Plate scanning

[itsWiggity]

As many rules that are in place to keep realism in city.. I'm surprised LEO are allowed to scan plates on the front of a car when there are no plates on the front. Vehicles with a front plate is understandable, but when not visible, LEO should NOT be able to run the plate. 

[Freclan]

In that case all vehicles without visible plates should be deemed unroadworthy and if you're found driving one, it should be impounded and kept off of public roads till it's deemed roadworthy.

Edited September 15, 2023 by Freclan

[itsWiggity]

4 hours ago, Freclan said:

In that case all vehicles without visible plates should be deemed unroadworthy and if you're found driving one, it should be impounded and kept off of public roads till it's deemed roadworthy.

Sounds fair, and realistic

Edited September 15, 2023 by itsWiggity

[Mikazuki Ueno]

1-Charlie-6 to dispatch show me heading to Paleto Bay to grab a flatbed for the next four hours. 

[Osborn]

GTA 5, unfortunately, falls short in terms of realism, especially when it comes to vehicle design. It wasn't primarily created with a focus on RP. In the game, you'll come across numerous vehicles that can be considered unfit for road use, lacking essential equipment and features, such as a physical plate, side mirrors, etc.

Should we say that plates cannot be scanned, and that the model should be seen as it is, it will significantly impact the overall gameplay experience, as players might find themselves constantly pulled over, subjected to vehicle searches, and having their vehicles impounded due to the impracticality of their vehicles, a choice that neither they nor we made.

To address this issue, especially concerning many motorcycles, we've said that all vehicles in the game have license plates. The script also assigns a unique license plate to every player-owned vehicle.

The only cars that do not have a plate that will come back to you as a player are scrapyard vehicles,  stolen NPC vehicles, or simply, vehicles of other players. You may want to explore one of those options if you intend on engaging in criminal activity and don't want the vehicle you're driving, to come back to you.