help contesting front plate ticket
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So I was at UCLA last night for a meeting, and when I got back to my car I noticed I was ticketed for not having a front plate. I knew some day I would get caught for it, but I always imagined I would get pulled over for it instead. Anyway, I was hoping for some advice on how to appeal this ticket.
Do I:
1. say the dealer is out of the correct bolts/screws/whatever to mount the front plate on, so I've been waiting for them to call
2. say my front plate was stolen (but if they ask for proof, there gonna see that there aren't any holes in my front bumper, so I don't think this one will work)
3. go have my front plates put on, and say the officer must have been hallucinating
any suggestions are appreciated.
Do I:
1. say the dealer is out of the correct bolts/screws/whatever to mount the front plate on, so I've been waiting for them to call
2. say my front plate was stolen (but if they ask for proof, there gonna see that there aren't any holes in my front bumper, so I don't think this one will work)
3. go have my front plates put on, and say the officer must have been hallucinating
any suggestions are appreciated.
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Maybe I should clarify... It's not a fix-it ticket. Of course, I'm still thinking about getting the plate put on just to be safe from here on out, but I'm looking for a way to possibly get out of this $60 fine.
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hmm... how is it NOT a fix-it ticket? what else can they say? if i ever got one, i'd use double-sided tape, get it paid and signed off then take it off again. i think it looks absolutely horrible w/the front plate on. please give us more info.
but in the end, just pay and let it go. save you time and trouble.
but in the end, just pay and let it go. save you time and trouble.
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Serves you right - that's what you get for parking a nice Lexus at ucla (hehe). Seriously, not sure why it's not a fix-it ticket and why it costs $60 ??? Was this campus cops or westwood police ? I got a no-front plate ticket in downtown LA by a meter maid, I took a picture of the car with the front plate on, mailed it in with a $10 check and the fix-it ticket was dismissed (original citation was $25). Either way you have to pay the fine, no way you can talk yourself outta of front plate ticket if you had your rear plate on . . .
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Serves you right - that's what you get for parking a nice Lexus at ucla (hehe). Seriously, not sure why it's not a fix-it ticket and why it costs $60 ??? Was this campus cops or westwood police ? I got a no-front plate ticket in downtown LA by a meter maid, I took a picture of the car with the front plate on, mailed it in with a $10 check and the fix-it ticket was dismissed (original citation was $25). Either way you have to pay the fine, no way you can talk yourself outta of front plate ticket if you had your rear plate on . . .
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