Maryland Euro-sized plate?

"William Byrd" (thedriver) 10/17/2013 at 14:28 • Filed to: None

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So this is a thing? Numbers match the normal size plate on the rear.

Egoods > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 14:32

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Probably a custom made plate, which may or may not be legal in MD, I'm not familiar with the state law there. It was common in PA for guys with classic cars to buy old license plates that matched the year of there car and have a "personalized" current plate ordered to match it so they could run the old plate. Here in Michigan where I live now I just bought a 69 plate for my Camaro, went to the Secretary of State and wam bam thank you mam I was legit.

Anywho, Maybe an MD resident can shed some more light on this!.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 14:32

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MD as in Maryland? Can't say for sure, but a few dubbers I "know" from that area does get pulled over when using "Euro" plates on the front.

William Byrd > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 10/17/2013 at 14:33

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Yeah, Maryland. It did have pretty big wheels, so that could be it.

William Byrd > Egoods 10/17/2013 at 14:34

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Interesting. Well I'm a MD resident, never seen anything like this around here!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 14:39

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I'm way up north in Europe tho' mate, so it will take me some time to find out about this. But if you can't be bothered yourself I'll happily oblige with answers. It may take a few days tho', Time zones, language barriers and all that jazz :)

William Byrd > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 10/17/2013 at 14:40

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Hey I think you already have a pretty plausible answer! Likely someone made it themselves. I doubt the cops around here like it much.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 14:44

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Can't imagine the rozzers'd be pleased about a eurotag on the front no... Maryland does require a front plate right?

William Byrd > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 10/17/2013 at 14:44

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Yeah, unfortunately we do.

Ilike_cougars > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 14:46

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Here you guys go, any one can make and order one online

http://www.customeuropeanplates.com/

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 14:47

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Hehe... Most of (if not all) Europe demands a front plate, we never see it as a problem, unless you drive an LFA or a late gen EVO that is.

William Byrd > Ilike_cougars 10/17/2013 at 14:47

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Winner! Good call, thanks.

Bird > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 10/17/2013 at 14:58

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Is it just the UK that will allow the sticker type front registration? I actually love the way E-types look with it...

McMike > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 15:00

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There are companies that will make novelty euro plates that match your state/plate#

If your state requires a front plate, chances are it says it has to be issued by the state.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Bird 10/17/2013 at 15:01

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I don't know really. but I do think that the UK is pretty much the only place you could get away with that yeah.. And the E-type is pure Pr0n anywho, anyways and anywhere.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 15:09

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Yea, I did the same for my car however its not an NY plate, its just yellow like NY plates, but it does have the same number as my rear plate too. I did it cause my car has the indent for a euro plate and it looks better IMO. Its not legal but nobody looks at a wagon anyways. Also you get an idea of the taste the MB owner has with those chrome frames around the headlights...

ColoradoTaco > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 15:10

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customeuroplates.com You can order any state you want. I have CO one that I bough and has never even been on the car

philaDLJ > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 15:14

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The "CE" means there's a (Chesapeake) Bay plate on the rear (they're always 5-digits, followed by CA/CB/etc.). Even so, I'd be amazed if this was legal. Friends of mine with Subarus got ticketed for having legit front-mounted plates that bent into the lower fascia (thus rendering it less-than-perfectly visible), so they're sticklers.

William Byrd > philaDLJ 10/17/2013 at 15:18

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Yeah, he just put his actual plate # on the front. Definitely not legal, he probably gets annoyed when he gets pulled over for it too.

Spotted in Prince Frederick, MD.

Pure87 > Egoods 10/17/2013 at 15:19

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A Euro plate is not legal in MD, even if the characters matches the plate on the rear. I do know a few people who run them anyway and just keep their legal front plate in the car in case they are pulled over.

William Byrd > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 15:20

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This is mine by the way.

(once Kinja gets the annotation right, it'll center on the Suburban)

BaconSandwich is tasty. > William Byrd 10/17/2013 at 17:46

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For some reason I read that as "...it'll center on the Subaru". Had to read it again, as that sure to heck isn't a Subaru!

William Byrd > BaconSandwich is tasty. 10/17/2013 at 21:59

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Haha maybe I had a Subaru parked inside it.