Do you know your license plate number?

[slick]

I remember about 5 years ago I stopped off at a major outlet on the way home from work to do grocery shopping. As I was was wheeling my cart full of food through the parking lot I panicked because I couldn't find my car. Many people have my colour and make of car so I look at the plates. Turns out that in the space of an hour while I was in the store, someone had changed my plates. How does one get away with that in a busy shopping mall parking lot? Mind you, it was dark at the time.

[happylabs]

I remember about 5 years ago I stopped off at a major outlet on the way home from work to do grocery shopping. As I was was wheeling my cart full of food through the parking lot I panicked because I couldn't find my car. Many people have my colour and make of car so I look at the plates. Turns out that in the space of an hour while I was in the store, someone had changed my plates. How does one get away with that in a busy shopping mall parking lot? Mind you, it was dark at the time.

I did not realize this was being done. What did you do? Did you call the police?

[caseysmom]

It is really important to know your license, how would you report your car stolen without them if something happened?

[Queen of Poop]

I've had the same plate all the years I've been driving so I know it inside out and backwards. I am however contemplating changing it once the divorce is all settled so that I can become truly annonymous - I don't know if he recalls my plate or not, but figure I'm safer to change it.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

I don't know what mine is either, but I've got a big fancy neon frame around it and it would take forever to swap plates and put the frame back on. I think most no-gooders would pass mine by and just find a car with the tags bolted straight on.

[Grace]

I know mine and my husband's. We have personalized plates that are different by just one number.