Car Registration Numbers
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Many years ago (early 80s?) I was driving round the North Circular early in the morning, when it was still dark but beginning to get light. I was driving my car, whose Reg. No. was VGY 688G. My attention was drawn to the number of the car in front. To my amazement its Reg. No. appeared also to be VGY 688G. Naturally I stayed behind the car as long as I could. Eventually it was light enough to see more clearly. Its number was actually YGY 688G. However the tail of the first character, Y, was so short that in the half-light it looked like a V.
Date submitted:Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:25:23 +0000Coincidence ID:6565
