Missouri senators considering plan to remove front license plate

Highway Patrol opposed, but potential savings substantial

Monday, January 17, 2011

For years, Missourians have been required to drive with both front and rear license plates.

But that wasn’t always the case here, and 19 other U.S. states — including Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky that border Missouri — still have just one plate.

So, as part of their “Rebooting Government” effort to find ways to save money, some state senators are suggesting — for the second year — that Missouri could save an estimated $1 million-$1.5 million in general revenue expenses by returning to the single-plate requirement.

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But the Missouri Highway Patrol’s Capt. Tim McDonald told senators last week the move might create some enforcement problems.

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2warped757 2 years, 4 months ago

So what does that mean for those big pickups that currently have no BACK plate because they are exempt due to the fact that they were built to haul a trailer? When we first moved back here I noticed that when I was driving the speed limit or a tad above, those were always the vehicles that flew by me as if I was standing still. No back plate, and nothing attached.

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