It’s not that the license plate is easy to lose when it rains, but it’s easy to lose it when the car is wading through water. Because when a vehicle is driving in water, the resistance from the water is hundreds of times greater than the air resistance. Many washed-out license plates are fixed with two screws. The license plates installed in this way are easily lifted by the water flow.

You can avoid losing your license plate through the following three methods:

1. Slow down the speed before entering the wading section (do not turn off the engine in the middle);

2. Strengthen the fixation of the license plate and use four screws as required;

3. Use bolts to directly fix the license plate on the bumper.

Extended information:

License plate refers to the vehicle number plate. It is a plate hung on the front and rear of the car respectively. The usually used materials are aluminum, plastic or stickers, which will be displayed on the plate. The vehicle’s registration number, registration area or other basic information. The license plate is the number of each vehicle. Its main function is to know the province, city, and county the vehicle belongs to through the license plate. The vehicle management office can find the owner of the vehicle based on the license plate.

In fact, according to regulations, four screws should be installed on each license plate. Normally, if enough are installed, there is usually no problem. However, some models cannot fit four screws due to the narrow bumper. In the end, only two were installed, causing the bottom of the license plate to hang in the air, or for the sake of appearance, some car owners used a license plate holder with only two mounting holes, or for other reasons, in short, the four screws were not enough.

Rain will not cause the license plate to fall off, but when it rains, especially heavy rain, the road surface is prone to water accumulation. At this time, vehicles wade through the water, and the water resistance is much greater than the usual air resistance. The water enters the license plate and insurance The gap between the poles. At this time, the license plate receives an outward push. At the same time, the vehicle moves forward, and the license plate receives a force in the opposite direction. These two forces are of different sizes and are constantly changing. They act on the license plate at the same time, just like a People kept shaking the license plate, and because there were only two screws installed and the bumper was brittle due to age, the license plate fell off after shaking it.

License plate replacement process:

1. The first thing you should do after losing your license plate is call the police, and then go to the local police station to file a case. This prevents license plates from being used as decks by criminals and placing the blame for violations on the car owner.

2. Prepare the required information for re-applying a license plate: vehicle driving license, original and copy of the motor vehicle owner’s ID card, "Motor Vehicle Plate Application Form" (collected on-site at the Vehicle Management Office), If the unit's vehicle license plate is stolen, you must also bring the organization code certificate.

3. Remove the other license plate and carry it with the vehicle. Because when you go to the vehicle management office to replenish your license plate, they will not replenish just one license plate for you, they will replenish you two license plates.

4. The process of re-issuing a license plate at the vehicle management office: fill in the "Motor Vehicle Plate Application Form" → Submit information (vehicle driving license, original and copy of ID card, another license plate) → Pay the fee → Receive the temporary license plate ( Choose to have it mailed to your home or pick it up yourself)

Special note: If you need to find someone to do it for you, the car owner needs to issue a "Power of Attorney" signed by both parties, and provide the original and copy of the client's ID card. And be sure to complete the vehicle's violation records before applying for a new license plate.

How to prevent license plates from falling off?

1. Strengthen the alarm system of your car;

2. Park your car in a safe parking lot, such as a closed management community or a parking lot equipped with camera surveillance etc.;

3. There is currently an anti-theft nut on the market, which is what car enthusiasts call "rivets". The screws that fix the license plate can be easily unscrewed, and the outer cover of this anti-theft nut is made of stainless steel and is very hard. Unless you use an electric drill, it is difficult to poke it open. It is a good helper for preventing license plate theft.

License Plate-Baidu Encyclopedia