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A license plate cheers people up on social media, but can the ominous license plate “2hot” really be officially valid?
Kassel – When you look out the car window, you occasionally notice bizarre things.
From traffic signs with cars cut in half to unofficial indicator reminders, there is a lot to see on roads in Germany.
But every now and then a license plate catches your eye.
One sighting was so striking that it was posted on social media.
Puzzle about bizarre license plate quickly solved - Belgian license plate of choice
The strange sight is the license plate “2hot” (too hot).
The creator of the post writes “Please explain.
What kind of license plate is that?” The internet knows.
In the comments under the post, some people joked about the bizarre license plate.
One person writes: "Draw attention to climate change." Another comment says, "If the car would at least live up to the name...", to which another person replies: "Maybe the air conditioning is broken." A Another user commented: “The year 2002 called, it wants its puns back.”
But many users are immediately aware of what the license plate is.
“A dream Belgian license plate,” writes one user.
Another person also explains: “A license plate of your choice costs €1,000 in Belgium and you can write whatever you want on it (...) In Belgium you only have to have the watermark on it.”
Wish license plates cheer up on social media: “I would like something like that for Germany too”
Most people in the comments are excited about the desired license plates.
“I want something like that for Germany too,” commented one person.
“Also a cool kind of tax for people who are too well off,” writes one user, to which another responds, “And worth every penny.” One person even goes one step further and jokes: “I'm ready to emigrate to Belgium.”
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In Germany, license plates usually consist of an abbreviation for the administrative district and an identification number, which consists of two letters and four numbers.
At least you can design the identification number for a small surcharge of around 13 euros, which is added to the registration costs (around 30 euros).
However, there is nothing more possible at the moment.
But who knows, maybe German drivers will one day also have the opportunity to design their own license plate.
After all, there were only recently changes to the license plates here too.