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Sun, Jan-22-2012, 09:58:54 PM	#6
Registered User     Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 331 Reputation: 0 Location: Northern VA	Re: Possibly no more front license plate in VA? Quote: Originally Posted by Voltaire What's the purpose of getting rid of the front plate requirement? From the state's perspective that is... First, its not the State of Virginia's view, at least not yet. It's a Senators, or group of Senators point of view in trying to get a bill approved. here is some of the reasoning, i think (whether the logic is sound is up for debate). Quote: First, eliminating the need for a front license plate will significantly reduce the state costs associated with production, storage, and shipping. The $1,000,000+ saved can be used to help balance the State budget or earmark it for road maintenance. Second, a front license plate restricts the performance of some passenger vehicles. Modern cars are no longer being designed with front plates in mind. Installing the mounting brackets that are necessary to hold the plates interfere with the cars' aerodynamics, engine cooling efficiency, often get damaged during the car-washing process and also cause a devaluation of Collector’s Edition or other such Limited Edition vehicles when required to drill or otherwise modify the front bumper. Third, unnecessary damage is sustained from minor bumper-to-bumper collisions, because the front mounting brackets on passenger cars can cause cracks and abrasions to the rear bumpers of the cars that they hit as well as rendering the license plate unreadable. Finally, police officers will be more productive in stopping dangerous motor vehicle violations such as drunk driving, reckless driving, speeding, racing, etc., since their time will not be compromised by a Virginia motorist who simply did not have a front license plate on display. Some Law enforcement officials are opposed to a measure abolishing the front license plate requirement, as they believe that losing the extra plate will make it more difficult for them to do their jobs in the best possible manner. However, in the 19 or more states that have abolished the front license plate requirement, there is no evidence of a decline in public safety as a result of the plate removal. __________________ 06 BMW ///M3 (sold) 08 BMW ///M5 Last edited by mdyaman; Sun, Jan-22-2012 at 10:02:42 PM.