CT: front license plate

Welcome to CT. Have not had front plates on my P or F cars ever-15 + yrs. Police in Ridgefield, Wilton and surrounding towns good about this, State Police too. State Police in NY react mixed. Police at bridge crossings in NY and on Long Island fairly difficult.

 

Only vehicle I've ever had a front plate on is my Toyota truck. Daily driver, P and F cars never. Stopped a few years ago for other reasons and lack of front plate never mentioned. Your mileage may vary.

 

I'll use a temp front plate mount for inspection that screws into the tow loop receptacle. After, it is unscrewed and tossed in the boot.

 

Get a lost plate receipt from the registry.
Each year, oddly enough, just before its time to take the car out, I loose my front plate and have to go to the registry to ask them to make me a new one. After a small fee and about ten weeks, I get a new one in the mail.
If I were to get nabbed, I would have a lost plate receipt - no ticket....

 

This is what I do as well.

 

I never had a front plate on any of my cars since the start. I only put one on my kids car to avoid potential issue as they are in the 20s.
LEO are good about this. I never had an issue. I will never drill holes in a countach or Aston or anything else bumper.
On the daylies you may put it just for peace of mind. Legally you are obliged to but frankly, the police here is looking for real mischiefs not stupid plate regulations.
What I do see them do is stop a lot of trucks going over 85 on the hiway in traffic.

 

I did get pulled over in upstate NY in my Miura, no front plate. Officer spent more time talking about the car than my infraction. I suspect he was just looking for a reason to pull me over to check out the car.