An understanding officer might be OK with that, but that's at your risk. The holes for this mount are hidden well under the chin of your car, and the entire plate holding part of the system can be removed in seconds. Hard to not be charmed by these, which give your car a touch of Q's shop while also avoiding visible holes and having ultimate ease of plate "removal" when you don't need to show it.
But the chin of a car is a brutal place for anything electromechanical to live, and I have doubts these are sufficiently durable. You may have seen my explainer about connected digital plates , which are on the market in small numbers. But even here in California where they were launched, the law still requires you sport a piece of tin up front, even while you have 21st century tech out back. For now, most of us just need to get used to putting front plates on cars that simply aren't well-designed for them.
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This was finally closed down in , requiring all new cars to have at least temporary plates that are a stopgap until the real plates are confirmed. The law does say, however, that one plate is acceptable if — for whatever reason — there is only one license plate that has been issued for that vehicle. California shows no signs of joining the 20 states that have already ditched them. Those who live in states like California and Texas, and the other 28 states who insist on front plates, will do one of two things.
They will either follow the demands of the law, bite the exceedingly bitter bullet and have the Tesla dealership or other qualified mechanic attach the license plate holders on the front, or they will take their chances by not hanging their front license plate and just hoping that the police take no notice.
This is akin to the police discovering that you have a broken taillight, for example. If your state requires it, then affix those plates and continue to be a lawful road user. I live in CA. When I bought my used car, there was only a rear license plate. Would a Toyota Scion have two plates?
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