From: Adrian on
A.Clews(a)DENTURESsussex.ac.uk gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

>> In the US, the plates are issued and managed completely by the state.
>> If you live in <say> Texas, your plate is issued by the Texas DMV. If
>> you move to California, you hand your Texas plates back and get a set
>> of Californian ones.

> They have essentially the same system in Germany, but it's by
> district/city rather than state.

And France has just moved from a similar departmental system to a UK-
style national.
From: The Peeler on
On 28 Jul 2010 12:52:24 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>A.Clews(a)DENTURESsussex.ac.uk gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>saying:
>
>>> The current scheme can continue until xx00xxx expires in February 2051
>>> without any modification (unless a fourth letter becomes required due
>>> to volume).
>
>> I suspect most of us reading here will be expired by then anyway :-)
>
><shrug> I'll still be in my 70s. Not exactly outside of the realms of
>possibility.

35 going on 80, Adrienne?