Alta. man fined $162 for bike rack covering licence plate

A Calgary man faces a large fine after police said his bike rack was obscuring his license plate. Kevin Green reports

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40 comments

  1. To protect and serve, wow tell me that charging a person is in their best interest. Just a money grab, could have easily made the driver aware. A fine example of cops generating revenue for the government. Don’t think a cop really has your best interest in mind.

  2. It makes sense. A license plate should be visible so Authorities can see it clearly if need be.
    If your going to drive a vehicle it’s your responsibility to know & follow the rules.

    1. Industry Canada should have thought about that before allowing the sale of these products then.. You could pursue this…

    2. @Biking Like Becker It probably says somewhere in a Canadian version of the manual in very tiny print to move your plate.

  3. When you go to court, just ask them this question. “If I say my name, am I agreeing to enter into a contract with you?.” If the judge persists to get your name, just continue to say the same question. Your case will be dismissed. I tried it a couple times. The case will never get published because the powers that be are afraid this kind of leak would cause their phoney system to collapse like a house of cards.

  4. Not being able to see license plate has been against the law for a long time. Nobody believes when told but always argue. And I’m a retired mechanic

    1. If the plate in front was also blocked, then that would be reasonable? Seems like an excuse to hand out tickets.

    2. @D again how do you see the front plate while driving behind someone. Sounds like you don’t understand

    3. @Jumbo Me Sounds like you’re defending the cops. They could pull them over and check the front plates. Or pass them if they’re on a street with multiple lanes. There’s always a way.

    1. @Jumbo Me but he had the get out of the car, take down the plate, walk back to his car and write a ticket and come back

  5. Come to Illinois out licence plate Rust out the police can’t give out tickets because it defect in the coating

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