DOT considering new license plate for Iowa | TheGazette
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That will happen...they are running out of numbers with this version.
I don't see why they'd replace all the current plates at once. Makes no fiscal sense what-so-ever. Leave them in circulation and replace them as people replace the tags
Assuming that every number between 0-9 (10 possibilities) and every letter A-Z (26 possibilities) are available, there are 36 x 36 x 36 x 36 x 36 x 36 or 2,176,782,336 possible combinations of 6 digit plates.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckd4735
This doesn't include the fact that vanity and specialty plates can be 7 or less entries.
I don't think they are running out of numbers.
With the 3 digit letters, they started in the A's and are in the X's currently, and I have noticed through the years the letters increase in order. Based off that, I'm assuming they are running out of options...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue52
I forgot that the first three can only be numbers and the last three can only be letters.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckd4735
10 x 10 x 10 x 26 x 26 x 26 = 17,576,000
So, a much more modest number. If they change the plate design though, how does that change the number of available plate numbers? They are going to reassign old plates too.
Isnt it 3 letters then 3 numbers on non vanity plates? I think at that point itd be 10*10*10*26*26*26,
As for the costs, here's a way... halve the production cost by not requiring front plates.
THey're going to start using special characters too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue52
You could be the lucky person to get #($!@& for a license number!
It would probably clear out a lot of currently unused plates that were formerly used, for whatever reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue52
You mean back plates?Quote:
Originally Posted by alarson
It's funny though because the DOT doesn't use certain three-letter combos because they would form derogatory words. So that figure you came up with is somewhat inflated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue52
yeah, typo, thats what i meant.Quote:
Originally Posted by mred
It's about ferkin' time for a new design. You can't really tell what the current design is unless you're right on top of it anyway.
I hear the Iowa Supreme Court is suggesting we one up Hawaii and go for the DOUBLE rainbow.
OMG! What does it mean?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Colossus
Gonna say - we just bought a car back in April and our plates were started with XBX - there CAN'T be too many left (plus they've had these for something like 15 years)Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckd4735