If you have been asked to exchange your license plate for a new one, it is probably because they are upgrading you to one that contains a RFID coil in the plate that allows your vehicle identity to be scanned at a distance by police cars or stationary monitoring devices you cant see near intersections and such.

Notice the man in this video says at the end that this technology is going to change how law enforcement operates in "North America".

ALPR Technology / RFID Licence Plates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvXtJxBNWg


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