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In 2001 my car was towed from LAX parking lot because they checked the plate (they told me they scan all plates daily) and it came back as registered to a diffe
by EmployedRussian 8y ago
In 2001 my car was towed from LAX parking lot because they checked the plate (they told me they scan all plates daily) and it came back as registered to a different make.
Turns out the dealer made a single-letter mistake in VIN when registering the car with DMV, and there is no check digit to reject invalid VINs.
- gruez 8y ago>there is no check digit to reject invalid VINs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_identification_number#Check-digit_calculation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_identification_number#... ?
- phil21 8y agoThere is a check digit. Most likely someone at the dealer copy/pasted the wrong VIN into the form.
- michaelt 8y agoEven when you've got a check digit, if you make 100 typos a year only 90 of them will get caught.
- Bromskloss 8y agoIn whose interest is it to scan and tow such cars?