The issuance of personalized license plates should be said to have given Chinese people a rare opportunity to display their creativity. The recent suspension (if it is stopped in the future) actually stifles the creativity of the Chinese people.

Comprehensive media reports include nothing more than "SEX-001, USA-911, FBI-001, BMW-001, CHN-001, VIP-001, CEO-001..." in the license plate. ".

The reasons are:

1. It hurts the feelings of people in other countries

2. It hurts the trademark rights of foreign companies

3. Hurt the public interests

4. Hurt the feelings of the company

......

The above harm is really a bit of a trivial matter.

SEX-001 was regarded as "SEX-001" by a few people who knew foreign words, so they made a fuss. It's okay, the American "SEX-001" appeared on Chinese license plates , "spiritual pollution", and it is the "spiritual pollution" of US imperialism. The first appearance of "SEX-001" may be worth the fuss of a few people who know foreign "sex". When SEX-111, SEX-555..., SEX-999, etc. appear, will it still be so strange?

If USA-911 brings some associations to a few people who can read foreign characters, it is definitely not a bad thing. It reminds us not to forget this human disaster. Just like we cannot demolish the remaining ridges and broken walls in the Old Summer Palace. "USA-911" will still appear in many places. The license plate "USA-911" cannot cause international disputes.

BMW-001 cannot infringe BMW’s trademark rights. I am BTV and no one is allowed to use it anywhere? This is a limited understanding of trademark law. The Chinese people's idea of ??"violating taboos" is still deeply rooted. Fortunately, today's leaders are enlightened, otherwise there wouldn't be many heads named XXX. "BMW-001" license plate only. To put it bluntly, if it can arouse the association of some people, BMW will be very happy. You think of "Beijing X BMW-002", "Zhejiang A BMW-777", "XX BMW-999"... . Thousands of cars help her with free advertising, will she file a lawsuit with you?

CHN-001 and VIP-001 are just license plates. Chinese people will not regard you as the president of the country, and police cars will not clear the way for you to welcome you into Zhongnanhai.

This newspaper reported (reporter Zhou Bin, intern Shang Jie) Yesterday, 12 car owners in Kaifeng City received license plates with numbers selected by themselves. After the Ministry of Public Security urgently stopped the "2002" type of personalized license plates, Kaifeng City took the lead in using self-made and self-selected personalized license plates. Liye? Disadvantage? This move has attracted close attention from many media outlets across the country, local vehicle management departments and even the Ministry of Public Security.

Yesterday morning, the much-anticipated launch ceremony of Kaifeng City’s self-written and self-selected license plate numbers was held at the Kaifeng City Vehicle Administration Office. "Yu BD9999", "Yu BD8888", "Yu BS6666" and other 12 eye-catching license plate numbers were in hand, and the 12 first batch of car owners who enjoyed this treatment were very excited.

"9" and "6" were popular at the scene

At 8:30 a.m., the reporter came to the Kaifeng Vehicle Management Office and came to the motor vehicle license plate processing hall. There is an endless stream of people consulting the policy, filling out forms, and selecting vehicle license plates.

In the license application hall, the reporter saw 12 license plates that had been selected by car owners and certified by the Vehicle Administration. These license plates became the first batch of self-selected license plates issued in Kaifeng City. The 12 license plates are as follows: Henan BG6666, Henan BS6666, Henan BLH166, Henan BZH166, Henan BLZ866, Henan BA0666, Henan BD9999, Henan BF9999, Henan BY9999, Henan BAL688, Henan BSP120, and Henan BD8888. The license plates compiled and chosen by car owners mostly feature the numbers 6 and 9. The traditional number 8, which sounds homophonic to "fa", has not become the choice of most car owners.

Question: Is it a "2002"-style license plate?

"Kaifeng's self-selected number plate is not the '2002'-style personalized license plate that the Ministry of Public Security has stopped.

"This is the first sentence Zhang Jiping, director of the Kaifeng City Vehicle Management Office, said to the media reporters present.

According to Zhang Jiping, the self-made and self-selected number plates used by Kaifeng City still belong to the "92" This type of motor vehicle license plate system does not belong to the "2002" type personalized license plate. In the regulations on the "92" type license plate issued by the Ministry of Public Security, English letters are allowed to appear after the letters representing the city, but not The self-written and self-selected license plate selection model currently implemented in Kaifeng combines the characteristics and advantages of the "2002" model and selects license plate numbers within the framework of the "92" model. The format has been improved and is different from the "2002" license plate in terms of specifications, content, color, etc. In terms of specifications, the "2002" license plate is relatively shorter and wider, while the self-made and self-selected license plate is still "Nine". "Two" style, longer and narrower; in terms of content, the "2002" type number plate can choose a combination of 6 letters or numbers, while the self-made number plate can only choose 5 digits; in terms of color, "2002" type number plate can choose a combination of 6 letters or numbers. "二" type has black characters on a white background, self-made and self-selected license plates have white characters on a blue background for small cars, and black characters on a yellow background for large vehicles.

The Ministry of Public Security called 4 times

11 The night of March 16th was probably the most stressful night in Zhang Jiping's life. He received four consecutive calls from the Ministry of Public Security. It was not until 21:40 that the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security gave a positive and supportive reply.

< p>The idea of ??Kaifeng City’s own self-selected license plates was proposed by Liu Yuhu, the newly appointed deputy mayor of Kaifeng City and director of the Public Security Bureau, in August this year, and was handed over to the Kaifeng Vehicle Management Office for implementation. Based on the characteristics of "2002" and "92", with the joint efforts of many experts, the existing "92" ranking system was reprogrammed and submitted to Kaifeng City in September. The Public Security Bureau obtained approval. After that, the Vehicle Management Office carried out equipment updates and personnel training, and finally decided on the implementation details.

Since November 15, Kaifeng City will implement self-registration. After the announcement of the self-selected license plate, it immediately attracted the attention of national media and local vehicle management departments.

Zhang Jiping said: "In the past few days, my mobile phone has been almost 'exploded', at least 30 of them. Several media outlets asked about this matter, including many central-level media outlets. After seeing this news, public security vehicle management agencies in other provinces and cities asked their superiors for instructions on whether they could also write and select motor vehicle license plates. This matter also attracted great attention from the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. On the evening of the 16th, I received four calls from the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. We started by raising questions about Kaifeng's self-writing and self-selection of motor vehicle license plates. We promptly made a detailed report on the implementation plan and the purpose of benefiting the people. It was not until 9:40 p.m. that the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security finally called us, saying that the work in Kaifeng did not violate the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Public Security and could be used as an attempt to conduct a pilot. We were also asked to sum up our experience in a timely and conscientious manner and report it. Ministry of Public Security. ”

The effect can be compiled into 150 million license plates

Zhang Jiping told reporters that the biggest advantage of launching self-compiled and self-selected license plates is that the social resource of license plate numbers can be enjoyed by the people. This It is another major measure launched by the Kaifeng Municipal Public Security Bureau to facilitate and benefit the people. The purpose is to completely break the original traditional motor vehicle license plate management model and better serve and facilitate the people. Secondly, this measure will Fundamentally put an end to the problems of "renqing number" and "guanqing number", and promote the public security organs to further realize the openness of government affairs and police work and achieve transparent office work.

At present, the "92" type motor vehicle license plates in Kaifeng urban area. The license plate number has been issued from the prefix 0 to the prefix 3. The five counties under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng City use license plate numbers starting with 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 respectively. However, you can make and choose your own motor vehicle license plate. Expand license plate resources to a greater extent. Zhang Jiping told reporters that according to the current self-selected method, the capacity of Kaifeng motor vehicle license plates can reach about 150 million. This number is 100 million for the issuance of motor vehicle license plates. "A century-old plan" is not an exaggeration.

Focus on the hot topics of self-selected license plates

What are the restrictions when selecting license plate numbers? First of all, among the 26 English letters, O and I? The three letters "T" and "T" cannot be used. This is because O is the special letter for vehicles used by public security agencies; T is the iconic letter for taxis. Although this is not a special regulation of the Ministry of Public Security, it has been adopted by most cities; I is because its shape is indistinguishable from the Arabic numeral 1.

In addition, English abbreviations and pinyin abbreviations such as "SOS", "BTV", "USA" and "WTO" may be suspected of infringement of certain famous logos, or their content may be unhealthy and may have a negative impact, so they cannot be used. The Kaifeng City Vehicle Management Office has put more than 30 "letter strings" like this on the "blacklist" and prohibits their use.

Can foreign car owners apply for self-made number plates in Kaifeng?

According to the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Public Security, foreign car owners can apply for motor vehicle registration in Kaifeng as long as they present their temporary residence registration. Kaifeng's self-compiled and self-selected number plates will not set restrictions on foreign car owners.

Can a vehicle that has been registered as a registered vehicle choose to re-apply for a self-made license plate number?

The newly launched self-compiled and self-selected license plates are only issued to newly registered vehicles that meet the relevant formal requirements.

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Four cities in Beijing stopped personalized license plates

In August 2002, the Ministry of Public Security tried out "personalized license plates" in Beijing, Tianjin, Hangzhou and Shenzhen. "2002" type motor vehicle license plate is a personalized license plate for private cars. The owner can choose the combination of letters and numbers. Ten days later, the Beijing Vehicle Management Office posted a notice suspending distribution, and subsequently, Shenzhen, Tianjin, and Hangzhou also stopped distribution. As for the reason for the "suspension", some comments believe that it comes from some "alternative" license plates. For example: SEX license plates that are suspected of being immoral; IBM, BMW, etc. that are suspected of borrowing well-known trademarks; CHN, FBI, WTO, etc. that use the name of a country or the English abbreviation of a well-known organization.

A glance at the personalized license plates in the United States

In the United States, the license plate is the second ID card of the car owner. The license plate reflects the car owner's interests, hobbies, occupation, and residence. Different states, different regions, and even different departments can have different license plates. For example, the Great Lakes region of Michigan and universities in Maine can have their own unique license plates. However, there are approximately more than 200 combinations that are prohibited from use by the U.S. federal government.

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