Can the license plate be retained after selling the car?

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After selling the car, the license plate can be retained for half a year. During this period, the original owner can purchase another vehicle and apply to use the retained license plate. If the deadline is exceeded, the original license plate will be reclaimed by the vehicle management office. The license plate number consists of Chinese characters, English letters, and a five-digit serial number. Its functions are: 1. To number and register information for each vehicle; 2. To identify the region to which the vehicle belongs; 3. To trace the owner and registration information of the vehicle based on the license plate. Types of license plate numbers: 1. White represents military or police plates; 2. Blue represents ordinary small vehicles with seven seats or fewer; 3. Yellow represents ordinary large vehicles; 4. Black represents foreign enterprise plates.