Xenon headlight bulbs (both times), lucky for her, the ownership was in my name. Christopher A. Wong chris@ctamotorsports.com CTA Motorsports

Re: Plate covers... #1285835 05/24/05 11:55 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 669 Ontario Canada C coatsy Veteran CEG\'er
coatsy Veteran CEG\'er C Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 669 Ontario Canada	Guy here where I live fought it and won. His were blue tinted ones. Guess what he bought them at the DMV.. LOL 1999 Mystique Sport 2nd owner bought it in Sept 03 120000km 4 door, leather, loaded pics on cardomain, coatsy

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