A Florida woman received a ticket last week after she said part of her license plate frame was covering the top of the plate, which is a violation.
WFTS reported that Victoria Harrington was pulled over and given a ticket for $114 while driving in Lakeland last week because part of her dealership-issued frame was screwed in and obstructed the top of the license plate that read, MyFlorida.com. "I did not know it was illegal," she said. "I don't think it really is fair. I don't understand why it's a law. If you can see the numbers on the plate and the renewal sticker, why do you need to see Florida dot com?"
The law is real, but the Florida Highway Patrol told WFTS that it is "rarely enforced" with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office issuing no tickets for this particular infraction last year.
Harrington told WFTS that she immediately went to the dealership, who said they had changed their plates 15 years ago to make sure the words at the bottom of the plate could be seen. "They couldn’t believe it," she said.
According to WFTS, Regal Lakeland, the dealership Harrington spoke with, told her they would take care of her $114 ticket.
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