Some lucky California driver will soon receive a license plate with the number 9ZZZ999, marking the end of an era for Golden State motorists. The California Department of Motor Vehicles projects ...

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THE D-M-V SAYS IT DOES áNOT PERMANENTLY STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA Wait, the Department of Motor Vehicles can run out of license plate numbers? Yes, there are a finite number of license plate ...

There’s only about 18 months’ worth of license plate numbers left in California under the decades-old numbering scheme, prompting the Department of Motor Vehicles to hit the gas on its ...