I have a Kuat NV rack & I have never had an issue at all. In fact, here in Georgia, we don't have front plates & obstructing your back plate with a trailer is pretty common. Some people's plates are actually destroyed because the hitch ball on many older pickups is so close that a trailer will rub against the plate. I've still never heard of anyone getting pulled over for that.

I'm very pro-police, but this guy sounds like he was just being a dick. There is probably some obscure law in every state about obstructing your plate, but it's one of those laws that is rarely enforced.

It was up without a bike. I was driving to go and pick up my bike, and told the cop so.

So in January I bought a hitch bike rack for my car. I used to put my bike inside my car, and the inside got disgusting with chain grease everywhere. I was very happy, until earlier today.

Being in the northeast, it is still a little chilly. My friend and I have our bikes set up at his house on computrainers. I was driving over there to ride, and then take my bike home for the weekend when I was pulled over by the police. It is illegal to obstruct your license plate, and my bike rack causes partial visibility issues with the plates. I told the officer that I will remove it when it is not in use, and I am just going to pick my bike up. But he still gave me a ticket for $110. Nothing is obstructing my front plate.



How do those with hitch racks deal with this law? I'm going to fight it, but any advice on dealing with this in the future (or how to fight it) would be fantastic.

I drive a Jetta 4 door.