A Tale Full of Woe

German car number plates consist of one, two, or three letters denoting the region, random one or more often two letters and up to four digits. You had to take the middle letters that luck (and the district office) gave you, nowadays you can pay a nominal fee and receive the letters and numbers of your choice. Many car plates spell actual words and I’ve made it a kind of hobby to photograph them, German or English. Some regions and towns are better than others in making words. WO for Worms yields good results although I have yet to see an actual WO-RM. Many of these snaps are taken from the passenger side of the car with my phone camera so they are perfect for Cellpic Sunday.

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7 thoughts on “A Tale Full of Woe

  1. On our road trips, my wife makes a game of finding and identifying personalized plates which are quite common in most states here. I think my favorites are on a Honda Element, the plate read “IN MY”, and on a yellow Mitsubishi Eclipse, “SOLAR”.

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