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In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], license plates do not have an actual letter-number combination. Every vehicle that has a license plate has "LIBERTY CITY" in large blue capital letters. If a player zooms in with the analog sticks, or with a sniper rifle, they can see that it says "Liberty City State" . These license plates are almost an exact clone of the current [[wp:New York (state)|New York]] license plates, as seen [http://www.netstate.com/states/links/images/ny_license_plate.jpg here]. It is possible that the plates were intended to have a letter-number combination, much like the vehicles in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], but it may have been forgotten during the game's development.
In [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], license plates do not have an actual letter-number combination. Every vehicle that has a license plate has "LIBERTY CITY" in large blue capital letters. If a player zooms in with the analog sticks, or with a sniper rifle, they can see that it says "Liberty City State" . These license plates are almost an exact clone of the current [[wp:New York (state)|New York]] license plates, as seen [http://www.netstate.com/states/links/images/ny_license_plate.jpg here]. It is possible that the plates were intended to have a letter-number combination, much like the vehicles in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], but it may have been forgotten during the game's development.


== Custom plates ==
== Custom plates ==
Custom plates were first explored in GTA Vice City, where [[Love Fist (vehicle)|Love Fist's limousine]] features ''LUVFIST'' plates, the only instance in the game where a custom license number exists. With the use of more flexible license in GTA San Andreas, more vehicles would appear with customized license numbers. However, the custom license plates cannot be saved in garages; once it is in a garage, the plate will become random.
{{main|List of Custom Vehicle License Plates}}


=== List ===
Custom plates are typically vanity plates featured on special vehicles, such as vehicles belonging to certain individuals or custom vehicles. Such plates has been seen in use in both GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas.
{|class="wikitable"
!License number
!Image
|Note
|-
|4GEDIT
|[[Image:Mafia Sentinel.jpg|130px]]
|[[Marco Forelli]]'s [[Sentinel]] from the mission [[Saint Mark's Bistro]] (Forget it)
|-
|A2TMFK
|[[File:A2TMFK_License_Plate.jpg|thumb]]
|[[Big Smoke]]'s [[Glendale]] (A reference to the Cypress Hill song "''A to the Mother Fucking K''", although this was a song released a year after which GTA:SA was set) (may also mean 'A 2 Timing Mother Fuck', as Big Smoke does betray Grove Street)
|-
|CFC 1888
|
|[[Packer]] from the mission [[Cop Wheels]]
|-
|CHUNKY
|
|[[Bullet]] by the [[Burger Shot]] in [[Calton Heights]]
|-
|CUFFS
|[[Image:2164.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Barbara Schternvart]]'s [[Ranger]] (A reference to her job as a police officer)
|-
|DBP
|
|[[Banshee]] next to the [[Cobra Marital Arts Gym]]
|-
|FELTCH
|[[Image:2204.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Tampa]] during [[Emmet]]'s training mission ([[Nines and AK's]])
|-
|G1RUYHUN
|
|[[Admiral]] from the mission [[You've Had Your Chips]]
|-
|GROVE4L
|[[File:Grove4L_License_Plate.jpg|thumb]]
|[[Sweet]]'s [[Greenwood]] (Grove for Life)
|-
|GOLD
|
|Driving school [[Hotknife]], which is awarded when the player completes all test in gold.
|-
|H CARMAN
|
|[[Patriot]] from the mission [[Intensive Care]]
|-
|HO 2 HO
|[[Image:2166 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Jizzy B]]'s [[Broadway]]
|-
|HOM
|
|[[Walton]]s from the mission [[Body Harvest]]
|-
|HOMEGIRL
|[[Image:2070.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Denise Robinson]]'s [[Hustler]] (A reference to her association with gang life)
|-
|J LOMAX
|
|[[Windsor]] form the mission [[A Home in the Hills]]
|-
|LA5H L3Y
|
|[[BF Injection]] from the mission [[Cut Throat Business]]
|-
|LVA4L
|[[Image:2165 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Cesar Vialpando]]'s [[Savanna]] ([[Varrios Los Aztecas|Los Varrios Aztecas]] for Life)
|-
|N13 LLF
|
|[[Club]] from the mission [[Customs Fast Track]]
|-
|NOS
|
|[[Michelle Cannes]]'s [[Monster]] (A reference to nitrous oxide car boasts and Michelle's job as a mechanic)
|-
|OMEGA
|[[Image:Toreno's Car.jpg|130px]]
|[[Mike Toreno]]'s [[Washington]]
|-
|OUTTHERE
|[[Image:2071 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[The Truth]]'s [[Camper|Mothership]]. Like the [[Camper]], the rear license plate is mirrored.
|-
|PREACHER
|
|[[PCJ 600]] from the mission [[Highjack]]
|-
|PULASKI
|[[Image:2169 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Eddie Pulaski]]'s [[Buffalo]]
|-
|SHERM
|[[File:Sherm_License_Plate.jpg|thumb]]
|[[Ryder]]'s [[Picador]]
|-
|SPANK
|[[Image:2168 full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Millie Perkins]]'s [[Club]] (A possible reference to a drug's nickname or her sexual fetishes)
|-
|SWAG
|[[File:Swag_License_Plate.jpg|thumb]]
|[[Boxville]] from the mission [[Home Invasion]]
|-
|TAMMY
|
|Walton from the mission [[Don Peyote]]
|-
|TH3 P1G5
|
|Los Santos [[Police Car]] from the mission [[Home Invasion]]
|-
|TIM
|
|Walton from the mission Don Peyote
|-
|TIMEBOMB
|
|Tampa car bomb used during the mission [[Yay Ka-Boom-Boom]]
|-
|TRAUMA
|[[Image:2163.full.jpg|130px]]
|[[Katie Zhan]]'s [[Romero]] (A reference to her job as a nurse)
|}


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<center>
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTA3).jpg|The license plate in GTA III.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTA3).jpg|The license plate in GTA III.
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Image:Vehicle license plate (GTA4) (numbered).jpg|The numbered license plate used on trailers in GTA IV.
Image:Vehicle license plate (GTA4) (numbered).jpg|The numbered license plate used on trailers in GTA IV.
</gallery>
</gallery>
</center>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Vehicle Details]]
* [[Vehicle Details]]
[[Category:Miscellaneous]]
[[Category:Miscellaneous]]
[[Category:Transport]]
[[Category:Transport]]

Revision as of 05:31, 1 October 2009

File:GTA IV Number Plate.JPG
An unassigned Liberty City license plate in a pre-release screenshot for Grand Theft Auto IV.

Vehicle license plates are introduced in Grand Theft Auto III with the player's ability to explore in a three-dimensional environment making plates viewable. The feature has very little use aside for cosmetic purposes.

Description

License plates in GTA III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City are static textures, with all plates in GTA III reading LC R29 and all in GTA Vice City illegible but have a Florida state plate.

License plates are dynamic in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, generating random 7 character license numbers that consist of both letters and numbers, and are divided into groups of four and three characters. Each of the three major cities in San Andreas have their own plates and some vehicles have their own custom license numbers.

File:Vehicle license plate (GTASA) (Los Santos).jpg
A Los Santos plate in GTA San Andreas.

For Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, license plates in both games feature a "LC" (Liberty City) and "VC" (Vice City) prefix, respectively, followed by a four-digit number. While still more varied than in GTA III and GTA Vice City, the games only offer a limited number of license numbers, with each of them specific to certain vehicles models.

In Grand Theft Auto IV, license plates do not have an actual letter-number combination. Every vehicle that has a license plate has "LIBERTY CITY" in large blue capital letters. If a player zooms in with the analog sticks, or with a sniper rifle, they can see that it says "Liberty City State" . These license plates are almost an exact clone of the current New York license plates, as seen here. It is possible that the plates were intended to have a letter-number combination, much like the vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but it may have been forgotten during the game's development.

Custom plates

Main article: List of Custom Vehicle License Plates

Custom plates are typically vanity plates featured on special vehicles, such as vehicles belonging to certain individuals or custom vehicles. Such plates has been seen in use in both GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas.

Gallery

See also

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