"Truck" license plates?

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imported_truzoom

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I have only noticed this on Texas license plates so far, but it seems that trucks have a "truck" specific license plate. Is there a reason for this? Is it to deter people from just reusing old plates when they get a new car?



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Here in Indiana, you have to have truck plates if you have an open bed. Why? I dunno. I asked the lady at the DMV and she really couldn't answer-she just kept mumbling about how stupid the delaership was for putting my 'car' plates on my truck when I bought it.

I believe at one time, pick ups were considered farm vehicles and subject to lower taxes becasue it was assumed they weren't driven on the road as much as a car.
 
Well, to continue in the current non-TX and speculatory vein, here in NJ "commercial" plates allow you to park in loading zones and things like that. In the old days, it also got you out of yearly inspections, and a lot of people used that loophole to simply register their ride as a commercial vehicle (additional reg fee), so they could do illegal mods (remove cats, etc) to it and not get nailed at inspection. So then they made it really difficult to get a commercial plate, and commercial vehicles have to go to inspection now, anyway.



Perhaps in TX there is some additional privelage you get for having a truck plate and maybe have to pay more for it...or maybe they just decided to charge more for truck registration, so they have a different plate.



You're welcome in advance for my useless trivia and speculation :o
 
The reason for truck specific plates in Texas has to do with the way the state calculates registration tax fees. Light duty trucks are taxed based on their manufacturer gross vehicle weight rating, therefore the heavier the truck is, the higher the annual registration tax will be. Cars on the other hand are taxed based on the year of manufacture.
 
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