# What (if anything) do you have framing your license plate? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-you-have-framing-your-license-plate/827532 "2019-01-10T14:54:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-you-have-framing-your-license-plate/827532/41 "2019-01-11T14:50:03Z")
Alcohol and Calculus Don’t Mix Never Drink and Derive ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-you-have-framing-your-license-plate/827532/42 "2019-01-11T16:06:40Z")
I have a simple security frame not so much for security as for the fact that back when I used to get regular car washes, they kept deforming my license plate. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-you-have-framing-your-license-plate/827532/43 "2019-01-11T16:22:04Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > May I ask why? I’m not aware of any nefarious purposes. What does the vehicle identification do, besides things like automatic charges for tollways (instead of having to stop & fish out change) that you want to prevent? **Spiderman** (post 27) explained why. [offtopic] Most of us want miscreants off the road. But these devices can do more than identify unregistered vehicles. Possible stolen vehicle, DUI owner, suspended license owner, etc. As **Spiderman** said, law enforcement and others can just drive around neighborhoods, scanning plates. Next thing I know, an officer is knocking on my front door. No thanks. [/offtopic] ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-you-have-framing-your-license-plate/827532/44 "2019-01-11T16:48:15Z")
I want something protecting them, don’t like the dealer advertising on them, and am too cheap to buy something. So I usually leave the dealer ones on but black out all the lettering with a sharpie.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-you-have-framing-your-license-plate/827532/45 "2019-01-11T17:42:41Z")
I am not sure why anyone would care, but since you asked, whatever came with the rig is what is on it. The only reason I would waste time removing it is if I find it offensive, or if I want to keep it for some reason. I had one with my unusual last name as a dealership. One should support the family. I used it for four rigs over ten years, my cousin has that one now. She asked if she could have it. We removed it them & there. If someone gave me one like GESancMan’s I would install it on my daily driver. I would probably not buy it for myself. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-you-have-framing-your-license-plate/827532/46 "2019-01-11T17:58:53Z")
I have a University of Illinois frame on my rear plate. The orange clashes with the red of my car though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-do-you-have-framing-your-license-plate/827532.md?page=2)