# Canadian Border / Front Plates **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 11, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692 "2016-03-11T23:03:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/1 "2016-03-11T23:03:58Z")
So, I’m planning to take the Stingray up to Toronto Motorsports Park at least a few times this year, and I never run a front plate on the car, because fuck front plates (same on my A7). Local cops and troopers have never once cared or pulled me over in either car, but I get the feeling that the Canadian border may disagree more strongly. I could mount one, but that’s annoying and typing this post takes less time and effort. Anyone ever head over the border rocking no front plate before? Have any issues or successes to report? ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/2 "2016-03-11T23:47:30Z")
No reg, inspection or front plate displayed, zero issue at the border. ---
**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/3 "2016-03-12T01:24:00Z")
> [@IanK](#): > > No reg, inspection or front plate displayed, zero issue at the border. Duly noted. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/4 "2016-03-12T05:36:33Z")
My ML63 has been over the boarder a bunch with no front plate. No questions or comments about it. ---
**Author:** ![goff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/goff/32/7494_2.png) [@goff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/goff)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/5 "2016-03-12T05:54:22Z")
I’ve only had a problem once, but they have no authority to give you a ticket. I was honest and told him I knew it was illegal and didn’t like how it looks. He didn’t seem to know how to respond to that, and was just a dick. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/6 "2016-03-12T08:43:07Z")
Leave the radar detector in the glovebox lol. For some reason the mounties don’t like that. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/7 "2016-03-12T13:46:15Z")
I never run a front plate on either vehicle and I cross weekly. ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/8 "2016-03-12T15:03:50Z")
Same. Nfg ---
**Author:** ![e60oholic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e60oholic/32/6228_2.png) [@e60oholic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/e60oholic)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/9 "2016-03-12T16:16:16Z")
I drive my mini with a euro plate over the border. no problems ---
**Author:** ![cobalt300z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cobalt300z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cobalt300z)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/10 "2016-03-12T18:01:01Z")
I cross daily with no front plate and my V1 still on the windshield, no problems. Might be different if you don’t have Nexus. ---
**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/11 "2016-03-12T18:09:56Z")
All great info. Thanks guys. Looks like I won’t waste my time mounting a plate. ---
**Author:** ![MR.TWOSINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr.twosinister/32/6198_2.png) [@MR.TWOSINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MR.TWOSINISTER)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/12 "2016-03-12T20:04:17Z")
No plate, no exhaust, no problem ---
**Author:** ![Bakes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bakes/32/7469_2.png) [@Bakes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bakes)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/13 "2016-03-13T17:32:26Z")
I have noticed more and more trucks not displaying plates, at least around these parts. Wish NY would just scrap the front plate altogether. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_B](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paul_b/32/5452_2.png) [@Paul\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paul_B)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/14 "2016-03-13T20:04:08Z")
No front plate is no issue unless the CBP officer wants to hassle you. But we (CBP) cant give any tickets for that. If the officer has a keen enough eye and sees reg or inspection out of date it could be enough reason to pull you over for more thorough inspection: ie call local PD and see if they want to take it. I learned early on that its not worth the hassle trying to tell US citizen travelers that they need a front plate on their car. I dont run a front plate on the Miata and have crossed with that plenty of times w/ no issue. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/15 "2016-03-13T20:10:28Z")
front plate? fuck that shit. ---
**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/16 "2016-03-14T11:36:55Z")
Good info. Thanks sir. Car will be inspected, registered and insured properly, so that sounds smooth sailing. > [@Paul B](#): > > No front plate is no issue unless the CBP officer wants to hassle you. But we (CBP) cant give any tickets for that. > > If the officer has a keen enough eye and sees reg or inspection out of date it could be enough reason to pull you over for more thorough inspection: ie call local PD and see if they want to take it. > > I learned early on that its not worth the hassle trying to tell US citizen travelers that they need a front plate on their car. > > I dont run a front plate on the Miata and have crossed with that plenty of times w/ no issue. > > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/17 "2016-03-14T11:54:36Z")
> [@Josh](#): > > Good info. Thanks sir. Car will be inspected, registered and insured properly, so that sounds smooth sailing. Then you have people like @IanK with no plate and no insurance and reg showing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Josh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@Josh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Josh)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/18 "2016-03-14T12:30:50Z")
> [@llink78](#): > > Then you have people like @**[IanK](http://www.nyspeed.com/member.php?u=2249)** with no plate and no insurance and reg showing 🙂 Yeah, for sure. I drove the Corvette back in from Michigan via Canada with a paper plate in the rear window and nothing else last year and wasn’t hassled even remotely, which was odd because making a Michigan paper registration would not exactly be rocket science. It appears that the apathy is relatively high for vehicle related items. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/19 "2016-03-14T12:39:26Z")
> [@Josh](#): > > It appears that the apathy is relatively high for vehicle related items. Not their job to care about petty vehicle crap. They’re there to keep the border secure and collect import taxes. ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692/20 "2016-03-16T12:55:26Z")
Last time I checked front plates aren’t federally regulated. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canadian-border-front-plates/273692.md?page=2)