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They Travel the World–and Cheat Death–For License Plates

by domofutu on 6/9/25, 7:52 PM with 6 comments

  • by aronhegedus on 6/12/25, 8:31 AM

    I’m not as extreme, but I “collect” license plates by taking pictures. Whenever I see 3+ numbers or letters, and I’m walking, I take a picture

    Obviously there’s custom license plates that are cheating (I found a Porsche with just the number 1), but fun to see anyway.

    It makes walking more fun because you’re spotting stuff all the time!

  • by yial on 6/12/25, 12:10 PM

    I’m not a plate collector really but in the most passive sense perhaps.

    However, I have gotten a few from any country I’ve spent significant time in. (India, Peru, USA…) I now want a Canadian plate. I did almost buy one when I was there last but the flea market I was at they felt very expensive. ($40-$60 US)

    I put them up on my one barn door.

  • by fergbrain on 6/12/25, 8:25 AM