Ah.. I guess we're talking USA-specific stuff here again.. Oh well.
I think I once read or was once told by someone that, in the US, you could have
any vehicle licence plate as long as it was no more than eight characters, and
didn't even have to be unique - by far and away the most popular being
FOXYLADY..?
In the 51st State however, somewhat typically for a country where you need to
have a licence to fish, shoot, watch TV, listen to the radio, keep a car on the
road, keep a car OFF the road and, until only recently, own a dog, good ol' Her
Majesty's Government impose a much stricter regime on us and you can only buy a
licence plate ('registration number') that has actually been issued at some
point, and also does not make the vehicle appear 'newer' than it actually is
(all UK plates have a code letter denoting the year of registration of the
vehicle).
There are several formats in the UK, depending on the age of the vehicle, and
'useful' combinations are therefore limited but I enquired about S390 MVS only
to be told it was still in use (allocated to a vehicle) and then, just to rub
salt in the wounds, blow me if I didn't then see it driving around a month or
two later..
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Porowski, Ken
Sent: Wed 8/6/05 20:58
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: IBM MF-theme vanity plates (was RE: TSO replacement? [WAS: RE:
Userids]
Always had a preference for S22F myself ... did see IEF450I on a plate once.
-----Original Message-----
Jon Brock
I should get one that says 2086A04 or some such. Or maybe DINO.
Jon
<snip>
I saw that one. That was one I wanted to get when I lived in California,
along with IFOX00 and IEV90, both of which were also taken.
I noticed that my vanity plate, which I released in 1991 and became
available in 1998, is still available. I think I'll get it back when my
current plates expire.
</snip>
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