I just saw a single-digit license plate

[adamvk]

A few hours ago I saw a car with a license plate number "7." Nothing else. It appeared to be a specialty plate though. It said "EC" on it. Anyone know what it means?

 

[renewed]

Like this?

 

[adamvk]

No, it was a newer license plate, with just a 7 centered, and and "EC" off on the right in smaller font.

 

[KingYaba]

7 deadly sins? What kind of car was it ?

 

[JNB]

What state was the plate for?

 

[adamvk]

Illinois, and it was a Ford 500.

 

[Jaro65]

Hmm, maybe it's a 007 traveling incognito?

 

[JNB]

Found it: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/d...ide/specialty_plates/collegiate/elmhurst.html

 

[ethical]

Hmm, maybe it's a 007 traveling incognito?

007 wouldn't be seen dead in a Ford....under-cover or not!

 

[Rt&Dzine]

Found it: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/d...ide/specialty_plates/collegiate/elmhurst.html

That's strange. I looked at all the Illinois collegiate plates and there's one for Notre Dame.

 

[Surely]

waloshin?

 

[FrankieTDouglas]

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[renewed]

007 wouldn't be seen dead in a Ford....under-cover or not!

Weird...

 

[Jaro65]

007 wouldn't be seen dead in a Ford....under-cover or not!

Ohhh, so you haven't seen the Quantum of Solace?

 

[renewed]

Ohhh, so you haven't seen the Quantum of Solace?

Check my link above you. Occurs more than that.

 

[waloshin]

waloshin?

Here. lol

 

[ethical]

Weird...

Ohhh, so you haven't seen the Quantum of Solace?

Check my link above you. Occurs more than that.

Ok fair enough...my bad

I seem to be making a habit of posting statements that are damn right false at the moment

 

[Gregg2]

That's strange. I looked at all the Illinois collegiate plates and there's one for Notre Dame.

There are lots of Notre Dame graduates in Chicago. Maybe that's why it's offered.

What I find interesting is the letters. Only ND and EC actually are acronyms for the name of the school, at least on the web page. IL Collegiate Plates

 

[maflynn]

We have them in Mass. You can get a single digit license plate in a lottery which the RMV holds from time to time. They have no special meaning other then being a single digit - at least in Massachusetts.

 

[iOrlando]

many municipalities also use a single digit or double digit numbering system for their vehicle fleets.

 

[yg17]

There are lots of Notre Dame graduates in Chicago. Maybe that's why it's offered.

What I find interesting is the letters. Only ND and EC actually are acronyms for the name of the school, at least on the web page. IL Collegiate Plates

I still don't get why people would pay more for a logo on their plate

The only time I ever considered paying more for a license plate than I have to was when I applied for the vanity plate OMG WTF, which was promptly turned down for being offensive and vulgar. My take on it is that if you do not know what OMG WTF means, you obviously can't be offended by it, and if you do know what it means, chances are you are not offended by it because you hang out on websites where it is frequently used. But that is the only vanity plate I could possibly think of that's worth the extra fee.

 

[chstr]

way to make yourself more identifiable :/ harder to get out of tickets etc.

 

[Rt&Dzine]

I still don't get why people would pay more for a logo on their plate

The cost of these plates help support scholarships for Illinois college students.

 

[yg17]

The cost of these plates help support scholarships for Illinois college students.

Oh okay, makes sense. I thought the extra money went to the DMV.

 

[Gregg2]

The only time I ever considered paying more for a license plate than I have to was when I applied for the vanity plate OMG WTF, which was promptly turned down for being offensive and vulgar. My take on it is that if you do not know what OMG WTF means, you obviously can't be offended by it, and if you do know what it means, chances are you are not offended by it because you hang out on websites where it is frequently used.

I guess if your name is William Thomas Franklin, you're SOL.