Tint Laws/ license plate covers?
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Tint Laws/ license plate covers?
Hey, I live in CT and i got pulled over because i have a smoked license plate visor. He told me it was illegal and let me off with a written warning, but does anyone actually knows the laws on the tint issues? Cops on my campus pull ppl over for anything just as an excuse to check warrants and drunk driving, can i put my covers back on or should i leave them off?
I bought it at auto zone and its just a cheap bug visor thats slightly smoked, is that really illegal?
also does anyone know what the window tint laws for the new england area are, i was thinking of getting my windows done too.
the lisence shield kinda looks like this but alittle lighter. its not made to block radar or anything
thanks!
I bought it at auto zone and its just a cheap bug visor thats slightly smoked, is that really illegal?
also does anyone know what the window tint laws for the new england area are, i was thinking of getting my windows done too.
the lisence shield kinda looks like this but alittle lighter. its not made to block radar or anything
thanks!
Last edited by T3hGman; 09-16-2008 at 01:13 PM.
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Go to your state's RMV website and go through the laws. I believe they should be visible up to 60 feet away. And why would you want a "cheap bug visor" on our license plate anyway?
And it would be laser you'd be potentially blocking not radar.
And it would be laser you'd be potentially blocking not radar.
#3
I got bagged for the same thing a few years ago, a smoked plate cover. Im in NYC and as far as I know, anything such as a frame, cover, etc. which restricts the view of your plate justifies cops pulling you over. There actually is a law in the books confirming this. Just know this, if your riding dirty, the last thing you want is to get stopped for a stupid cover!
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yea you really got a know this stuff. anything that is somewhat disorienting to the license plate is gonna catch the cops eye. As for tint, in Maryland anything below 30 % is illegal. CT is prolly same. for example a 20 % is almost blacked out. 0% obviously being no visibility. Id go 30 if you wanna play it safe, or 20 -25 for looks. your choice
#8
Put smoked covers on when I got the car, had 1 cop tell me to take them off. Pulled them off for the winter, then back on in summer. Have done this for a few years now. They are illegal, but have some how avoided any other issues.
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The covers are most likely going to stay illegal because of all the red light cameras and electronic toll roads. A slightly curved cover might cause enough distortion when the flash from the cameras hit them that they cannot be read.
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^ I got pulled over for an illegal left turn (new sign) and the cop told me "Oh, yeah... Your license plate cover is illegal." I was like, "Huh? Seriously?" It's funny that plate covers are illegal, yet people keep them in back windows behind 5% tint all the time, and even then they aren't sitting against the window.
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Here in Texas the license plate cover can not obstruct the visual identification of the state name nor the wording on the bottom border of the plate! (The Lone Star State)! Also spraying your plates here with any kind of photo image distortion paint can be a big problem too...
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regardless if they are legal or not, they are immoral.... what better way to advertise that you intend to break traffic laws, than to obsure your license plate so it's harder for a cop to write down your tag number if he catches you making a moving violation......
#22
mythbusters did a show on that, it was a myth. the camera can still read it.
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