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I wonder what the practical reason is for not just allowing full alphanumeric number plates. Each digit would then have 32 possibilities (I, O, Z, and S should be avoided to prevent confusion with 1, 0, 2, and 5). This gives 34.36 billion possible number plates which seems sufficient for at least the next couple years.
The confusion can be avoided with the right font. It works fine in the EU afterall
In the US, number plates are in Highway Gothic which is designed to maximise legibility at a distance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Gothic?wprov=sfla1
That's ironic. Few countries have less readable plates.