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 =====About License Plate Theft=====
 On 7/18/2025 we parked in a town parking lot, in the back and in the shade. When we returned to the car, the rear license plate had been stolen, and as it turns out it's easy for a thief to remove the plate.  I decided to create this page to help you prevent this from happening to you.
-The theft was an annoyance.\\ We had to file a police report (very important), spend a half day at the Registry of Motor Vehicles cancelling our old/stolen plates and paying $60 for the new registration and plates.  //Note: you definitely must get new plates, you can't use your old plate numbers as they're considered ”stolen”.//
+The theft was an annoyance.\\ We had to file a police report (very important), spend a half day at the Registry of Motor Vehicles cancelling our old/stolen plates and paying $60 for the new registration and plates.  //Note: you definitely must get new plates, you can't use your old plate numbers as they're considered ”stolen”.//\\
+You also cannot drive that car until you get the new plates for it (not a big deal if you have two cars, but if you don't...)
 ====Protecting Your License Plates from Theft====
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 Example of screws requiring a special tool to remove (and that tool is included in the kit you purchase):\\
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+{{secure_screws.png?200}} {{secure_screws2.png?200}}\\
-This picture from Amazon's [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDYFKZXJ|set currently costing $6.99]].  Note that there are many options, some less expensive and many more expensive. Note that the kit includes the screws, and cap that goes over them, making them more difficult to remove.
+The picture on the left is from Amazon's [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDYFKZXJ|set currently costing $6.99]].  The one of the right is from another product, I've included it to show the closeup of the screw head.\\ Note that there are many options, some less expensive and many more expensive.\\ Most kits include the screws and cap that goes over them, making them more difficult to remove.
+The 2nd picture above shows that these screws will not work with a standard hex wrench as there is a post in the middle preventing a standard hex wrench from seating.
 ===Additional Benefits===