[US] Why are there two standard license plate numbering/lettering conventions?

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I’ve noticed that, at least in my state, two license plate types are commonly used. For reference, # represents a number and L represents a letter. One, with #LLL### is used mostly with consumer vehicles. The other, #####L#, is primarily used with either corporate/work vehicles, or vehicles that could be used for those purposes like pickup trucks, vans, etc. Why is this?

EDIT: This is regarding California, by the way. I didn,t realize it was state-specific, and I don’t travel enough to have noticed, my bad.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Depends on your state…I have heard that some use the first few digits to identify the county where that car is registered to. So possibly the different codes mean something specific in your state.

Anonymous 0 Comments

It varies by state so you’d have to check with your state government to know for sure. In CT, there are at least half a dozen different numbering schemes.

Anonymous 0 Comments

There is more than 2.

Oregon uses LLL ### or ###LLL

Each state does their own th ings.