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TheGoldberryBombadil t1_iyiloqp wrote

Has anyone else noticed there are no I, J, O and Z on vermont license plates? I get the I and O, could be confused with 1 and 0 - but why J and Z?! Someone must have the answer.

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willowbeest t1_iyit1m3 wrote

Z probably looks too much like 2. Maybe J is for the same reason as I?

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BudsKind802 t1_iyixqok wrote

I asked a friend at the DMV and they confirmed the J and I look too similar from a distance to a 1 on the generic plates, as does Z and 2.

All letters of the alphabet are available for custom plates however.

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GreenPL8 t1_iykrhi0 wrote

A combination of letters, numbers or spaces may be used.

No more than two (2) numbers are allowed in combination with letters. 
The Department considers “O” to be a number (zero).
Dots, dashes or other special characters or symbols cannot be used. 
The plate cannot begin with the letter “Z”. 
A single letter plate is acceptable; however, the letter cannot be an “I”, “J”, “O” or “Z”.
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VermontArmyBrat t1_iyk1oz2 wrote

There also are no “Q” because it can be confused with zero. The “Z” is not used because in the computer records the letter Z is used to represent disabled plates. So if you see a disabled plate that shows handicap emblem followed by 1234 that plate is in computer records as Z1234.

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