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Is 666 a common fragment for fictional license plate numbers? --SuperDude 02:38, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

I noticed that the Alberta registry issues plates with 666 as part of the normal numbering sequence. - Dr Haggis - Talk 19:01, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Article move request

I request this article be moved to a different page - for clarity's sake. A word like "personalized" would be recognised by a far greater number of people - I expect Also, can we have some clarification on which phrases/terminologies are use where?--82.152.178.27 (talk) 23:14, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Linux Users?

Can anyone verify the stat that "90% of vanity plates are owned by Linux users?". That doesn't seem feasable to me —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.242.6.29 (talk) 18:30, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

The reference URL was up last time I checked, looks like it is down now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.42.208.182 (talk) 18:35, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pimpala?

What's the deal with Florida banning the word "Pimpala"?

I don't know what the person who wanted it had in mind (to give the benefit of the doubt, it might have been P. IMPALA with the P standing for something), but it was probably banned for looking like Pimp with a few letters tacked onto the end. --Icarus 04:02, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] PA 343-NYC

I saw the owner of that 343-NYC plate get out of her car and beat someone who took a picture of her plate. This was on a public street. And yes, I find it offensive. Who do I report an offensive plate to?

  • Yes, that is really offensive. I knew people who died and that really should be taken off the road and whoever got the plate should be tossed in the nearest FDNY firehouse where the guys have been told what the person had for their vanity plate. There is no excuse for this trivialization of those who died that day! WestchesterGuy 13:52, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
Until seeing these posts, I assumed that the plate was intended not in any way that would generally be considered offensive, but instead as a sort of tribute or memorial. A "never forget" type of thing. I wouldn't be surprised the plate's owner had a loved one among those 343. What offensive interpretation were you guys thinking of? Or do you just think that a vanity plate is too tacky to be a memorial? It's not what I'd choose, but to each their own. --Icarus 04:09, 30 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] 6765656

I'm having a hard time believing "A Californian registered the seemingly-random "6765656", and began to receive thumbs ups from passers-by. The reason? It read GEEK in hexadecimal.". "Passers-by" do not just recognise a random number as being a hexadecimal representation of ascii codes. (6716 6516 6516 6b16 being the codes for lowercase 'g' 'e' 'e' 'k'). (Note that a 'b' got lost in editing somewhere.) Ttarp 15:16, 15 August 2007 (UTC).

The 'B' must have been added by accident. The 'B' makes 8 characters. The max letters you can have on a CA license plate is 7.


[edit] Origin of vanity plates

When did vanity plates originate, specifically in the USA or UK? Which was the first US state to begin to use them? etc. IF known, that should be added to the article. --Rajah 15:21, 13 November 2007 (UTC)