What is the purpose of a license plate?
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Mainly, the license plate allows identification of the vehicle's registered region, and through it, the owner and registration details of the vehicle can be traced. Below is a detailed introduction: 1. Material: Vehicle license plates are panels mounted on the front and rear of a motor vehicle, typically made of aluminum, plastic, or stickers, displaying the vehicle's registration number, registration region, or other basic information. The shape is predominantly rectangular in countries like the U.S. and Japan, or long and narrow in Europe and mainland China. Vehicle license plates are also known as vehicle registration plates or number plates. 2. Additional Information: In most countries' laws, any vehicle driven on public roads must display license plates, with strict regulations on size, font, and color; meanwhile, in a few countries, motorcycles and exempt vehicles have the right to display only one license plate. 3. Personal Ownership of License Plates: Generally, the plate number changes ownership with the sale of the vehicle until the vehicle is scrapped, at which point the plate number is also discontinued; however, laws in some countries allow the owner to apply to retain the original plate number for use on a new vehicle when selling or scrapping the old one.
