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https://i.imgur.com/hhlg100.jpeg

Unfortunately they seem to filter special characters on input, that is, when you apply for your plate.

But don't despair! Depending on how crappy the cam's firmware is, NULL might just do the trick.

Or it might do the opposite: https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-ha...

Ouch!

Isn’t there an xkcd abut a license plate of zeros an Os and ones and LS and the cops just say “it’s the guy with the plate again”.

https://xkcd.com/1105/

That plate wouldn’t be allowed in Illinois where there is a hard requirement that all digits follow any letters on the plate.¹ The thing that I find mystifying is that they charge more for a vanity plate that’s all letters than one that’s letters and digits.

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1. Although some specialty plates end up having suffixed letters, usually shown on the plate stacked.

Some states simply do not allow 0 and 1 on vanity plates, you have to use the letters.