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License plate numbers containing both numbers and letters are always assigned in order of numbers
(I'm gonna be terrible at explaining this)
Let's say a certain state uses the ABC-123 format for license plate numbers. The numbers are incremented by the numeric part, so for example, plate ABC-123 would be followed by plate ABC-124. After ABC-999, the ABD series would begin.
But if the format is reversed to the 123-ABC that some states use, plate 123-ABC would be followed not by plate 123-ABD but plate 124-ABC. ABD doesn't appear until after plate 999-ABC.
Why increment the numeric part first instead of just incrementing the last character?
Let's say a certain state uses the ABC-123 format for license plate numbers. The numbers are incremented by the numeric part, so for example, plate ABC-123 would be followed by plate ABC-124. After ABC-999, the ABD series would begin.
But if the format is reversed to the 123-ABC that some states use, plate 123-ABC would be followed not by plate 123-ABD but plate 124-ABC. ABD doesn't appear until after plate 999-ABC.
Why increment the numeric part first instead of just incrementing the last character?
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It's one of those obsessions that never really goes away, but just fades into the background for a while.
(Some counties/states don't use them, and others use alternate designs.)