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sanding the numbers & letters removes the reflective coating from and around them, when the vehicle passes through a speed camera, the flash reflects off the remaining "reflective" sections of the licence plate making the letters & numbers illegible by authorities.

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Q: Why do people sand away their license plates around the numbers and letters?
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