European-Style US License Plates?

"PatBateman" (PatBateman) 01/26/2014 at 00:44 • Filed to: License Plates

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Tonight, coming home from a lovely evening at the neighborhood casino night, one of the people there drove away in a Merc C350 Coupe with European-Style TEXAS license plates on the rear. Is that legal?!

Once in a blue moon, I'll see a car with similar plates. I just figured that the vehicle had recently been shipped across the pond. These plates, however, CLEARLY had a Texas Flag in the upper left hand corner. Da Fuq?!

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 00:50

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From doing a quick google search they're not strictly legal, but are probably better than running no front plate. Basically you're hoping that cops don't know their not legal

SaabLife, because Gripen > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 00:52

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"PRODUCT USE: All license plates marketed by Autogeardepot.com, Inc. and LICENSEPLATES.TV, are sold as novelty and not for official use items. Henceforth, none of our replica license plates may be used in lieu of county issued, state issued, country issued or officially (government) issued license plates. The license plate replicas manufactured and marketed by Autogeardepot.com, Inc and LICENSEPLATES.TV are similar but may not be identical to originals (officially issued) due to different materials, colors/hues and character type styles used. You are wholly responsible to ensure that the license plates purchased from this site will not be used in a way so as to violate county, state or country statutes. Autogeardepot.com, Inc, LICENSEPLATES.TV, our suppliers and licensors are not responsible for legal violations that may arise from the use of products marketed on this site."

Sounds like it's not legal. But then again I've been to areas in North Texas where they don't care what you have on the front of your car.

http://www.licenseplates.tv/texas-euro-pla…

PatBateman > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 01/26/2014 at 00:54

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I read that too. If the state doesn't require a front plate, then you can throw one up on the nose. But Texas mandates front and back plates. Plus, the one that I was looking at was on the back end.

PatBateman > SaabLife, because Gripen 01/26/2014 at 00:55

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This one was on the ass. That's what confused me.

OneFastPuertoRican > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 01:01

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Get one now before Texas decides that LicensePlates.TV is illegal for not being offered thru a dealership network.

/zing!

PatBateman > OneFastPuertoRican 01/26/2014 at 01:03

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Not sure it would look right on my F150 4x4.

OneFastPuertoRican > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 01:08

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Nah. Just tell your buddies it was a Euro delivery F150.

SaabLife, because Gripen > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 01:08

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Yeah that's a little weird. He must have the money to not worry about it. But the back ones are set-up to be read by Texas toll-ways and police plate readers, so a cop would probably grab him for that pretty quickly.

I never put my front plate on (despite being warned a few times), but I did have a few friends who put used euro plates on their front bumpers (which seems like it would be treated as a novelty plate).

Did he maybe have a plate in the back window?

PatBateman > SaabLife, because Gripen 01/26/2014 at 01:20

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Maybe there was one in the window. I didn't see it, but I wasn't looking for it, either.

The police in the suburb where I live are always on the prowl for license plate infractions. Quite a few athletes/rich folk live here, and every exotic without a front plate gets a ticket for it, no exceptions. Us normal joes usually get warnings, however.

offroadkarter > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 01:44

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I've never heard of this being legal. If it was, my euro import e23 would have euro style NJ plates on it right now.

OldManMcKenna > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 01:45

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Legal use of European license plates on cars driven on public roads in the US:
1. Rich European tourists/world travelers who ship their vehicles here temporarily
2. Servicemembers and dependents upon return from an overseas PCS
3. Decoration on the front end in 1 plate states
4. In extremely rare cases, on historically significant vehicles or ones imported under "show and display"
5. Underneath a properly displayed state license plate
6. Thats all I can remember though I have seen Mexican license plates officially done in the European size driving around in the US.

So no, what you saw was illegal.

Rainbow > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 02:03

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Was the real plate inside the back window? I suppose that could be sort of almost legal-ish.

Slow4o > PatBateman 01/26/2014 at 02:40

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There are a lot running around Houston. Seems like you are really asking to get pulled over with those plates, but they look sick.

PatBateman > offroadkarter 01/26/2014 at 09:53

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Interdasting.

PatBateman > Rainbow 01/26/2014 at 09:54

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I didn't see one in the back window, but honestly it was night and I wasn't looking for it.

DSM Sebring > OneFastPuertoRican 03/16/2016 at 22:19

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Because it actually has happened.