Date:         Sat, 13 May 1995 08:04:50 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <schwarze@superc.nosc.mil>
Subject:      Re: Question about driving into Canada with missing license pla

Harry Yates writes:
> 
> Hi David.  I believe that nobody pays much attention to front plates 
> anymore.  However, I think that you  only have to display a front 
> plate if the place of registration requires one.  ie. BC vehicles 
> require front plates, and if you are missing it, you can get a ticket 
> if the police are bored.  If an Alberta vehicle, which doesn't 
> require a front plate, is LEGAL in BC since the origin 
> of registration doesn't require it.

Thanks for all of the replies.  California *does* require two plates, but
in the past I have driven with only one.  I did get hassled at the Calif -
Arizona border once for not having two plates.  I was mainly concerned that
I would get to the Canadian border and they would turn me around cause I
only had one plate.  That would throw a huge monkey wrench into GNATT!  But
since I am not entering Canada in BC, it looks like I will probably be ok.
Which is good, since there is no way for me to get a replacement plate in
one week.  *whew!*

-David

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