Driving without a license plate is obviously strictly prohibited. But what are the penalties provided for in the event of non-compliance with this rule?
As you probably already know, the license plate is compulsory in France, at the front as well as at the rear. Admittedly, it is not always very pretty, and many drivers are tempted to ignore this rule and not equip their vehicle. Except that it is obviously strictly prohibited by law, and the Traffic Laws precisely provides for very heavy penalties for these smart kids. Because the license plate is the only way to accurately identify a vehicle, especially in the event of an offense, the number on it then being unique. But what is the risk of not installing it?
No point withdrawal
If you decide to driving without license plate, you will then incur a fixed fine of 135 €, which can be reduced to 90 € if you pay quickly. No withdrawal of point is then provided for in the Highway Code. The article R317-8 states that ” the fact of circulating a motor vehicle or a trailer without it being provided with the plates or inscriptions required by the present article is punished with the fine envisaged for the contraventions of the fourth class “. The same fine is applied if your plate is dirty or illegible.
There is nevertheless a exception for certain vehicles of very specific categories: ” However, any motorcycle, any motor tricycle or quadricycle, any moped, any agricultural or forestry motor vehicle attached to an agricultural or forestry operation, to an agricultural works enterprise or to a cooperative for the use of agricultural equipment, may not carry a registration plate, fixed in an irremovable manner at the rear of the vehicle ».
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