Pulled by the police for no front number plate

Not quite the same but riding bikes I stick to the standard plate now, stops an obligatory pull by the police, then the subsequent inspections.. exhaust, tyres, visor etc.

Never understood why supercar owners think they're above the law.

Laws that only attract fines are only there to keep the poor under control.

If I had the money to run a Lamborghini I'd probably run it without a front plate. Maybe pay £300 a year in fines?

Would you bother to tax and insure it ?

Things may be different here in the US to the UK, but the attitude test starts before the pull. For the most part, the police will not pull you over for no front plate on a nice car. But, if two similar cars drive passed the police at 20mph over, one is going to get stopped and the other probably isn't.

That is why I asked the dealer to put a front plate on.

My experience of 4000km over three years with no front plate (in and around London) is that the police aren't pissed off off or wound up in the slightest. I never got pulled over once.

not above every law, if you don't have insurance you'll get pulled over as much as anyone if not more but yes, police aren't that bothered about not having a front plate on a supercar as oppose to a 320d or something which seems suspicious when it doesn't have one.

Agreed.

The Ferrari in that story had no insurance, and hence the tow.....

The Huracan Performante doesn't have a suitable vertical surface at the front upon which to mount a plate, which is why this question comes up repeatedly. When I bought mine the dealership gave me a bracket and left it up to me to either lash the bracket onto the car with gaffer tape(!) or drill holes in the car for a more robust attachment. It's hardly surprising that neither of these options are attractive to owners.... I'm aware that some owners are happy to risk an occasional £100 fine and don't bother with a plate at all, but the dealership also informed me that many owners choose to stick the plate horizontally onto the front 'bumper'/diffuser; given that the relevant UK legislation "requires the plate to be fixed vertically or, where that is not reasonably practicable, in a position as close to the vertical as is reasonably practicable" I guess it's down to the discretion of the Police Officer to decide if you're making an effort to comply.

Absolute rubbish just google “no drill license plate performante.”

I used to be in your terrible camp of excuses but just can’t be bothered with the hassle anymore.

slightly off the focus of the thread title but: if its £100 fine for having no front plate or an otherwise non-compliant plate, is it also £100 for a complelety incorrect plate?

e.g. If my name's Jon could i just stick JON1 (assuming no other car usually carries that plate) on my ford fiesta which usually bears a typical 2010 plate and pay the £100 as that would be much cheaper than buying the JON1 plate?