Inspection Stickers

I lived in NC once upon a time.. Absolutely hated vehicle inspections there. Inspections was a joke. It is a scam to get revenue in the coffers.. half of the good ole boys just took the money and gave you a sticker and didn't even look at the vehicle. Some would nic-pic and fail inspection for the smallest junk, like "your tail light lense is scratched" this dispersing light inproperly.. 250.00 to fix. Nada.. so drove down the road to another inspection station, no questions asked. Scam.

Back in the day, (1980) I had a 442 and took off the catayltic converter and replaced it with a straight pipe to bypass it. Took it in for annual inspection and the station almost would not let me drive it out when he told me that it failed because I had bypassed the converter. After a brief heated discussion, I drove down to the next shop and the guy just handed me a sticker at the counter and took my money. Didn't even leave his chair. So it was a joke. You would see cars that would leave you scratching your head how they got inspected.

Then in Military we had a base access sticker.. these were to put on windshield or left front fork at some bases. Some made plates to attach to fork. Then when you left you had to bring in the sticker "pieces" to prove you removed it.

Florida and Georgia don't do inspections, but if you are stopped by a cop, and your headlight is out or they visibly see your tire is worn to the limit markers, they can give you a ticket.

I have made some "sticker" plates that mount to existing bolts on some of my motorcycles. I used to have a home made plate for my base stickers that attached to the pinch bolts and layed up against the fork. I've seen some with plates mounted to the crash bars. I guess it all depends on the size and need to fit your situation.

Some states require the license plate to be large plate for trailers and others can use the smaller motorcycle plate. Some require License plates to be horizontal or be read from left to right.. not turned on its side, reading from bottom to top. I think florida has a law that the plate has to be visible and not tucked into the wheel well, (crotch rockets) and be lighted at night.

If you can't find a plate, make your own. HD/Lowes has sheet metal that can be formed to fit most. Or you can luck out and find an aftermarket. Good luck