Archive for January, 2008

Court Approves Anti-Abortion License Plates

Back in 2002, a group called the Arizona Life Coalition asked the Arizona License Plate Commission (ALPC) to create a speciality plate that contained the phrase “Choose Life”. The ALPC didn’t want to get involved in the …
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Court Allows Pro-Life Slogan on State License Plates

The Arizona License Plate Commission generally allows non-profit groups to highlight their causes on license plates, but denied the Arizona Life Coalition permission to produce a specialty plate with the ‘Choose Life’ slogan. …
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Do tag display rules give license to shift? - DetNews.com

Do tag display rules give license to shift?DetNews.com, MI -8 hours agoI have seen many license plates with multiple tags in various places, even in the middle of the plate. Isn't the proper displaying of license plates and …

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"In God We Trust" License Plates - KSNT

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"In God We Trust" License PlatesKSNT, KS -15 hours agoOne Kansas lawmaker is hoping to add another option to the choices of personalized Kansas license plates with a special motto. It's a phrase seen on money …

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Plate “1” takes center stage at PrivatDrive Supercar Show - ArabianBusiness.com (press release)

Plate “1” takes center stage at PrivatDrive Supercar ShowArabianBusiness.com (press release), United Arab Emirates -8 hours agoAlong with "1," a number of other sought-after license plates will be on parade at the show, including special numbers such as 100, 212 and 1111. …

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Licentious Behavior: British Man Pays $872000 for ‘F1’ Number Plate

British entrepreneur Afzal Khan (pictured), owner of tuning company Khan Design, has smashed records by spending £440625 ($872525) on license plate number “F1” recently. Khan has plans to display the wildly expensive registration on his …
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Essential Liberties, Temporary Security: Citizen, Incriminate Thyself

Another tool was a letter recognition system that would scan license plates, recognize letters and numbers and then compare it to an electronic list of license plates of interest (stolen cars). Sacramento police are already using this …
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Drivers defend their pithy plates - Lansing State Journal

Drivers defend their pithy platesLansing State Journal, MI -5 hours agoAbout 9.3 million vanity license plates blare the personal peccadilloes, passions and politics of drivers throughout the United States. …

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Roland’s Sunday Smart Trends #199

Australia already has some ANPR systems fitted to existing road surveillance equipment, including speed cameras, to scan and read the license plates of passing vehicles at a rate of up to five or six cars a second. …
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Court rules in favor of 'Choose Life' license plates - Belleville News Democrat

Court rules in favor of 'Choose Life' license platesBelleville News Democrat,  USA -Jan 23, 2008AP A federal judge has ruled that Missouri must issue a new specialty license plate that reads "Choose Life." The Joint House and Senate Transportation …

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