Buy a Car First or Apply for a License Plate Lottery First?

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Apply for the license plate lottery first. Currently, there are 6 cities requiring license plate lottery: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Tianjin, and Hangzhou. Theoretically, you only need to participate in the lottery when registering your car. However, if you fail to win the lottery, the car you purchase cannot be registered or driven on the road, leaving it idle. Moreover, if the emission standards expire, the car will become ineligible for registration. Relevant information about license plates is as follows: 1. Introduction: License plates, commonly known as car plates, refer to vehicle registration plates. They are metal sheets attached to the front and rear of a vehicle, displaying the registration number, registration region, and other relevant information. 2. Function: License plates serve as identification and information registration for vehicles. Their primary purpose is to indicate the vehicle's registered region through the plate number, and to allow tracking of the vehicle's owner and registration details based on the plate number.