People with low plates in NH are politically connected. Gotta know somebody who knows somebody high up in the DMV. Normal people are outta luck!

Now, MA couldn't handle the look-the-other-way corruption. So much so that the patronage/bribery around low plates became a scandal, so they instated a yearly lottery for 4-digit and lower license plates. I scored a 4-digit plate starting with the number 4 a few years back. Most people don't care but some people find it cool.