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Steve Jobs' Lack of License Plate Explained

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ITWire claims to have the truth about how Steve Jobs had no license plate on his Mercedes.

This lack of license plate has drawn a lot of speculation over the years, but no clear answer had been pinned down. ITWire spoke with Jon Callas, who had worked in security roles at Apple. He explained how Jobs got away with it:

Steve (or someone close to him) spotted a loophole in the California vehicle laws. Anyone with a brand new car had a maximum of six months to affix the issued number plate to the vehicle.

So Jobs made an arrangement with the leasing company; he would always change cars during the sixth month of the lease, exchanging one silver Mercedes SL55 AMG for another identical one. At no time would he ever be in a car as old as six months; and thus there was no legal requirement to have the number plates fitted.

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96whitels
194 months ago
Like a Boss! :D
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Eidorian
194 months ago
I guess that is what you do when you have that kind of money.
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macduke
194 months ago
Hah, clever guy. But why leave the license plate frame on?
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nick219
194 months ago
must be nice never losing that new car smell
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Rocketman
194 months ago
Now that it's public, EVERYONE will want to do it!
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JayLenochiniMac
194 months ago
He didn't want to be tracked.
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