State License Plate Identification |
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Looking at the license plates below and remembering them is pretty easy when viewing them on the computer. Put put them on a moving car, add some dirt or mud to the plate, or make it late at night..... and some close numbers can easily be mistaken. Can you tell the difference between the letter O and the number 0 on any of the plates? In minor hit and run accidents, an officer does not have the time to run all the possibilities of a partial plate. In a fatality, law enforcement agencies will take the time.
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If you witness a hit and run, write down the license plate immediately. If you don't have a pen, wet your finger and write it on your window. In a stressful situation, trying to remember a # is nearly impossible, and when others start comparing what they saw, you can easliy become confused or swayed in what you saw. If you have a cell phone, give the number or any part that you saw to "any" 911 operator immediately.
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Chart showing 50 most common state license plates here |
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Links to state DMV sites which usually show photo's of state specialty license plates |
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The license plates above were furnished by Acme License Maker.
R.T. Blank Plates has some pages that make looking for the US and Canada's
most popular license plates very easy.
For US and Canadian plates,
look
here.
Another good source for identifying state license plates
here.
Did you know that the FBI can identify the model of a hit and run vehicle
by using a small paint chip left on a victim's body?
It's true - in their criminal labaratories they have paint samples of every
model and color of car made in the United States since the Model T Ford.
Car Identification with photo's
Similar Digits on License Plates and common or possible mistakes when
reading a dirty plate, at night, or in a stressful
situation
1 - I, L T, J, 7 |
A - 4 |
M - N, H O - 0, G, C, Q P - R, B, E, H Q - O, 0, C R - P, B S - 3, 8, 9 T - 1, 7, E, F U - 0, O, V V - W, Y, X X - V, K Y - V, X, 7 Z - 7 |
Some states have a pattern to their plates. Look at the plates in your neighbrohood to see if you see a ltter, numerical pattern.
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