California Closed the Montana License Plate Loophole

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What happened

Article URL: https://www.thedrive.com/news/heres-how-california-closed-the-montana-license-plate-loophole Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49981186 Points: 30 # Comments: 32…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://www.thedrive.com/news/heres-how-california-closed-the-montana-license-plate-loophole Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49981186 Points: 30 # Comments: 32…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:00:59 UTC.

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