POLL: Plate Covers

[morrissey_05]

Just found in Phil. Daily Inquirer page 3 Oct. 10 issue: "PNP is cracking down on motorists who use sirens, blinkers, expired commemorative plates and colored covers for license plates.... Palad said any tint or color that obstucts the view of the licese plates will be confiscated."

according to TMG, clear glass plates daw are allowed. now it all depends on the different cities if they have ordinances to the contrary.

[TeddyBeer]

Common sense would dictate that one shouldn't put anything on the plate that would diminish readability. It's difficult enough to read the plates on a moving vehicle. Clear, untinted glass or plastic should be more than sufficient protection for plates.

I second this. But, most of the times, "common sense" is no longer common.

Also, I have a habit of picturing cars with tinted plate covers and post them in my blog.



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[Trebuchet]

This is what I have installed now...

But this is not what I was referring to in the post above.

[freefries]

dapat clear lang, bawal talaga pag colored plate covers...clear plastic will do...

[kuropokoru]

clear glass plate na 6mm lang yung kapal yung pinakasafe gamitin. sa aguila auto glass kayo bumili 300php lang and bili nalang kayo ng screw na pang allen wrench para pang kabit ng platecover para iwas nakaw. 50php lang yung screw na yun.

[lancepower]

yung sa lancer ko ang gamit ko yung reflective na license plate cover bukod sa protection ng plate ay extra visibility at night pa

dun sa sentra at adventure namin pareho may plate cover wellars ang brand kasi rizal plates ang nakakabit which is prone nga raw sa pag fade kaya naglagay kami maski mahal

[brye_16]

maganda talaga mga plate cover, wag ka lang dadaan sa makati, hinuli nko thrice taga makati lng ako and may kilala kaya nakakatakas pero abala tlaga khit kamo likod lng cover huli parin,may sariling patakaran ang makati e...

[31gna]

yup, matinik nga sa makati. Kanina lang may hinuli along ayala (cor Herrera), clear na greenish yung plate cover nya. Nilapitan ko pa nga sila (malapit sila sa underpass, tapat ng Union bank) tapos kinausap ko yung mapsa to confirm. Eto conversation namin..

Ako: boss, bawal yang ganyan cover?
Mapsa (mapsa nga ba yun?): oo naman (na parang mayabang ang sagot hehehe at sa loob loob nya e "hindi mo alam??")
Ako: a ganon ba? May ordinance ba? Binroadcast ba sa tv?
Mapsa: oo naman! pinalabas na yun sa Umagang Kay ganda.. eto yung ordinance o (o di ba.. tapos sabay labas ng papel na may ordinance at inabot sa akin)
Binasa ko.. tapos...
Ako: a.. oo nga no.. sa Makati lang to? so yung ibang cover na clear pwede?
Mapsa: oo sa makati lang... pwede yung ibang cover basta clear... hindi talaga pwede yung may kulay
Ako: ok.. salamat po

sabay alis na ako

[praktikal]

mine is bluish deflector AND whenever i go to makati, i make sure na inaalis ko ang blue plastic at ititira ko ang chrome frame para pogi pa rin at the same time protection sa corners ng plate.

Hassle? well, it only takes 5min for both BUT if matsambahan ka ng "friendly makati boys", laking abala at gasgas pa bulsa mo.

[marv25]

IMO, plate covers are helpful. Prevents plate theft, helps avoid bent plates (esp. in front), and Rizal plates easily fade. I've seen many Rizal plates faded na its hard to see the number. Plates with cover (clear deflector), always have new-looking and easily readable plates.