It can be a hassle to pull the old license plates off your car and bolt on your new ones. But it’s easier than making your own plates.
That was one of the chores for Clark County’s earliest motorists, according to the Washington Department of Licensing.
The Columbian recently reported on this year’s makeover in car license plates, with Washington moving to a seven-character format after exhausting the combinations of three numbers and three letters.
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