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You can damage it yourself. Seems pretty straightforward.

Probably against the law (especially if you plan on continuing to drive the car waiting for replacements), but you'd probably get away with it. (more risky if you or your car attract police who want an excuse to mess with you). Good answer though.

If you don't want to feel like you're lying you can consider the URL now pointing to a gambling site to be damage. It's effectively been defaced.

Does the new one look similar to the old one, just with a different border?

If my level of bother for the website would have been higher than my appetite for legal risk I'd be checking the statutes and covering it with a proper paint job that does not damage the actual plate info

Or a piece of blue tape.

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