Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

If you live in any of the 32 states that require a front license plate, you probably think the license-plate frame that the dealer stuck on the front of your '08 ...

Generally, having a front license plate on your car is an unfortunate thing. Not only does it look like crap, but the bumper is ruined with junky holes, and your shiny little sports car suddenly has ...

Car designers are still baffled by how to deal with front license plates, but Idaho has a solution that's unique among the 50 states. If your car doesn't have a front license plate bracket, you are no ...

If you live in a state cursed by front license plate regulation, you know the hardship. Mounting a front plate to your vehicle requires drilling into the front bumper, and utterly ruining the flow of ...

Q: I had a 2009 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. No front plate on it when I bought it. Month and a half later I was parked in downtown Minneapolis and when I got back to the car there was a $118 ...