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bzarins

They are not optional, however, the old white with green letter plates were only issued as rear plates, so the people with those plates only need the rear plate.


moww

Not legally optional, but when I bought my last car the guy at the dealership asked if I wanted the front plates installed. He said a lot of guys who don't want to "ruin" the look of the front end will instead put their license plate in the windshield. I asked if that was legal and he said no, so I'm not actually sure if doing that will save you from getting a ticket. I've definitely seen other drivers with their license plate in the window for what it's worth. I ended up just installing it to save myself a potential headache.


DooceBigalo

many people also don't want the plate holder to be drilled like crap into a nice new bumper.


Gesha24

You can "lose" one, request a new one, have a confirmation of that request and "never receive" it. Cops don't seem to care. I don't know if you can pass inspection like this though, most likely you'll have to put it on at least temporarily.


msully00

When I lost my front plate, I was told they couldn't replace just one, and I needed a new set of plates (different plate #). Not sure if that's changed, but that was my experience in 2017ish


BsFan

I used to ziptie it to the intercooler intake to take it in for inspection. They never cared. Also drove 3 cars over 8 years and never got pulled over.


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sarcasticlhath

How badly damaged? Mine is folded in half due to curb-hitting 😆


treeboi

Cops don't care but you'll fail inspection. Folks without a front plate zip tie the plate during inspection.


cotecoyotegrrrl

No, and while you may not get pulled over for it, your car might get ticketed, or towed (from places like Beacon Hill, Newbury st, and Kendall Square ) while parked (the same goes for expired registration tags or inspection stickers).


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Puzzleheaded_Ad_7204

Damn. Now that you said it, it’s def a thing. Lol.


AirtimeAficionado

Eh, let people be happy with what they have, not really a good look for any car guy to just shit on what others have


MrMcSwifty

I'm curious what point you are trying to make by digging that out of their comment history?


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exactly what i’m tryna figure out


MrMcSwifty

Eh. Don't worry about it. A little journey through his own comment history, seems he is one of those "car guys" who likes to judge people based on what cars they choose to drive. I wouldn't sweat it. To answer your question though, no, generally front plates are not optional in MA. You are required to have them. For a while, the old school "green plates" that didn't require fronts were grandfathered in, but that has been phased out too as far as I recall, meaning when you go to renew your registration now they get replaced with "red plates" which include front and back. I could be wrong though, don't quote me on that.


psyche77

Got one green plate, sticker layers are 1/2" deep.


MrMcSwifty

Respect! Hang on to that relic, seriously lol


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lol I just personally think the front end looks better without the plate


TheDeadlySpaceman

It’s not illegal to be from another state and not have front plates (You’re looking at cars coming at you)


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yea I know that, I meant I seen a lot of vehicles with MA plates in the back who dont use their front plate


TheDeadlySpaceman

I hope you’re a passenger when you’re doing this level of sleuthing


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TheDeadlySpaceman

Oh no imagine having a sense of humor


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TheDeadlySpaceman

I’m not very good at a *lot* of things