an ordinary alphanumeric registration.
How It Slipped Past the Authorities
Government transport agencies generally have rules governing personalized license plates, and applications can be rejected when combinations are considered offensive, inappropriate, or likely to cause problems.
This particular combination may have attracted attention precisely because 370HSSV looks like a random string when viewed normally. If an automated or manual screening process evaluates characters primarily in their standard orientation, a joke that only becomes apparent when the plate is rotated could be harder to recognize.
A Masterclass in Subversive Wordplay
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