Quote:
Originally Posted by ken0042
Do we need 7 digits on the new plates? With 6 digit plates there are 17 million combinations. Take away some that cannot be used (like FAG) and let's call it 15 million. The reason we are running out now is that we have been using the same plates for 30 years. If we change up the plates every 15 years we can stick to 6 digits.
|
You know the plate number has nothing to do with the artwork on the plate?
My car is ABC - 555; you can't just reissue ABC - 555 in 15 years to someone else because it has a picture of a mountain on it. To be able to legally differentiate tag numbers, you'd then need some way of tracking those different plate issuances (say, perhaps....an extra digit!). And guess what, we're back to 7 digits.
"No way officer, that photo radar ticket isn't for my ABC -555 Wild Rose version, thats clearly a picture of a wheat field. Or maybe this should go to ABC - 555 MountainRange".