How to Choose a License Plate Number When a 4S Shop Handles the Registration?
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Methods for choosing a license plate number when a 4S shop handles the registration: You can communicate with the 4S shop in advance, asking the staff to notify the car owner when the selection process begins. At that time, the staff can take a photo and send it to the car owner. After the car owner selects the desired number, they can reply to the staff, ensuring a suitable number is chosen. When a 4S shop handles the registration, the license plate is randomly selected, typically through a 10-choose-1 or 50-choose-1 method, which may vary by region. After opting for random selection, the computer will quickly scroll through license plate numbers. When the confirmation button is pressed, the scrolling stops, displaying ten random numbers. The car owner then has a limited time to choose one from these options.
Last week I had the 4S dealership handle the license plate selection process for me, and the procedure was quite clear. On the day of vehicle pickup, the salesperson first took me to the tax office to pay the purchase tax, then returned to take photos of the car and make rubbings of the VIN. After they input all the materials into the system, the salesperson assisted me with the operation on the 12123 traffic management app: first clicking on new vehicle plate selection, entering the VIN and invoice number for registration, and once the system confirmed the information was approved, the selection could begin. The mobile app offered two methods: self-composed and random. I chose the self-composed mode, having prepared 20 sets of numbers including my birthday in advance, but unfortunately, all were already taken. Then I switched to random selection, which displayed numbers in 5 batches, with 10 numbers per batch and a 90-second time limit. In the end, I managed to get a plate ending with 86, which was quite catchy. Once the number was confirmed, the salesperson went to the DMV to make the plate, and two days later, the license plate was directly mailed to my company. I didn’t have to visit the DMV at all during the entire process, but when selecting the plate number, quick fingers were essential—no time for hesitation.
