The History of the plate

License Plates used before the invention of the automobile - in horse-drawn carriages. With the advent of cars on the roads has been transferred to them so available practice, enabling the identification of road vehicle - the use of license plates. In 1899 in Munich was the first registered number plate. Gradually it has become commonplace in European capitals, in New York license plate first appeared in 1901. Because in those days, even in big cities were very few cars, there was no single standard license plate. Moreover, in Russia in different cities can be found cars that have the same serial numbers. It seems strange now, when a man surrounded by a large number of mechanisms, it is spoiled by a multitude of services provided by him, whether corporate or taxi refrigerator and Internet access in the car. In those days, cars were few, and every town had its own rules governing the issuance of driver's license. For example, in Moscow had to change rooms every year. "Nearing 15 March, when Moscow motorists wishing to travel by car, must submit their cars for inspection, and a new town council in the license plate" - a reminder published in 1912, the newspaper "Auto". The appearance of the letters in the issue of their origin must Berliner Rudolph Herzog, who took in 1901, permission from city authorities, wrote back the initials of his fiancee Johanna Anchor. Number of his car looked like this: IA 1, where the unit is symbolized by his assurances, the first and only love for Johanna. But since the beginning of XX century, the mere fact that a person has a car, substantially increased its status as a special buzz around the unusual number plate, which is present now, for example, among owners vip taxi, did not exist. In Soviet times, traffic rules prescribed by a private owner put the issue of the letter "H", as it was written the name of the city where the car was registered. The rest - the number was similar to the modern. "Each car must have two characters, - stated in the Rules - the front - on the left front fender, rear - on the body part or a special rack, no less than a yard from the ground." But if we now simply pick up the phone to call a taxi to the airport, then in the Soviet Union special transportation, travel in a taxi were a symbol of privilege, belonging to the highest caste.