Reed
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- First Name
- Reed
- Joined
- Dec 25, 2020
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- Location
- Burnaby, BC, Canada
- Vehicles
- 2002 Toyota Tacoma, March/24 Reservation for R2
- Occupation
- Retired
Oddly enough, this is a topic I can relate to.
I bought my 2002 Tacoma about seven years ago. There was no license plate holder on the front. Someone had simply drilled two holes in the lower plastic bumper, which I really didn't like.
For some reason I didn't get screws or bolts to attach the plate, so I drove off with no front license. Something, something, procrastinate, something, something. It never got put on.
A few years later, I was up at Mount Robson Provincial Park (in the Rockies, eastern central BC). Due to the heavy demands on this park, you have to book in ahead. I arrived the day before my booking and camped overnight at the provincial campsite across the road.
When the lady came around to fill out the form and take my campsite payment, she started to put down on the form that I was from Alberta. When I asked her why she thought that, she said you don't have a front license plate. In Alberta, it's not required like it is in BC.
Well, it didn't take long for my rebel without a cause, contrarian heart to kick into high gear. I immediately wondered how long I could get away with this.
Um, pretty long, actually!
No police officer, or anyone else other than that lady in the provincial campground, has ever stopped me or commented on my lack of a plate.
This has now gone on for so long, the cost of the fine (if there ever is one) will be tiny when factored over the years that I have done this.
It's now a thing. You can stand me before the gates of government, but I won't back down! At least until they issue a ticket, then I'll back down.
I bought my 2002 Tacoma about seven years ago. There was no license plate holder on the front. Someone had simply drilled two holes in the lower plastic bumper, which I really didn't like.
For some reason I didn't get screws or bolts to attach the plate, so I drove off with no front license. Something, something, procrastinate, something, something. It never got put on.
A few years later, I was up at Mount Robson Provincial Park (in the Rockies, eastern central BC). Due to the heavy demands on this park, you have to book in ahead. I arrived the day before my booking and camped overnight at the provincial campsite across the road.
When the lady came around to fill out the form and take my campsite payment, she started to put down on the form that I was from Alberta. When I asked her why she thought that, she said you don't have a front license plate. In Alberta, it's not required like it is in BC.
Well, it didn't take long for my rebel without a cause, contrarian heart to kick into high gear. I immediately wondered how long I could get away with this.
Um, pretty long, actually!
No police officer, or anyone else other than that lady in the provincial campground, has ever stopped me or commented on my lack of a plate.
This has now gone on for so long, the cost of the fine (if there ever is one) will be tiny when factored over the years that I have done this.
It's now a thing. You can stand me before the gates of government, but I won't back down! At least until they issue a ticket, then I'll back down.
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