Here is my opionion. I never have problems with the cops as you can see by the two pics one is my cobra "no front plate" the other is my tbird "no front plate and 63 plate on the rear" I have been driving both of these cars for a couple years and no probs. I even forgot to get tabs for 6 months and I commute daily 20-30 miles I think it has to do with the age of the driver and the car itself in other words PROFILING. when I was a kid they would pull me over for anything they could