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Discover LudwigThe term "number plate" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an informal phrase for referring to the registration plate displayed on the front and back of a vehicle. You can use it in both American English and British English. Example sentence: "I couldn't remember the make and model of the car, but I remember the number plate was yellow."
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number plate
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Either of a pair of rectangular metal plates, containing a mixture of letters and numbers fixed to the front and rear of a motor car showing that its identity has been registered with the DVLA
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The number plate?... Wooden?... Yes, it's there...
"The number plate was a coincidence.
It has the number plate Y12 WES.
So I memorised his number plate, "just in case".
"I've seen him driving around with his 'GUILTY' number plate".
My number plate might as well be: LO 5ER.
The number plate was ZAT 1" – Mike Waring.
The vehicle bears the particularly pointed number plate "1RAO".
The odd car number plate guy is about it.
"To suggest that this car was either chosen for its number plate, or that an alternative number plate was substituted for the original is completely untrue".
"The number plate with 'MU SS' is a fantasy number plate, based on the title song in our spot," an Edeka spokesman told German media.
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