Dear Cop - Licence Plates

Do you have to have your front licence plate mounted in the front bumpe? If you do not have mounting holes, is it illegal to have it on the inside of the front windshield? I have noticed some people have no front plate at all. Is that legal here?

B.C. issues two licence plates for all vehicles with the only exception of motorcycles. The licence plates are to be mounted properly on the vehicle. There are brackets available for the front bumper on vehicles without holes for mounting a front licence plate.

Prohibition
Section 3.01 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations indicates that no person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway unless it bears number plates in compliance with this Division.
Failure to comply with any of this section will result in a fine of $ 109.

Attachment of number plates
Section 3.011 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations indicates that number plates for a vehicle shall be attached
(a) where, under the Act, 2 number plates are issued and authorized for display on a vehicle, one plate to the front and one plate to the rear of the vehicle, and
(b) where, under the Act, a single number plate is issued and authorized for display on a vehicle, to the rear of the vehicle.
Failure to comply with any of this section will result in a fine of $ 109.

Attachment of validation decal
Section 3.012 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations indicates that where a validation decal is issued under the Act for attachment to a number plate, it shall be applied to the designated place on the rear number plate
Number plates in horizontal position.
Failure to comply with any of this section will result in a fine of $ 196.

Section 3.02 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations indicates that a number plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued.
Failure to comply with any of this section will result in a fine of $ 109.

Constable R.A.(Richard) ASELTON
Central Okanagan Traffic Services - Media Liaison
Kelowna R.C.M.P. Detachment

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