in certain states they have to add the front license plate holder because of state laws my state has it that way because we have to have front and rear plates at all times
It only takes up vertical space not bed depth space so unless your hauling stuff that's over the top of the side walls the folding or roll up shouldn't get in the way of anything your hauling. The 5.5 ft for the range hard roll up takes about 8 to 9 inches of space rolled up so id say 6 to 7...