
The law requiring a front license plate was enacted in California and many other states in the interest of public safety – it helps law enforcement officers quickly identify vehicles from the front and back – but several other states don’t require the front license plate. They often have to purchase a mounting part to attach the front license plate to the vehicle. This might seem like a minor issue to some people, and it’s not law enforcement’s most pressing concern, but the front license plate issue is indeed a “thing” among owners of high-end luxury cars who feel that attaching the front plate will ruin the car’s sleek or stylish appearance. So what’s going on here? After reading several Tesla blogs online and doing a little research about this issue, it appears that many Tesla owners do not put a front license plate on their Tesla, because, well … they just don’t want to.

Does Tesla have a special agreement that exempts them from the law?” Recupero asked.Ī: Nope, Tesla owners are not exempt from California’s law that requires a front and rear license plate. The last time I checked, California required both front and rear license plates. “We keep seeing more and more of them around town and on the road.

Q: Roger Recupero of Pomona reported that all the Tesla cars he and his wife have seen out and about are missing a front license plate.
