Three digits... Three letters... What's the code?
June 11, 2008 10:18 AM Subscribe
What's the numbering convention for the new Indiana vehicle license plates? Is there one?
I've looked all over and can only find info on the OLD numbering convention . Any guesses, clues or insights?
I've looked all over and can only find info on the OLD numbering convention . Any guesses, clues or insights?
This is all I can find... (Scroll down) I just know I like them a great deal more than the old ones. :o)
posted by Mookbear at 10:57 AM on June 11, 2008
posted by Mookbear at 10:57 AM on June 11, 2008
They haven't changed the numbering convention, but now the number and county name appear at the top of the plate.
posted by curlyelk at 12:02 PM on June 11, 2008
posted by curlyelk at 12:02 PM on June 11, 2008
On the old plates, the numerals preceding the single letter designated the county in which the plates were issued.
On the new plates, the county designation is found on a decal across the top of the plate. As far as I can determine, there isn't a rhyme or reason to the main numbering and letters.
Personally, I hate the new plates. They look very...governmental. The highly compressed typeface also makes the numerals and letters hard to discern at a distance. This has been an on-going problem with Indiana plates ever since they switched to the cheap, flat plastic plates. In the previous version of the flat plates (the ones with weeds along the bottom) the state went through about 3 or 4 different faces and weights throughout it's lifespan. They still haven't gotten it right.
There's a reason the old, stamped-metal plates featured the numerals they did. It's a highly-visible face, designed for legibility at a distance.
posted by Thorzdad at 1:19 PM on June 11, 2008
On the new plates, the county designation is found on a decal across the top of the plate. As far as I can determine, there isn't a rhyme or reason to the main numbering and letters.
Personally, I hate the new plates. They look very...governmental. The highly compressed typeface also makes the numerals and letters hard to discern at a distance. This has been an on-going problem with Indiana plates ever since they switched to the cheap, flat plastic plates. In the previous version of the flat plates (the ones with weeds along the bottom) the state went through about 3 or 4 different faces and weights throughout it's lifespan. They still haven't gotten it right.
There's a reason the old, stamped-metal plates featured the numerals they did. It's a highly-visible face, designed for legibility at a distance.
posted by Thorzdad at 1:19 PM on June 11, 2008
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posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:54 AM on June 11, 2008